Italian songs will no longer be played on Facebook and Instagram
The company Meta will no longer reproduce, through Facebook and Instagram, Italian songs and pieces of music, after an agreement was not reached with the Italian company Siae, which protects the copyright of singer-songwriters and musicians.
The decision was made by Meta, the head of the two social networks, who announced that “unfortunately, the relevant agreement with Siae cannot be renewed” and that “she will have to remove the protected pieces from her music library by the Italian copyright company’.
The measure only applies to social media users in Italy. For her part, Siae announced that this is a unilateral decision, “given that the relevant negotiations are still ongoing and that there is a will to sign an agreement with transparent conditions”.
Neighboring media emphasize that the relevant negotiations are likely to continue and that at the moment, most of the songs “protected” by Siae have not been removed from the two popular social networks.
Italian commentators point out that, especially for young artists, it is important to be able to make their songs known, with some financial benefits, using social media.
