Michelle Phan is now feeling the burn of success. Now that she’s up on that pedestal, everything she does can (and will) be observed. Including her use of unlicensed music throughout her videos.
Ultra Records LLC and Ultra International Music Publishing LLC are suing Phan for copyright infringement, alleging she used songs and compilations without a license.
The suit was filed Wednesday in a district court in Los Angeles, and the record companies have alleged that although they’ve only begun to look through her enormous back catalog of videos, they’ve already found dozens of incidences of unlicensed use.
Many YouTube MCNs have licensing agreements in place to cover music use, but Phan, who started her own MCN, FAWN, in 2012, and then partnered with Endemol Beyond in 2014, is apparently unprotected.
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This is redic there are a lot of utube beauty gurus that have used unlicensed music and the only reason they are going after her is because she has the pockets to pay. They are just beauty vids get over it music companies. Make it easier for these people to use music most of the time they cant afford it. I think they are wanting to make an example of her.
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