{{A leading YouTube entrepreneur is facing legal action for alleged copyright infringement in her videos.}}
Ultra Records, which has musicians Kaskade, deadmau5 and Calvin Harris on its books, is suing Michelle Phan.
The label and its publishing arm claim she has used about 50 of their songs without permission in her YouTube videos and on her own website.
But one of the artists whose work she is alleged to have used has said he supports Ms Phan.
Kaskade, whose work features most prominently in the record label’s complaint, said: “Copyright law is a dinosaur, ill-suited for the landscape of today’s media.”
He expressed his disbelief on Twitter that his own record label was suing Ms Phan for copyright infringement. “And the kicker… they’re citing her using my songs for the suit. Come. On,” he wrote on the site.
But Kaskade, who was nominated for a Grammy award last year, said there was little he could do to stop the label pursuing the case.
In response, Ms Phan thanked him and wrote: “Your music inspired not just myself, but millions of my followers to dance and dream on.”
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