Why does Instagram block music videos in Azerbaijan? (DESCRIPTION) |

Instagram en masse over the last 1 week Azerbaijan and began blocking music videos in a number of countries. The reason is the violation of the copyright of the music used for the videos. However, the videos shown in the notification to users Azerbaijan along with a number of African, Central American and other DCCs (Developing Countries). The main question here is why videos are blocked in these countries? Technoblogger on the issue Farid Pardashunas technote.az -a made a statement:

“First of all, we need to know that only the copyright on Instagram belongs to us video and we can share photos. Using a piece of music that belongs to someone else in such images is a direct infringement of copyright. Instagram uses it only in limited countries. The reason for this is actually simple. First of all, Instagram 20 about the use of music in videos20of the year 20 It adopted a new set of rules in May. Instagram with these rules from the official website you can get acquainted. So of Instagram Instagram music The so-called music service is active only in countries where there are their partners. Through this service, Instagram allows people to use music. However, this service is not active in our country. In addition, the use of music in videos is allowed in countries where Instagram is a copyright partner in that country. Instagram such companies Rights holders calls. According to the new rules, even when you use music, you can block it even if you mark the author’s name, channel and link to it. Insagram allows the distribution of such videos only with official permission, when the copyright of the music is fully protected. Instagram to set it Rights holdersshould cooperate with

However, we know that Instagram does not cooperate with any “rights holder” or music label in Azerbaijan. Therefore, since none of these music can protect the copyright, the easiest way is to block it. That is, if you shared this music from the country where Instagram is a partner company, it would not be so. If you look at the countries on the list, you can see that the names of the markets that are not interesting for Instagram are here. Citizens in such a situation and social There is nothing that media users can do. We just don’t have to use any music that we don’t have. Let’s hope that Instagram will start cooperating with a company from our country and create conditions for copyright protection. ”