 In 2016, YouTube and GEMA, who represents 70,000 composers and publishers, reached a settlement agreement.The settlement sum is unknown.According to Google, GEMA sought to raise its fee charged to YouTube to a "prohibitive" 12 Eurocent per streamed video — a claim that is disputed by GEMA spokesperson Bettina Müller stating their proposal was 1 Eurocent only plus a breakdown by composer.