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UK Music sets out proposals for AI regulation in letter to government
The boss of cross-sector trade group UK Music, Jamie Njoku-Goodwin, has written to Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer urging…
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FAC steps up its 100% Venues campaign against merch commissions
The UK’s Featured Artists Coalition has stepped up its 100% Venues campaign, which encourages music venues to allow artists…
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The Core Entertainment and Universal Music partner on new label venture
Management firm The Core Entertainment has announced a partnership with Universal Music which will see the launch of new label…
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Sarah Silverman joins authors in suing ChatGPT for copyright infringement
Comedian and writer Sarah Silverman has joined with fellow authors Christopher Golden and Richard Kadrey to file copyright lawsuits against…
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Warner Records announces partnership with new label Protect The Culture
Warner Records in the US has announced a partnership with Protect The Culture, a new label venture from Marc Byers.…
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One Liners: Nelly, CD Baby, Taylor Swift, more…
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🤝HarbourView, one of those equity funds buying up music rights, has done some big old deals with Nelly and…
Night & Day noise abatement dispute remains unresolved
After a planned return to court on Tuesday was postponed to allow further out-of-court discussions between the venue and council to take place the hearing has now been postponed to 21 July after technical issues with a video link caused yesterday's hearing to fail.…
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Universal Music buys majority stake in Thai music catalogue
Universal Music has bought a 70% stake in a music catalogue owned by the Thailand-based RS Group via a…
US Copyright Royalty Board reconfirms 15.1% streaming rate for songwriters and publishers
The CRB upheld an increase in streaming royalty rates from 10.5% to 15.1% for 2018-2022, despite appeals from most streaming services. Rates are reviewed every five years. The NMPA aims for a 20% rate for 2023-2028. Streaming services seek to limit financial commitment to under 70% of revenue.…
Night & Day noise abatement notice dispute heads back to court this week
After new sound testing was ordered by magistrate Margaret McCormack the judge overseeing the court case between Night & Day and Manchester City Council, the case heads back to court for the third time…
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