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Setlist Podcast: It’s been a bad week to be Live Nation
The US government bid to break up Live Nation, the "sinister" lobbying plans of ticket touts, and more…
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Copyright case that could impact the entire reggaeton genre allowed to proceed
A lawsuit that names Bad Bunny, J Balvin and Daddy Yankee among its defendants and basically accuses the whole reggaeton genre of copyright infringement has been allowed to proceed. Producers Steely & Clevie say they have never been credited for creating the drum beat that underpins the sound…
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TikTok offered US government “kill-switch” in a bid to avoid sell-or-be-banned law, new report reveals
As TikTok continues in its legal bid to stop a sell-or-be-banned law in the US, a Washington Post report has revealed concessions the social media company previously offered the American government to overcome data security concerns. That included “a kill switch that would shut the app down”…
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⏩ One Liners: Queen, Spotify, Dice + more
Queen, DMX, Banx & Ranx, RDx deals; Spotify price hike in France; Beatport playlist; Dice adds Extras; Cher wins royalties lawsuit; Foundry Consultancy launches; Music Photography Awards submissions; New Diddy allegations; new releases from Snow Patrol, Nick Cave, Marc Almond, Max Richter, and more…
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Spotify sued over decision to stop supporting Car Thing
Spotify has been sued by subscribers who are still using its Car Thing device to control use of the service in their vehicles. Sales of Car Thing stopped in 2022 and the device will no longer be supported from December, meaning remaining devices won’t work. That, says a lawsuit, is not acceptable…
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Hackers claim to have accessed personal data about 560 million Ticketmaster customers
A group of hackers claim to have stolen 1.3TB of data after hacking the Ticketmaster platform, including the personal data of more than half a billion ticket-buyers. The Australian government has confirmed it is already investigating the hack, working with Ticketmaster to “understand the incident”…
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Campaigners respond to “astounding” report on the “sinister” lobbying plans of ticket touts
A group of ticket touts recently met in London to plot a campaign against the Labour Party’s plan to put a 10% price cap on the resale of tickets, with the support of a US lobbying group. Anti-touting campaigners in the UK say those efforts could backfire and aid their bid to get the cap into law…
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US court agrees to fast-track legal challenge over TikTok ban
The legal challenge over the proposed TikTok ban in the US will be fast-tracked, so that oral arguments will begin in September. Under a law passed by US Congress, TikTok owner ByteDance has until 19 Jan 2025 to sell the app or face a ban, meaning its legal efforts to block the ban are pretty urgent…
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Cox tells Fourth Circuit it should overturn copyright case because of record label misconduct
Cox Communications is having another go at overturning the judgement in its legal battle with the record industry. It has already managed to force a review of the damages it must pay, but says that the entire judgement should be overturned because of misconduct by the majors in the original trial…
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Live Nation faces class action that could involve millions of ticket buyers
Having been sued by the US government over alleged anticompetitive conduct, Live Nation is also facing a class action that seeks to represent millions of ticket buyers. The new lawsuit also claims Live Nation abuses its market dominance, though the impact on secondary ticketing is a particular focus…
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⏩ One Liners: KT Tunstall, Simon Raymonde, Stefflon Don + More
KT Tunstall signs with BMG; Proper deal with Firebird Music Holdings; Warner Chappell sync appointment; Simon Raymonde memoir; postponed or cancelled shows for Nicki Minaj, The Black Keys and Bruce Springsteen; new releases from Stefflon Don, FLO, Beak>…
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Culture select committee urges the next Parliament to continue its work on streaming and grassroots venues
With a UK General Election now set for July, Parliament will be officially dissolved on Thursday. Ahead of that, the culture select committee Chair has written an open letter calling on future MPs and the next government to build on its recent work around music streaming and grassroots touring…