However, UMG's lawyer Kelly Klaus argued that the song was not taken down in accordance with the DMCA, but rather UMG's partnership with VEVO. On December 13th, Megaupload sued UMG over the video's removal. Efforts to reach out to UMG and open a dialog about this abuse of the DMCA process were answered with unfounded and baseless legal threats and demands for an apology. We have signed agreements with all artists endorsing Megaupload. That day, Megaupload CEO David Robb said of the removal: Let us be clear: Nothing in our song or the video belongs to Universal Music Group. The promotional video trended on Twitter but was removed by the UMG that day. In 2011, Kim Dotcom, the founder of Megaupload, released the "Megasong," a collaboration with numerous members of the recording industry, including Kanye West, Snoop Dogg, Alicia Keys and more (shown below).
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