EMI Cuts YouTube Deal

EMI and YouTube today announced an agreement which will give YouTube users access to videos and recordings from EMI artists as well as user generated content.  “With this deal, all four of the world’s major music companies are now official YouTube partners,” said Chad Hurley, CEO and Co-founder of YouTube.   

Interstingly, the press release also states that, "YouTube’s content management tools also give EMI Music the ability to request the removal of EMI’s copyrighted content."