Janet Jackson is directly addressing allegations she’s responsible for the deletion of fans’ Instagram accounts.
There have been reports that fans’ entire Instagram accounts have been deleted and/or suspended due to copyright violation for sharing clips from her Unbreakable World Tour.
Instagram issued a statement admitting that they’re required by law to remove content found to be in violation of copyright law, however a bug in their system caused the removal of accounts that shouldn’t have been.
“When we receive a valid report of intellectual property infringement, we’re legally required to remove the reported content and to disable the accounts of repeat infringers. We have identified a bug that resulted in the removal of accounts that shouldn’t have been removed,” an Instagram representative wrote. “We have fixed the bug and are in the process of restoring the impacted accounts.”
Janet issued a statement of her own, apologizing for the mishap but also standing firm in the protection of her intellectual property.
Hey you guys, I have been listening… I love and appreciate my fans. I want you to know that I enjoy watching the short video clips of how you are Burning It Up at the Unbreakable shows. Please keep posting them.
My team is passionate about protecting the intellectual property we are creating for the tour and possible future projects. It was never their intention, acting on my behalf, to have social media accounts removed. Permitting the use of long clips does present a contractual problem for these projects. I hope you understand. I trust the fans will use their short recordings for their own memories and to share on their social media networks of choice.
I have asked my team to change their approach and allow you to engage socially with these videos.
I know I wouldn’t be here without the love I stand on.
We’re happy Janet addressed the controversy.
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