Collecting agency GEMA voiced displeasure with the decision. “The decision is not justified from an economic perspective, as it continues to enable YouTube to generate high advertising revenues without passing them on to musical authors,” said Dr Tobias Holzmüller, GEMA’s general counsel.
GEMA has been pushing for YouTube to have more accountability in the licensing of music uploaded to its video network. It previoiusly filed a lawsuit resulting in a decision that once YouTube had been informed of an infringement, it would be liable for it. The group is likely to appeal the latest court ruling.