Rick Beato's Furious Rant Against Music Copyright: Killing Podcast Music?
2025-08-31
Rick Beato, a music video podcaster with over 5 million subscribers, recently launched a scathing attack on record labels, particularly Universal Music Group, for their heavy-handed approach to copyright claims on podcast music snippets. Beato argues this stifles music promotion, harms artists, and violates fair use principles. He calls for the music industry to reform its outdated system, enabling fair use of music clips in podcasts to benefit both artists and podcasters. This echoes Saving Country Music's long-standing critique of the music copyright regime, highlighting a growing concern within the industry.
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