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Doctor Who the most played sci-fi theme tune

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BBC • 1 min read

Doctor Who the most played sci-fi theme tune

PRS For Music has announced that the ‘Doctor Who’ theme tune is the most played sci-fi theme in the UK, which is nice. Especially as today is the 60th anniversary of the first episode of the show…

Chris Cooke • 23 Nov 2023

Spotify confirms changes to its payment process - including the 1000 plays a year threshold

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Spotify • 2 min read

Spotify confirms changes to its payment process - including the 1000 plays a year threshold

Spotify has confirmed the changes it is making to the way it pays out royalties each month, with new policies around stream manipulation and functional audio, and the 1000 plays a year threshold that tracks must pass to earn anything at all…

Chris Cooke • 22 Nov 2023

Specifics of Spotify's deal with Google on in-app payments revealed in Epic court case

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Specifics of Spotify's deal with Google on in-app payments revealed in Epic court case

Details have been revealed about Spotify’s deal with Google around in-app payments on Android devices - when users make payments via Spotify’s own transactions system it doesn’t have to pay any fees to the tech giant…

Chris Cooke • 22 Nov 2023

OpenAI sued again over claims of copyright infringement, with financial backer Microsoft named as a co-defendant

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OpenAI sued again over claims of copyright infringement, with financial backer Microsoft named as a co-defendant

Another writer has sued OpenAI over claims of copyright infringement - this time Microsoft is also named as a defendant…

Chris Cooke • 22 Nov 2023

BMI confirms deal to sell to New Mountain Capital

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BMI • 2 min read

BMI confirms deal to sell to New Mountain Capital

Private equity outfit New Mountain Capital has agreed a deal to buy US collecting society BMI - terms of the deal are not known but $100 million will be distributed to songwriters and publishers allied to the organisation…

Chris Cooke • 22 Nov 2023

London mayor blocks MSG's grand plan to build a Sphere venue next to the Olympic Park

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MSG Sphere • 2 min read

London mayor blocks MSG's grand plan to build a Sphere venue next to the Olympic Park

London mayor Sadiq Khan has blocked plans to build an MSG Sphere venue in Stratford concluding that the proposed entertainment complex - covered in an LED screen - “would result in an unacceptable negative impact on local residents”…

Chris Cooke • 21 Nov 2023

US Senate committee subpoenas Live Nation to access documents for its investigation into "abusive consumer practices"

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Live Nation • 2 min read

US Senate committee subpoenas Live Nation to access documents for its investigation into "abusive consumer practices"

A committee in the US Senate has accused Live Nation of “egregiously stonewalling” its investigation into "abusive consumer practices" and has sent a subpoena to the live giant demanding access to documentation about its ticketing business…

Chris Cooke • 21 Nov 2023

New York judge dismisses Black Sheep lawsuit on Universal's Spotify equity

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New York judge dismisses Black Sheep lawsuit on Universal's Spotify equity

A New York court has dismissed a lawsuit filed by rap duo Black Sheep which accused Universal Music of agreeing to take a lower royalty rate from Spotify in return for getting equity in the streaming firm - and in doing so reducing the royalties received by artists…

Chris Cooke • 21 Nov 2023

Spotify says it will exit Uruguay next year because of new performer ER right in copyright law

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Spotify says it will exit Uruguay next year because of new performer ER right in copyright law

Spotify has announced that it will stop operating in Uruguay next year because of a change to the country’s copyright law that provides performers with a statutory right to equitable remuneration when their music is streamed…

Chris Cooke • 21 Nov 2023

Missy Elliott makes new filing in ongoing copyright dispute with producer Terry Williams

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Missy Elliott makes new filing in ongoing copyright dispute with producer Terry Williams

Missy Elliott has made a new court filing in an ongoing dispute with producer Terry Williams over his claims to have co-written some of her songs in the early 1990s…

Chris Cooke • 21 Nov 2023

Council Of Music Makers criticises lack of music-maker representation at government roundtable on AI and the creative industries

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Council Of Music Makers criticises lack of music-maker representation at government roundtable on AI and the creative industries

The Council Of Music Makers has expressed concern about a government roundtable on the impact of AI on the creative industries taking place today which involves all three major record companies but no music-makers…

Chris Cooke • 20 Nov 2023

World Intellectual Property Organisation launches new educational platform for creators

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World Intellectual Property Organisation launches new educational platform for creators

WIPO has teamed up with the Music Rights Awareness Foundation to launch a new platform that will educate creators about their intellectual property rights, starting with music-makers…

Chris Cooke • 20 Nov 2023