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30 July 2018Copyright

Universal Music withdraws ‘Purple Rain’ takedown notice

Universal Music has withdrawn a Digital Millennium Copyright Act ( DMCA) takedown notice for a Twitter video showing thousands of people singing Prince’s 1984 classic “Purple Rain”.

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