because GEMA does not find it and block it, YouTube blocks it themselves because they do not have a legal agreement since 2009.
its also false because it has nothing to do with popularity. I've seen very small artists getting blocked here because youtube has data identifying them as a member of any PRO (Performance Rights Organization) that has an agreement with GEMA to get money collected in Germany and then forwarded to the PRO in the home country of the artist.
members of other PROs or anybody that does not sign on to a PRO are unaffected.
I detest GEMA and have protested in the streets against them, but the statement above is false.
its also false because it has nothing to do with popularity. I've seen very small artists getting blocked here because youtube has data identifying them as a member of any PRO (Performance Rights Organization) that has an agreement with GEMA to get money collected in Germany and then forwarded to the PRO in the home country of the artist.
members of other PROs or anybody that does not sign on to a PRO are unaffected.
I detest GEMA and have protested in the streets against them, but the statement above is false.