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Universal Music Group, which represents artists including Taylor Swift, Drake, Adele, Bad Bunny and Billie Eilish, says that it will no longer allow its music on TikTok now that a licensing deal between the two parties has expired.UMG said that it had not agreed to terms of a new deal with TikTok, and plans to stop licensing content from the artists it represents on the social media platform that is owned by ByteDance, as well as TikTok Music services.The licensing agreement between UMG and TikTok is expired as of Wednesday.In a Tuesday letter addressed to artists and songwriters, UMG said that it had been pressing TikTok on three issues: appropriate compensation for our artists and songwriters, protecting human artists from the harmful effects of AI, and online safety for TikToks users. UMG said that TikTok proposed paying its artists and songwriters at a rate that a fraction of the rate that other major social platforms pay, adding that TikTok makes up only about 1 percent of its total revenue.READ MORE: As social media guardra stanley cup ils fade and AI stanley cup deepfakes go mainstream, experts warn of impact on elections Ultimately TikTok is trying to build a music-based business, without paying fair value for the music, stanley cup UMG said.TikTok pushed back against claims by UMG, saying that it has reached artist-first agreements with every other label and publisher. Clearly, Universals self-serving actions are not in the best interests of artists, songwriters and fans, TikTok said.Yet Univ Ypqh Poverty grows on Maple Street
DENVER AP 鈥?Democ adidas originals ratic presidential candidate Michael Bennet said Monday he wants to commit $1 trillion for underwriting research and projects to address climate change, set aside about one-third of U.S. lands and ocean territory for conservation and reach net-zero U.S. emissions by midcentury.His campaign climate plan also would requ yeezy ire utilities to offer consumers green-energy options as the Colorado senator joined two rivals for the 2020 nomination, former Texas Rep. Beto O ;Rourke and Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, who already have released detailed proposals on the issue.Bennet timetable of net-zero emissions no later than 2050 is longer than some activists have called for, but he said it was realistic and in line with what scientists jordan say is needed. In a nod toward a possible tighter time frame, Bennet said the federal government would fund a climate challenge and pay states that reduce emissions by 2030.WATCH: Artists harness the power of fire and ice to shape attitudes on climate changeBennet said he tried to design the plan so any subsequent Republican administrations could not easily overturn his actions.You cannot put in a set of policies for two years and have them ripped out for another two years, Bennet told reporters. The most important thing we have to do is build a broad constituency to take on climate change.To do that and protect against the GOP reversing his policies, Bennet focuses on agricultur