It’s clear that this podcast would not pass the Apple Podcasts approval process. Some tell Podnews that this is unfair practice which harms competition in this area. Podcast executives we’ve spoken to in the last twenty-four hours tell us that Anchor podcasts have always been exempt from Apple Podcast approvals. Interestingly, this podcast is not carried on Spotify, Anchor’s parent company. The podcast also appears on Stitcher, TuneIn and Google Podcasts. This places all podcast apps, and even podcast pages like our own, under risk of legal action. Since then, the podcast has posted 24 further mixes, five in June alone, none of which are able to be copyright cleared, and all of which we believe are in violation of international copyright law. ![]() ![]() The podcast description is also unambiguous: promising “the best variety of songs”, for you to download and enjoy wherever you like. The next track was Dancing with Myself by Generation X, a track on Chrysalis Records also published by Universal. The first track played, in full, was A Thousand Miles by Vanessa Carlton, on A&M records published by Universal Music Publishing. The episode is a two hour mixtape, containing nothing but non-stop copyright music from a number of record companies. Mix Tape 1: Playing the greatest songs from the 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, 00s and more… ![]() Yet, the notes for episode one of an Anchor-hosted podcast we’ve found - posted in mid February 2019 - was clear about the content: We were informed by Anchor in August 2018, in a correction, stating that their podcasts “ have to go through the same approval process: it just isn’t manual work for the users.” Today, we can reveal that Anchor is hosting copyright violating content that must have bypassed the Apple Podcasts approval process. (Fill this in now you won’t lose your place!)
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