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First Astroworld lawsuit could get to court next May

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Astroworld • 2 min read

First Astroworld lawsuit could get to court next May

As the two year anniversary of the Astroworld tragedy passed this weekend so did the deadline for filing legal action in relation to the incident - hundreds of lawsuits continue to go through the motions, with the first set to get to trial next May…

Chris Cooke • 06 Nov 2023

IPO seeks industry and music-maker input on music metadata study

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Economics Of Streaming • 1 min read

IPO seeks industry and music-maker input on music metadata study

The UK’s Intellectual Property Office has commissioned a study on music metadata as part of its ongoing economics of streaming work and is seeking input from labels, publishers and music-makers…

Chris Cooke • 06 Nov 2023

Will Page study concludes that total music copyright revenues in 2022 grew 14% to $41.5 billion

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Will Page • 2 min read

Will Page study concludes that total music copyright revenues in 2022 grew 14% to $41.5 billion

Economist Will Page has published his annual study looking at the total value of the global music rights sector - confirming further impressive growth in 2022…

Chris Cooke • 06 Nov 2023

Amy Winehouse estate sues friends of the late musician over auctions

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Amy Winehouse estate sues friends of the late musician over auctions

The Amy Winehouse estate has gone legal over the sale of items that belonged to the late musician by two of her friends…

Chris Cooke • 06 Nov 2023

Setlist Podcast: Tech companies say fair use trumps copyright in AI

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AI • 2 min read

Setlist Podcast: Tech companies say fair use trumps copyright in AI

Big tech companies' insistence that training AI on existing content constitutes fair use under US copyright law, and the Grammy Awards' insistence that Christians do not swear…

Andy Malt & Chris Cooke • 03 Nov 2023

US senators propose new laws to ramp up the battle against ticketing bots

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US senators propose new laws to ramp up the battle against ticketing bots

Two US senators have proposed new laws to better enforce the 2016 BOTS Act, which banned the use of bots by ticket touts to hoover up tickets to in-demand events from primary sellers…

Chris Cooke • 03 Nov 2023

Dua Lipa buys back song rights from TaP Music Publishing

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Dua Lipa buys back song rights from TaP Music Publishing

Dua Lipa has bought back her song rights from TaP Music Publishing, having previously parted company with the management division of TaP last year…

Chris Cooke • 03 Nov 2023

Concord completes acquisition of Round Hill Music Royalty Fund catalogues

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Concord completes acquisition of Round Hill Music Royalty Fund catalogues

Concord has completed its acquisition of catalogues previously owned by the publicly listed Round Hill Music Royalty Fund, including songs written or recorded by The Beatles, Alice In Chains, The Offspring, Elvis Presley, Meatloaf, James Brown and Billie Holiday…

Chris Cooke • 03 Nov 2023

Beatport launches new membership product for producers

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Beatport launches new membership product for producers

Beatport has announced the launch of Beatport Studio, providing music producers with access to tools and resources which will allow them to “establish, expand and refine their production style”…

Chris Cooke • 03 Nov 2023

Song theft claim against Mariah Carey's Christmas classic re-filed with US courts

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Song theft claim against Mariah Carey's Christmas classic re-filed with US courts

Songwriter Vince Vance has re-filed his song-theft lawsuit which claims Mariah Carey’s ‘All I Want For Christmas Is You’ rips off an earlier song he wrote which even has the same title…

Chris Cooke • 03 Nov 2023

Tech companies insist training AI models with existing content is fair use in Copyright Office submissions

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Tech companies insist training AI models with existing content is fair use in Copyright Office submissions

Submissions to the US Copyright Office’s AI review have been published, with tech companies unsurprisingly insisting that training generative AI models with existing content is fair use and therefore can be done without the permission of copyright owners…

Chris Cooke • 02 Nov 2023

Kobalt announces $700 million partnership with Morgan Stanley to buy up more music rights

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Kobalt announces $700 million partnership with Morgan Stanley to buy up more music rights

Kobalt has announced a partnership with investment funds managed by Morgan Stanley Tactical Value which will provide $700 million to buy up song catalogues over the next few years…

Chris Cooke • 02 Nov 2023