> Google has to keep the music industry in particular happy because YouTube basically cannot operate without blanket licenses from the labels — no one wants to

> Google has to keep the music industry in particular happy because YouTube basically cannot operate without blanket licenses from the labels — no one wants to go back to the labels suing individual parents because their kids were dancing to Prince in a video. Bytedance is working on some app for people to make music by humming[1]. What's Google's response here? Why do we take it for granted that people have to use music owned by labels, rather then making their own? [1]: https://completemusicupdate.com/article/tiktok-owner-bytedance-unveils-ripple-app-that-turns-humming-into-tracks/ https://completemusicupdate.com/article/tiktok-owner-bytedan...