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Chris Cooke

Chris Cooke

2144 posts •
Revamped UK government needs to do more than “tinkering around the edges” to deliver on promises regarding arts and music education public
Music Education • 2 min read

Revamped UK government needs to do more than “tinkering around the edges” to deliver on promises regarding arts and music education

With a new education secretary being appointed by newly installed UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham, the Musicians’ Union, Equity and others have said it’s time for ministers to “fully restore the status of arts subjects” like music within English schools rather than just “tinkering around the edges”…
Chris Cooke
Chris Cooke •
AFM insists ‘new use’ clause in its musicians agreement applies to AI - and that any other interpretation is “nonsensical” public
AFM • 3 min read

AFM insists ‘new use’ clause in its musicians agreement applies to AI - and that any other interpretation is “nonsensical”

US musicians’ union AFM reckons a ‘new use’ clause in its agreement with the labels means Warner and Universal should be sharing income for their Udio deals with its members. But there’s a disagreement over how that clause should be interpreted. AFM says the majors’ interpretation is “nonsensical”…
Chris Cooke
Chris Cooke •
Ben Folds tells Congress how the “partisan toxic environment” of a Trump run Kennedy Center forced him to quit artistic advisor role public
Ben Folds • 2 min read

Ben Folds tells Congress how the “partisan toxic environment” of a Trump run Kennedy Center forced him to quit artistic advisor role

When Donald Trump appointed himself Chair of the Kennedy Center in Washington DC last year, Ben Folds quit his role as artistic advisor to the US National Symphony Orchestra, which is based at the venue. Yesterday he told Congress about the “partisan toxic environment” Trump’s involvement caused…
Chris Cooke
Chris Cooke •
Bad Bunny asks judge to reconsider ‘dembow riddim’ ruling, argues Steely & Clevie are seeking to protect a ‘Frankenstein’ work public
Bad Bunny • 3 min read

Bad Bunny asks judge to reconsider ‘dembow riddim’ ruling, argues Steely & Clevie are seeking to protect a ‘Frankenstein’ work

Bad Bunny wants the judge in the ‘dembow riddim’ case that could impact on the entire reggaeton genre to reconsider his recent ruling that a dispute over the copyright status of the beat should go to a jury. He says the judge failed to address a “fundamental defect” in the other side’s lawsuit…
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