Chris Cooke

Chris Cooke

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As FT says major labels are close to “landmark” AI licensing deals, is a new battle royale going to kick off within the music industry? public
Artificial Intelligence 7 min read

As FT says major labels are close to “landmark” AI licensing deals, is a new battle royale going to kick off within the music industry?

An FT report says that Universal and Warner are close to agreeing “landmark” AI licensing deals that will result in ongoing payments to the music industry. If true, that poses some big questions within the music community about how that income will be shared and whose consent will be sought…
Chris Cooke
Chris Cooke
Nirvana baby lawsuit dismissed public
Nirvana 2 min read

Nirvana baby lawsuit dismissed

The Nirvana baby lawsuit has been dismissed. Spencer Elden, who as a baby appeared on the cover of ‘Nevermind’, sued the band in 2021 claiming that the artwork constituted illegal sexual imagery. But the judge says he “has a difficult time understanding” that interpretation of the image…
Chris Cooke
Chris Cooke
Donald Trump signs executive order “saving TikTok” public
TikTok 3 min read

Donald Trump signs executive order “saving TikTok”

Donald Trump has formally endorsed the plan to sell TikTok’s US operations to a new business majority owned by American investors. The President signed an executive order yesterday which says that plan complies with the sell-or-be-banned law passed by Congress last year over data security concerns…
Chris Cooke
Chris Cooke
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