Pro-Música • 1 min read Brazilian trade group says it’s taken down more than 65 stream manipulation services Brazilian record industry trade group Pro-Música Brasil has announced that its work with the country’s anti-piracy body APDIF, cyber-crime…
Competition & Markets Authority • 3 min read UK competition regulator launches new Digital Markets Unit The UK’s Competition & Markets Authority yesterday announced the formal launch of its new Digital Markets Unit. It will…
Triller • 1 min read Triller agrees licensing deal with US music publishers trade group Triller has got itself another friend within the music industry, following recent skirmishes with Universal Music and Wixen. The US…
Apple • 2 min read EU officials could send Apple statement of objections based on Spotify complaint, as UK regulator launches investigation into tech giant’s App Store rules The European Commission could set out a list of objections in relation to Apple’s allegedly anti-competitive conduct in the…
Triller • 1 min read Court dimisses Wixen’s Triller lawsuit – but on legal technicalities A court in California has dismissed the lawsuit pursued by music publisher Wixen against video-sharing app Triller. Although that dismissal…
Spotify • 5 min read Spotify confirms launch in 85 new markets, plus new tools galore and high quality audio, in big announcements splurge Ahead of Spotify's Chief Legal Officer appearing in front of MPs as part of the inquiry into the economics of streaming, Daniel Ek trotted out a bunch of impressive sounding stats at a Spotify event called Stream On…
Megaupload • 2 min read New Zealand officials have spent 40,500 hours trying to extradite MegaUpload’s Kim Dotcom
Triller • 2 min read Triller hits back at Universal after major pulls catalogue, says recent licensing talks a mere “courtesy” Triller hit back at Universal Music on Friday after the major announced it was pulling its music from the social…
Triller • 1 min read Universal pulls catalogue from Triller Universal Music has announced that it is withdrawing all of its content from TikTok rival Triller with immediate effect. The…
Triller • 2 min read Wixen sues Triller for copyright infringement Music publisher Wixen has sued Triller over allegedly unlicensed songs that appear in the TikTok-rivalling video-sharing app. The publisher argues…
Megaupload • 2 min read New Zealand Supreme Court says MegaUpload’s Kim Dotcom can be extradited to the US, but also provides one more appeal option The Supreme Court in New Zealand has ruled that MegaUpload founder Kim Dotcom can be extradited to the US to…
Pro-Música • 2 min read Brazilian stream manipulation services go offline after industry action The record industry’s battle against stream manipulation continues. A number of sites that offer sneaky services of that kind…