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Chris Cooke

Chris Cooke

1646 posts •
WIN says EU regulators must consider “the structure of the music industry as a whole” when investigating UMG’s Downtown deal public
Downtown Music • 3 min read

WIN says EU regulators must consider “the structure of the music industry as a whole” when investigating UMG’s Downtown deal

With EU regulators currently investigating Universal’s bid to buy Downtown, WIN has urged officials to consider “the structure of the music industry as whole”, arguing that it’s not enough to analyse market share, the EU should assess Universal’s aim to exert control across the digital supply chain…
Chris Cooke
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As ministers demand answers from Glastonbury and BBC, Bob Vylan say it’s all a “distraction” from the government’s “criminal inaction” on Gaza public
Bob Vylan • 4 min read

As ministers demand answers from Glastonbury and BBC, Bob Vylan say it’s all a “distraction” from the government’s “criminal inaction” on Gaza

Controversy continues to build over Bob Vylan’s Glastonbury set. The duo are subject to a criminal investigation and have had US visas revoked, although the Jewish artist they were due to support there has backed his musical collaborators. Criticism of the BBC for broadcasting the set also continues…
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Kneecap respond to “dead Tory” and flag incidents ahead of Glastonbury performance, as TRNSMT boss says he’s “frustrated” the band had to be axed from his event public
Kneecap • 4 min read

Kneecap respond to “dead Tory” and flag incidents ahead of Glastonbury performance, as TRNSMT boss says he’s “frustrated” the band had to be axed from his event

Kneecap have spoken to The Guardian about all their recent controversies ahead of tomorrow’s performance at Glastonbury, insisting critics have deliberately taken videos of past gigs out of context. Meanwhile the boss of TRNSMT has discussed why the band was axed from his festival’s line-up…
Chris Cooke
Chris Cooke •
First major ruling on AI and fair use goes against the copyright industries, though with a silver lining relating to pirated training content public
Artificial Intelligence • 3 min read

First major ruling on AI and fair use goes against the copyright industries, though with a silver lining relating to pirated training content

A judge has ruled in a legal battle between a group of authors and Anthropic concluding that AI training is fair use under US copyright law. It’s a big win for Anthropic and AI firms generally, although the judge criticised Anthropic’s use of pirated content, which is likely copyright infringement…
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