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Because YouTube and the collecting society GEMA dispute, music videos from Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber and other stars in Germany are locked. The new video site Vevo wants to help. . Now the free service has gone to the start

Internet users in Germany can since Tuesday, the latest music videos online: The U.S. service Vevo is also in this country started. Unlike in other countries Vevo operates in Germany on their own without a partnership with YouTube. Because Google’s daughter is stuck in a debilitating conflict with the collecting society GEMA.

Vevo succeeded, however, in two long years of negotiations with the Gema to achieve a deal, as the responsible for the international business manager Nic Jones said. “The talks indeed started with claims for which no sustainable business for us was possible, but we have finally found an acceptable solution.” Vevo set up an office in Berlin – and that will remain when YouTube sometime with Gema should agree, Jones stressed.

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Vevo is Sony and the world’s largest music company Universal Music. The service is free and funded by advertising. Therefore, after three music videos, a promotional clip is played. Vevo has around 75 000 videos in the arsenal, including the latest best sellers. The user can in Germany via the website, access to apps for smartphones and tablets, the Apple TV set-top box and games console Xbox on Vevo. Partnerships with other device manufacturers – such as providers of TV sets connected to the Internet – whether in work, Jones said

same time comes for Vevo to go it alone in Germany not entirely unwelcome: The music service would like some independence from the major partners. YouTube make. Vevo is still active in twelve other countries, where access to many of the videos on YouTube instead of directly on the Vevo site or the apps. In the U.S., for example, run by the Information “Wall Street Journal” about two-thirds of views of videos from the Vevo platform via YouTube. Although that brings users, but also according to Vevo has to share the ad revenue.

Many music videos because GEMA dispute locked

In Germany, Vevo is now putting the stuff to attract music lovers from the start. Since Tuesday, the video is at the service exclusive “come Kannste” the new song of the band to see Fettes Brot, on Wednesday following Britney Spears’ “Work Bitch”. In addition to daily self-produced by Vevo live recordings of performances from different bands are shown. Among the participants are the Kings of Leon and Depeche Mode.

div at the world’s largest video platform YouTube for years are many music videos in Germany is not available because of the Internet group and the Gema argue about taxes. So you could, for example, the most-watched YouTube clip – not seen in Germany on the Google platform – the video for the song “Gangnam Style” of the South Korean rapper Psy. Central point of contention is reportedly must pay what Google charges for videos, for which no advertising is displayed on the Gema.