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Chris Cooke

Chris Cooke

2183 posts •
Music videos blocked on YouTube after SESAC licensing talks stall public
SESAC • 3 min read

Music videos blocked on YouTube after SESAC licensing talks stall

YouTube’s negotiations to agree a new licensing deal with American collecting society SESAC have stalled and its existing deal is now expiring. As a result, videos featuring songs written by SESAC member writers - including Bob Dylan, Adele and Burna Boy - have been blocked on the video platform…
Chris Cooke
Chris Cooke •
More festivals impacted by collapse of ticketing company Lyte public
Lyte • 3 min read

More festivals impacted by collapse of ticketing company Lyte

The fallout from the collapse of ticketing company Lyte continues. Two Aussie festivals have been impacted, with one down AUS$30,000 and another putting ongoing sales on hold. Meanwhile the two US festivals suing Lyte have clarified how they used the company’s secondary ticketing marketplace…
Chris Cooke
Chris Cooke •
Streaming isn’t radio, the majors and DSPs tell Canadian regulator public
CRTC • 2 min read

Streaming isn’t radio, the majors and DSPs tell Canadian regulator

Canadian broadcasting regulator the CRTC is implementing the elements of Canada’s Online Streaming Act that aim to promote Canadian content. That has led to concerns that radio industry rules will be applied to streaming platforms, prompting an open letter from the major labels and digital services…
Chris Cooke
Chris Cooke •
Musicians face “David and Goliath” battle with AI companies that could see “British Music consigned to history” says MU boss in Labour Party conference speech public
AI • 3 min read

Musicians face “David and Goliath” battle with AI companies that could see “British Music consigned to history” says MU boss in Labour Party conference speech

It was the Labour Party conference this week and delegates passed a motion on AI that was backed by the Musicians’ Union. It calls on government to ensure that AI policies balance the interests of workers and businesses, which, for the MU, also means balancing the interests of musicians and labels…
Chris Cooke
Chris Cooke •
Mariah Carey says ‘All I Want For Christmas Is You’ song-theft case based on “an unprotectable jumble” of musical elements public
Mariah Carey • 2 min read

Mariah Carey says ‘All I Want For Christmas Is You’ song-theft case based on “an unprotectable jumble” of musical elements

Mariah Carey is trying to get a song-theft lawsuit filed against her over ‘All I Want For Christmas Is You’ dismissed. She argues that the only similarities between her hit and an earlier song of the same title are “commonplace words”, “Christmas tropes” and “unprotectable pitches and chords”…
Chris Cooke
Chris Cooke •
HYBE label Ador reinstates Min Hee-jin as director but not CEO public
Ador • 4 min read

HYBE label Ador reinstates Min Hee-jin as director but not CEO

NewJeans recently demanded that their label, HYBE subsidiary Ador, reappoint Min Hee-jin as CEO by today. Min was pushed out of that role last month after months of feuding with HYBE. Ador says it will reppoint Min as a director but not CEO. That seems unlikely to placate NewJeans, who could now sue…
Chris Cooke
Chris Cooke •
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