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CMU Digest: RIAA, Utopia, Easy Life, Coldplay, Hipgnosis

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CMU Digest • 5 min read

CMU Digest: RIAA, Utopia, Easy Life, Coldplay, Hipgnosis

Catch up on key events this week, including the RIAA adding voice cloning sites to its piracy gripe list, more revelations about Utopia’s finances, Easy Life conceding defeat in trademark battle, Coldplay suing their ex-manager, and unhappy Hipgnosis shareholders planning to block a catalogue sale…

Chris Cooke • 14 Oct 2023

Setlist Podcast: Easy Life agree to change their name for an easyLife

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Easy Life • 2 min read

Setlist Podcast: Easy Life agree to change their name for an easyLife

CMU’s Andy Malt and Chris Cooke take a look at the trademark claim brought against the band Easy Life by EasyJet airline owner EasyGroup and Coldplay’s multi-million pound legal battle with their former manager…

Andy Malt & Chris Cooke • 14 Oct 2023

US senators propose new law to ban unauthorised AI voice clone

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NO FAKES Act • 2 min read

US senators propose new law to ban unauthorised AI voice clone

Four US senators have released a discussion draft of what they are calling the NO FAKES Act, which would make it illegal to use generative AI to generate content that imitates the voice or likeness of actors and artists without their permission…

Chris Cooke • 13 Oct 2023

SACEM formally opts out of European data mining exception, so permission must be sought for AI training

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Artificial Intelligence • 2 min read

SACEM formally opts out of European data mining exception, so permission must be sought for AI training

French collecting society SACEM has confirmed that anyone training AI models with its members’ music must first get permission, as it has formally opted out of a data mining exception that is provided by European copyright law…

Chris Cooke • 13 Oct 2023

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DEAG • 1 min read

DEAG takes full ownership of I-Motion

DEAG has taken complete ownership of I-Motion, the festivals company behind events like Nature One, it having bought a 50.1% stake in the company back in 2019…

Chris Cooke • 13 Oct 2023

1Xtra confirms host of new Birmingham-based morning show

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BBC 1Xtra • 1 min read

1Xtra confirms host of new Birmingham-based morning show

BBC 1Xtra has confirmed that Day Day will host its new morning show startig next year - it will be broadcast from Birmingham making it the second daily show on the station not made in London…

Chris Cooke • 13 Oct 2023

Family of late Kiss guitar tech sue band over their COVID protocols during 2021 tour

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Kiss • 2 min read

Family of late Kiss guitar tech sue band over their COVID protocols during 2021 tour

The family of late guitar tech Francis Stueber have sued Kiss. He died of COVID while touring with the band in 2021 and the family say that was because there were inadequate safety measures in place as Kiss toured during the pandemic…

Chris Cooke • 13 Oct 2023

US record industry adds voice cloning sites to its official piracy gripe list

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RIAA • 2 min read

US record industry adds voice cloning sites to its official piracy gripe list

The RIAA has included voice cloning services - in particular UK-based Voicify - in its latest submission to the US government as it works on its next Notorious Markets report that lists piracy operations of concern…

Chris Cooke • 12 Oct 2023

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Splice • 1 min read

Splice updates AI-powered Create tool

Music creation platform Splice has updated its AI-powered Create tool resulting, the company says, in “a new entry point into the world of Splice sounds, where any loop can be the start of a new creative journey”…

Chris Cooke • 12 Oct 2023

Proposed new FTC rule would force all-in pricing on ticketing platforms in the US

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Ticketing • 2 min read

Proposed new FTC rule would force all-in pricing on ticketing platforms in the US

The US Federal Trade Commission has proposed a new rule to ban ‘junk fees’, which, among other things, would force ticketing platforms to adopt all-in pricing, highlighting upfront the full cost of a ticket including booking fees…

Chris Cooke • 12 Oct 2023

Sam Smith and Normani shouldn't get legal costs after defeating song-theft lawsuit, argues their accuser

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Sam Smith • 1 min read

Sam Smith and Normani shouldn't get legal costs after defeating song-theft lawsuit, argues their accuser

The company of an artist who unsuccessfully sued Sam Smith and Normani over allegations their hit 'Dancing With A Stranger' ripped off an earlier song reckons it shouldn’t have to cover their legal costs…

Chris Cooke • 12 Oct 2023

Authors criticise lack of transparency around Spotify's new audiobook offer

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Spotify • 2 min read

Authors criticise lack of transparency around Spotify's new audiobook offer

The UK’s Society Of Authors has criticised the lack of transparency about the deals Spotify has negotiated with book publishers in order to include access to audiobooks as part of its premium subscription package…

Chris Cooke • 12 Oct 2023