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Chris Cooke

Chris Cooke

1806 posts •
Universal disputes Salt N Pepa’s termination rights claim - says the rappers never transferred any recording rights to their label public
Universal Music • 3 min read

Universal disputes Salt N Pepa’s termination rights claim - says the rappers never transferred any recording rights to their label

Earlier this year Salt N Pepa sued UMG claiming that the major was refusing to allow them to reclaim the rights in their 1980s recordings, even though copyright law allows them to terminate any transfer of rights after 35 years. The major now says there was never any transfer of rights to terminate…
Chris Cooke
Chris Cooke •
Are we about to see an epic alt-rock soap opera as Jane’s Addiction slug out their differences in the courts? Here’s hoping… public
Jane’s Addiction • 4 min read

Are we about to see an epic alt-rock soap opera as Jane’s Addiction slug out their differences in the courts? Here’s hoping…

Last year the much anticipated tour reuniting the classic line-up of Jane’s Addiction was cut short - and plans for a new album dropped - after an on-stage bust-up between members Perry Farrell and Dave Navarro. Now both Farrell and his ex-bandmates have filed lawsuits over the whole sorry saga…
Chris Cooke
Chris Cooke •
EU is watering down AI protections say musicians public
Artificial Intelligence • 2 min read

EU is watering down AI protections say musicians

The music industry remains concerned that transparency obligations in the EU AI Act - forcing AI firms to declare what content they used in their training data - are being watered down in implementation. 30+ European artists have now posted videos calling on lawmakers to ensure that doesn’t happen…
Chris Cooke
Chris Cooke •
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