Azoff's YouTube battle 'could end with billion dollar lawsuit'

Tom Pakinkis

A lawyer working for Irving Azoff’s Global Music Rights company has said that the ongoing dispute over licensing for 20,000 songs handled by the firm could end with a billion dollar copyright infringement lawsuit.

Under his new company, Global Music Rights, Azoff manages some 20,000 copyrighted works by names including Pharell Williams, The Eagles, Boston, Foreigner, John Lennon and Smokey Robinson.

Since launching its new video subscription streaming service, YouTube Music Key, Azoff says YouTube has failed to complete ...

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