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Sony Music tells 700+ AI companies to respect its copyrights

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Sony Music • 3 min read

Sony Music tells 700+ AI companies to respect its copyrights

More than 700 AI companies have been sent a letter by Sony Music which demands that they respect the major music company’s rights and seek permission before using any of its recordings or songs to train their AI models. It’s basically a wide-ranging ‘reservation’ of rights…

Chris Cooke • 17 May 2024

Viagogo will ditch FOMO panic pop-ups after EU pressure

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Viagogo • 2 min read

Viagogo will ditch FOMO panic pop-ups after EU pressure

Viagogo has agreed to make changes to its website across Europe to deal with some common customer complaints. The changes are the result of talks between the ticket resale site and the European Commission…

Chris Cooke • 17 May 2024

Publishers accuse Spotify of licensing gaps in letter the streaming service has dubbed a “misleading press stunt”

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Spotify • 3 min read

Publishers accuse Spotify of licensing gaps in letter the streaming service has dubbed a “misleading press stunt”

The music publishers in the US have sent a letter to Spotify accusing the streaming service of having gaps in its licences in relation to lyrics, videos and podcasts. But Spotify says it’s just a “misleading press stunt” as part of the building beef over audiobooks…

Chris Cooke • 16 May 2024

TICKET Act passed by US House Of Representatives

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TICKET Act • 2 min read

TICKET Act passed by US House Of Representatives

The TICKET Act - which mandates all-in pricing and bans speculating selling in the US ticketing market - has been passed by the House Of Representatives. It’s “an important step towards restoring trust in the ticketing ecosystem” says Fix The Tix Coalition…

Chris Cooke • 16 May 2024

Universal removed as defendant on explosive Diddy lawsuit

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Universal Music • 2 min read

Universal removed as defendant on explosive Diddy lawsuit

Universal Music and its CEO Lucian Grainge have been dropped as defendants in a sexual harassment and assault lawsuit brought against Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs. Producer Rodney ‘Lil Rod’ Jones and his lawyer say that they now accept there was “no legal basis” for the claims made against the label…

Chris Cooke • 15 May 2024

TikTok creators file lawsuit against US sell-or-be-banned law

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TikTok • 2 min read

TikTok creators file lawsuit against US sell-or-be-banned law

Eight TikTok creators who make a range of content on the platform have sued the US government over the recently passed law to ban the video-sharing app. They argue that TikTok offers an “irreplaceable means to express themselves” and banning it will breach their First Amendment rights to free speech…

Chris Cooke • 15 May 2024

Zync accuses former business partner Round Hill of contract breaches, trademark infringement and executive bullying

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Zync • 3 min read

Zync accuses former business partner Round Hill of contract breaches, trademark infringement and executive bullying

Round Hill Music is being sued by sync agency Zync over a joint venture the two companies entered into in 2017. The legal filling makes a number of allegations, including misstating income and expenses, bullying, and trademark infringement…

Chris Cooke • 15 May 2024

US music publishers ramp up the rhetoric against Spotify's royalty reducing bundling trick

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Spotify • 3 min read

US music publishers ramp up the rhetoric against Spotify's royalty reducing bundling trick

US music publishers are ready to “fight again” as they attempt to halt efforts by Spotify to reclassify its subscription package. The streaming service wants to say that its main subscription product is a ‘bundle’ of music, podcasts and audiobooks. This would allow it to pay less to songwriters…

Chris Cooke • 14 May 2024

Appeals court upholds Childish Gambino song-theft ruling because of copyright registration error

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Childish Gambino • 2 min read

Appeals court upholds Childish Gambino song-theft ruling because of copyright registration error

Childish Gambino has successfully defeated a song-theft lawsuit filed over his song ‘This Is America’ for a second time. An appeals court has also rejected a copyright infringement claim made by rapper Kidd Wes because of a copyright registration error…

Chris Cooke • 14 May 2024

Media companies hit out at plan for BBC to sell ads alongside its podcasts

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BBC • 2 min read

Media companies hit out at plan for BBC to sell ads alongside its podcasts

The BBC wants to sell advertising alongside its podcasts when they are accessed on platforms like Spotify and Apple Podcasts. That plan is subject to regulatory review, and 20 media companies have now written to the government to explain why it’s a terrible idea…

Chris Cooke • 14 May 2024

MPs set September deadline for ticket levy to support grassroots venues and shows

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Culture, Media & Sport Select Committee • 7 min read

MPs set September deadline for ticket levy to support grassroots venues and shows

The culture select committee in the UK Parliament has published its report on grassroots music venues. It says a system for charging a levy on arena shows to support the grassroots community should be in place by September, and that the government should instigate a temporary VAT cut on tickets…

Chris Cooke • 13 May 2024

Music organisations back demand for politicians to end the Arts Apocalypse in UK schools

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Music Education • 2 min read

Music organisations back demand for politicians to end the Arts Apocalypse in UK schools

The Musicians’ Union, Black Lives In Music and Music For Youth are among fourteen organisations calling on UK politicians to address the crisis facing arts education in schools. They say that a downgrading of arts subjects and funding cuts across the board have created an ‘Arts Apocalypse’…

Chris Cooke • 13 May 2024