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Chris Cooke

Chris Cooke

2100 posts •
StubHub fined £900,000 by UK regulator for illegal drip pricing public
StubHub • 3 min read

StubHub fined £900,000 by UK regulator for illegal drip pricing

StubHub in the UK has been fined £900,000 for illegally employing drip pricing, where mandatory booking fees are not declared upfront and are only revealed at the end of the ticket-buying process. The secondary ticketing company insists that the drip pricing occurred because of an error on its site…
Chris Cooke
Chris Cooke •
European Copyright Society says performer ER on streams, like introduced in Belgium, is a “lawful mechanism under EU copyright law” public
European Copyright Society • 4 min read

European Copyright Society says performer ER on streams, like introduced in Belgium, is a “lawful mechanism under EU copyright law”

The European Copyright Society has published a paper considering and rejecting arguments against introducing a performer equitable remuneration right in relation to streaming in Europe. It’s in response to Belgium introducing such an ER right and a legal case that seeks to block in…
Chris Cooke
Chris Cooke •
As majors sign more and more AI deals, creator organisations come together to demand artist and songwriter consent, fair compensation and deal transparency public
Artificial Intelligence • 4 min read

As majors sign more and more AI deals, creator organisations come together to demand artist and songwriter consent, fair compensation and deal transparency

31 organisations representing artists, songwriters and managers have called on labels and publishers to commit to creator consent, fair compensation and transparency as they sign up to AI deals. The call comes amid concerns over the “misappropriation of artist and songwriter rights” in the AI domain…
Chris Cooke
Chris Cooke •
APRA AMCOS says Atlantic investigation proves AI companies have plundered the “life’s work of Australian and New Zealand songwriters” public
APRA AMCOS • 3 min read

APRA AMCOS says Atlantic investigation proves AI companies have plundered the “life’s work of Australian and New Zealand songwriters”

APRA AMCOS has utilised an investigation by The Atlantic to identify the many Australian artists whose work has been used for AI training without licence. It comes as the tech sector lobbies Australian lawmakers for new copyright loopholes, something the music industry continues to strongly oppose…
Chris Cooke
Chris Cooke •
Majors secure their first Canadian web-blocking order targeting stream-rippers that “threaten the foundation of Canada’s music marketplace” public
web-blocking • 1 min read

Majors secure their first Canadian web-blocking order targeting stream-rippers that “threaten the foundation of Canada’s music marketplace”

The major record companies have got themselves some web-blocking orders against several stream-ripping sites in Canada. It’s the first major label secured web-blocks in the country, with Music Canada stating that stream-ripping “threatens the foundation of Canada’s music marketplace”…
Chris Cooke
Chris Cooke •
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