- Date: 13 February 2024, 7 – 8 PM
- Location: Zoom
- News Story: Universal Music vs TikTok negotiations.
We had an interactive chat about how Universal Music has failed to negotiate a new licensing deal with TikTok and subsequently removed its entire music from the app.
ABOUT THE CHAT
- Presentation on a recent news story (the facts & relevant legal topics).
- Breakout rooms to discuss the news story with other aspiring lawyers with a Worksheet (you fill in the blank version, we’ll provide the master worksheet with suggested answers at the end of the Chat).
ABOUT THE NEWS STORY
Here are some articles that we found interesting when we were researching this news story.
- ChatGPT in practice – major legal issues, Chambers and Partners (10 March 2023): https://chambers.com/articles/chatgpt-in-practice-major-legal-issues
- Universal Music Group’s Open Letter: https://www.universalmusic.com/an-open-letter-to-the-artist-and-songwriter-community-why-we-must-call-time-out-on-tiktok/
- TikTok’s Statement to Universal Music Group: https://newsroom.tiktok.com/en-us/tiktok-statement-in-response-to-universal-music-group
- Universal Music Group Pulls Songs from TikTok: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/01/arts/music/universal-group-tiktok-music.html
- TikTok’s fallout with Universal Music Group: https://www.theverge.com/2024/2/5/24062260/tiktok-universal-music-group-audio-removal-ruining-viral-trends-thirst-edits
DOWNLOAD THE RESOURCES
- Slidedeck: https://www.canva.com/design/DAF97Crqyl0/RtwoxK_L-mpmCmjKZHmcLA/edit?utm_content=DAF97Crqyl0&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link2&utm_source=sharebutton
- Blank Worksheet: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1yejwIyc1LCdynx2HeLU3q_hCsVi8uPZFn4FNU7nVSDg/edit?usp=sharing
- Master Worksheet: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XYdxNl3Ww4URqBgcKwb-HZdUTGGB0lvDIcE1B4JdPFI/edit?usp=sharing