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YouTube messages blocking access to certain content in Germany are inadmissible, court says

( February 25, 2014, 16:35 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: A regional court in Munich today ruled that YouTube isn’t allowed to issue messages that block users in Germany from accessing certain music clips and live streams. The messages in question tell the user that certain content is not available in Germany since it may contain music for which collecting society Gema has not granted the necessary license. The practice is denigrating and gives the impression that Gema is responsible for blocking content, the court ruled.Full statement in the German original follows:...

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