UPDATE TO BELOW STORY......
Those Nirvana, Green Day, R.E.M. and Bob Dylan clips that were pulled from YouTube due to a dispute with SESAC are slowly returning after the two sides struck a new deal.
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Up until recently, it was easy to go onto YouTube and watch Nirvana’s classic music video for “Smells Like Teen Spirit.” However, suddenly over the weekend the iconic grunge clip was removed, one of thousands of music videos that have been pulled from the streaming giant.
The issue stems from a dispute between YouTube and SESAC, a performing rights organization which collects royalties and protects copyrights on behalf of songwriters and publishers. The sides had been working to negotiate a new agreement before their current one expired, but those discussions ultimately were fruitless.
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