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Diddy’s gagging order denied as judge says alleged victims must be free to speak

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Diddy • 2 min read

Diddy’s gagging order denied as judge says alleged victims must be free to speak

Diddy has been denied a gagging order that would have prohibited everyone who has accused him of assault of speaking to the media while he awaits trial on charges of sex trafficking. He’s also having another go at getting bail while he awaits that trial, proposing extensive house arrest restrictions…

Chris Cooke • 11 Nov 2024

MU calls on major labels to “step up” in creator remuneration negotiations

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MU calls on major labels to “step up” in creator remuneration negotiations

The UK government has reaffirmed its commitment to the Creator Remuneration Working Group which is trying to address issues that have been raised about how music creators share in streaming income. The MU says that for that process to succeed, the majors now need to “step up and make some offers”…

Chris Cooke • 08 Nov 2024

Cloudflare says EU piracy list should focus on “truly bad actors”, not companies like Cloudflare

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Cloudflare • 3 min read

Cloudflare says EU piracy list should focus on “truly bad actors”, not companies like Cloudflare

The EU is currently compiling the next edition of its Piracy Watch List, with rightsholders submitting lists of their main piracy concerns. In some cases that includes grievances about internet services companies like Cloudflare. But that’s not what the Watch List should be about, insists Cloudflare…

Chris Cooke • 08 Nov 2024

PRS says claim it dubbed venues and managers “inefficient” and “unprofessional” is “utterly untrue”

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PRS For Music • 2 min read

PRS says claim it dubbed venues and managers “inefficient” and “unprofessional” is “utterly untrue”

PRS has responded to the claim that it recently implied that smaller venues, and the managers of artists that play them, are “inefficient” and “unprofessional”. The claim - based on something PRS said in recent a filing as part of an ongoing legal battle - is “false”, the collecting society insists…

Chris Cooke • 08 Nov 2024

Kem manager dispute puts sunset clauses in the spotlight

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Kem • 2 min read

Kem manager dispute puts sunset clauses in the spotlight

A dispute between Kem and his ex-manager highlights the importance of management deals being properly documented in writing. The manager claims she is still due commissions on his income despite not managing him since 2016. That depends on whether agreements from 2003 or 2005 are still in force…

Chris Cooke • 07 Nov 2024

PRS thinks managers and venues are “inefficient” and “unprofessional”, claim songwriters suing PRS

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PRS For Music • 4 min read

PRS thinks managers and venues are “inefficient” and “unprofessional”, claim songwriters suing PRS

The songwriters who are suing PRS in a dispute about how the society deals with artists directly licensing live shows have criticised a statement defending the PRS Major Live Concerts Service, which implies that most managers and venues are “inefficient” and “unprofessional”…

Chris Cooke • 07 Nov 2024

Canadian government wants TikTok out of Canada for national security, but avoids outright ban on app

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TikTok • 2 min read

Canadian government wants TikTok out of Canada for national security, but avoids outright ban on app

Canada has forced the shutdown of TikTok’s operations in the country on national security grounds, but Canadians will still be free to use the TikTok app. Meanwhile in the US there is speculation newly elected President Donald Trump will reverse the pending TikTok ban there…

Chris Cooke • 07 Nov 2024

Proposed UK copyright amendment will see US performers frozen out of equitable remuneration deal

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Intellectual Property Office • 4 min read

Proposed UK copyright amendment will see US performers frozen out of equitable remuneration deal

The government has been reviewing the rules about which foreign performers should get equitable remuneration when their recordings are broadcast or performed in the UK. There was a plan that all foreign performers should earn ER, but a compromise means some performers will still miss out…

Chris Cooke • 06 Nov 2024

Cox again urges Supreme Court to review major label dispute, to stop “innocent users” losing internet access because “a guest downloaded a couple of songs”

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Cox Communications • 3 min read

Cox again urges Supreme Court to review major label dispute, to stop “innocent users” losing internet access because “a guest downloaded a couple of songs”

Cox Communications has made another filing with the US Supreme Court, which it wants to intervene in its billion dollar legal dispute with the major record companies. Much of the submission deals with legal technicalities, but it also makes some bombastic ‘save the internet’ type statements…

Chris Cooke • 06 Nov 2024

Man arrested in Canada in relation to Ticketmaster data hack

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Ticketmaster • 2 min read

Man arrested in Canada in relation to Ticketmaster data hack

A man believed to be behind the mega-hack of Ticketmaster data earlier this year was in court in Canada yesterday having been arrested last week. The US want to extradite him in connection with multiple data breaches which also impacted companies like AT&T and Santander…

Chris Cooke • 06 Nov 2024

Universal Music claims Believe has built its business on “industrial-scale copyright infringement” and wants $500 million

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Believe • 3 min read

Universal Music claims Believe has built its business on “industrial-scale copyright infringement” and wants $500 million

Universal Music has filed a bombastic $500 million lawsuit against Believe accusing it of facilitating rampant copyright infringement by allowing fraudsters to illegally deliver tracks owned by the major to the streaming services, claiming royalties when those uploads are streamed…

Chris Cooke • 05 Nov 2024

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GEMA • 2 min read

GEMA publishes AI Charter

A new AI Charter from German collecting society GEMA sets out the music industry’s usual demands of AI companies, but also discusses moral rights and imbalances in negotiating power…

Chris Cooke • 05 Nov 2024