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Sean Combs has already settled lawsuit filed by former partner that alleged sexual and physical assault

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Diddy • 1 min read

Sean Combs has already settled lawsuit filed by former partner that alleged sexual and physical assault

Just one day after the former partner of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs filed a lawsuit accusing the rapper of sexual and physical assault the legal dispute has been settled…

Chris Cooke • 20 Nov 2023

Music publishers want preliminary injunction in legal battle with AI company Anthropic

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Music publishers want preliminary injunction in legal battle with AI company Anthropic

The music publishers that sued Anthropic last month want a preliminary injunction stopping the AI company for generating outputs that include their lyrics…

Chris Cooke • 20 Nov 2023

Oxford Brookes University to close music department

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Oxford Brookes University • 6 min read

Oxford Brookes University to close music department

The music industry has responded to the news that Oxford Brookes University is closing its music department…

Chris Cooke & Sam Taylor • 20 Nov 2023

CMU Digest: YouTube’s voice-cloning announcements, Stability AI audio chief resigns over the company’s fair use position + more

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CMU Digest • 5 min read

CMU Digest: YouTube’s voice-cloning announcements, Stability AI audio chief resigns over the company’s fair use position + more

In this week's digest: YouTube launches a new voice cloning tool; Stability AI’s audio chief resigns over its insistence that training AI is ‘fair use’; Spotify’s new anti-fraud fines are criticised + more…

Chris Cooke • 18 Nov 2023

Setlist Podcast: Stability AI exec resigns over fair use claim

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Stability AI • 2 min read

Setlist Podcast: Stability AI exec resigns over fair use claim

The resignation of Stability AI's VP Of Audio Ed Newton-Rex over the company's fair use claims, and YouTube’s plans to get AI generated clones both off and onto its platform…

Andy Malt & Chris Cooke • 17 Nov 2023

Prosecution in Young Thug criminal case have 737 witnesses lined up

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Prosecution in Young Thug criminal case have 737 witnesses lined up

Prosecutors in the upcoming Young Thug trial have listed 737 potential witnesses - though one lawyer says “if you need 737 witnesses to prove your case you shouldn’t be bringing it”…

Chris Cooke • 17 Nov 2023

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Dolby teams up with Ed Sheeran on Atmos promoting campaign

Dolby has teamed up with Ed Sheeran for a new marketing campaign that insists that fans will love his music even more when experienced via Dolby Atmos…

Chris Cooke • 17 Nov 2023

SeatGeek publishes poll in bid to show US consumers support break up of Live Nation and Ticketmaster

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SeatGeek publishes poll in bid to show US consumers support break up of Live Nation and Ticketmaster

A majority of Americans support a forced break up of Live Nation and Ticketmaster - according to Ticketmaster rival SeatGeek based on a poll of just over 1000 consumers…

Chris Cooke • 17 Nov 2023

Sean Combs sued by former partner over allegations of sexual and physical assault

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Sean Combs sued by former partner over allegations of sexual and physical assault

Sean Combs has been sued by his former partner - actress and singer Cassie Ventura - over allegations of sexual and physical assault. He denies the allegations and claims that the lawsuit has been filed after he declined to pay $30 million to stop her writing a book about their relationship.…

Chris Cooke • 17 Nov 2023

HMV to reopen its Oxford Street store next week

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HMV to reopen its Oxford Street store next week

HMV will return to London’s Oxford Street next week after a four year absence - the entertainment retailer announced earlier this year that it planned to re-open at 363 Oxford Street, the site of the original HMV store…

Chris Cooke • 17 Nov 2023

Stability AI's VP Of Audio resigns over its position that training AI with copyright works is 'fair use'

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Stability AI • 3 min read

Stability AI's VP Of Audio resigns over its position that training AI with copyright works is 'fair use'

The VP Of Audio at Stability AI, Ed Newton-Rex, has resigned in protest at the company’s position that training generative AI models with existing content is fair use under US copyright law - meaning it does not need to get the permission of copyright owners…

Chris Cooke • 16 Nov 2023

Distrokid boss critical of Spotify plan to fine distributors over tracks with heavy stream manipulation

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Distrokid boss critical of Spotify plan to fine distributors over tracks with heavy stream manipulation

Spotify will start issuing fines to labels and distributors that deliver tracks that are subject to heavy stream manipulation - a move that has been criticised by at least one DIY distributor…

Chris Cooke • 16 Nov 2023