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Trump says USA should own TikTok after blink-and-you-miss-it ban kicks in

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TikTok • 4 min read

Trump says USA should own TikTok after blink-and-you-miss-it ban kicks in

The TikTok ban in the US went into force yesterday, taking the app offline. For a short time. It then returned after incoming President Trump vowed to issue an executive order later today pausing the ban and removing any liability from companies that continued working with TikTok in the meantime…

Chris Cooke • 20 Jan 2025

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John Lydon • 2 min read

John Lydon in court battle over who owns copyright in Public Image Ltd logo - forty five years after it was created

A legal battle is ongoing between John Lydon and photographer Dennis Morris over who owns the copyright in the logo for Public Image Ltd. Following a pre-trial hearing in court last month, Lydon has filed an amended lawsuit, with Morris then submitting an amended defence and counterclaim last week…

Chris Cooke • 20 Jan 2025

Scientists monitor heart rates at Yetii concert to understand the effect of live music on the human body

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Live industry news including ticketing, venues, festivals and more • 1 min read

Scientists monitor heart rates at Yetii concert to understand the effect of live music on the human body

Bristol boffins want to understand the effect live music has on the human body: earlier today they were counting the heart beats of audience members of a Yetii show in Bristol - and simultaneously monitoring the pulse rates of a group of people watching a livestream of the performance…

Chris Cooke • 17 Jan 2025

Nelly wants former bandmate’s lawyers sanctioned in dispute over ‘Country Grammar’ copyrights

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Nelly • 2 min read

Nelly wants former bandmate’s lawyers sanctioned in dispute over ‘Country Grammar’ copyrights

Last year Nelly was sued by a former bandmate who claimed he co-wrote songs on the musician’s 2000 debut album ‘Country Grammar’ but was never paid any royalties. Now Nelly’s team want the former bandmate’s lawyers sanctioned on the basis the copyright claim was “objectively frivolous”…

Chris Cooke • 17 Jan 2025

US Supreme Court upholds TikTok ban, app’s American future now in the hands of Donald Trump

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TikTok • 3 min read

US Supreme Court upholds TikTok ban, app’s American future now in the hands of Donald Trump

TikTok is due to be banned in the US on Sunday, after the country’s Supreme Court declined to block the law that instigates the ban. However, Donald Trump seems likely to intervene when he becomes President on Monday. He says, unhelpfully, “you’re going to see what I’m going to do”…

Chris Cooke • 17 Jan 2025

Universal put “corporate greed” before Drake’s safety, says defamation lawsuit filed over Kendrick Lamar diss track

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Drake • 5 min read

Universal put “corporate greed” before Drake’s safety, says defamation lawsuit filed over Kendrick Lamar diss track

Drake has sued his own label, Universal Music, for defamation over the lyrics in Kendrick Lamar’s diss track ‘Not Like Us’, which the major also released. A lawsuit claims that the lyrics make defamatory allegations against Drake which have jeopardised the safety of the musician and his family…

Chris Cooke • 16 Jan 2025

As TikTok prepares for US shutdown, it’s still not clear if anyone will step in to halt the ban

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TikTok • 3 min read

As TikTok prepares for US shutdown, it’s still not clear if anyone will step in to halt the ban

TikTok says it will basically stop operating in the US entirely if a ban due to kick in on Sunday goes ahead. There are still various ways that the law that instigates that ban could be paused at the very last minute, but no one seems to know whether that will actually happen…

Chris Cooke • 16 Jan 2025

Deezer is reworking the way it allocates royalties again as SACEM signs up to its ‘artist-centric’ model

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Deezer • 5 min read

Deezer is reworking the way it allocates royalties again as SACEM signs up to its ‘artist-centric’ model

French collecting society SACEM has signed up to Deezer’s ‘artist-centric’ approach to paying royalties, which disadvantages tracks released by artists who fail to meet certain thresholds. That system has only applied to recordings previously, but will now also apply to songs, albeit only in France…

Chris Cooke • 15 Jan 2025

FTC action against junk fees on tickets is good but might actually make junk fees harder to spot, say US talent agents

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Ticketing • 3 min read

FTC action against junk fees on tickets is good but might actually make junk fees harder to spot, say US talent agents

Last month the FTC in the US announced a new rule that says ticketing companies must declare the full price of a ticket upfront including any additional venue or ticket agent fees. The live sector has welcomed the rule, but agents point out those fees will remain and will now be easier to hide…

Chris Cooke • 15 Jan 2025

Copyright group says UK’s AI Opportunities Action Plan stance on data mining reform is “deeply concerning”

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Artificial Intelligence • 2 min read

Copyright group says UK’s AI Opportunities Action Plan stance on data mining reform is “deeply concerning”

Earlier this week the UK government launched its AI Opportunities Action Plan, basically stating that UK law should have an AI copyright exception like EU law, even though ministers are in the midst of a consultation supposedly scrutinising that proposal. The copyright industries are not impressed…

Chris Cooke • 15 Jan 2025

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Ador • 1 min read

Ador seeks injunction to stop NewJeans brand deals

As the legal dispute between HYBE subsidiary Ador and K-pop group NewJeans rumbles on, the label has asked the courts in South Korea to issue an injunction stopping the girl group from entering into new brand deals without its involvement…

Chris Cooke • 14 Jan 2025

Record industry welcomes Notorious Markets Report putting spotlight on bulletproof ISPs

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Piracy • 2 min read

Record industry welcomes Notorious Markets Report putting spotlight on bulletproof ISPs

The US Trade Representative last week published its annual Notorious Markets Report, running through key piracy gripes of the American IP industries. Although counterfeit medicines are a particular focus this year, music industry concerns are also summarised, including those pesky bulletproof ISPs…

Chris Cooke • 14 Jan 2025