⏩ Releases & Tours News Monday 16 Sep
Arca, Playboi Carti, Lamb Of God, brent, Special Interest, Troye Sivan, Jack White, Doechii, Ben Howard + more…
Trump campaign guilty of copyright infringement in Eddy Grant lawsuit
Eddy Grant has succeeded in his copyright lawsuit against Donald Trump, in doing so demonstrating that using music in political campaign videos does not qualify as fair use, so a licence must be secured. Trump posted a video using ‘Electric Avenue’ during the 2020 US presidential election campaign…
New generative AI remuneration right for creators proposed
IP expert Daniel Gervais has proposed reforming copyright law to add a new remuneration right for creators whose work is used to train generative AI models. He says it would strange for copyright law to not evolve in the context of the most “consequential technological change in history”…
📑 CMU Digest: Live Nation boss says concerts are affordable + The White Stripes sue Trump
CMU Digest is our weekly round-up of the most interesting music business news stories from the last seven days.…
Spotify pilots new tools so parents can control how their kids experience the app
Spotify continues in its bid to be seen as a responsible platform protecting children that use its app. It is piloting new tools in three markets that allow parents to control managed accounts for their children within a family plan, so they can exclude certain content, artists and tracks…
⏩ One Liners - music business news in brief: Former BMG execs launch umn, Catalog announced at AIM Connected, Ticketmaster exec sentenced in CrowdSurge case + more
Today: umn, Downtown Music Publishing, Too Young, Catalog, Campbell Connelly, Wise Music Group, K Digital Media Korea, MLC, Brilliant Corners, Ticketmaster, Crowdsurge, Spotify, BBC Sounds, Apple, Digital Catapult, AFEM, Independent Venue Community + more…
NTIA urges “thorough review” of Martyn's Law as it’s introduced into Parliament
Martyn’s Law, which sets out new rules to ensure the public is “better protected from terrorism” when in venues, prompted by the 2017 attack on the Manchester Arena, was introduced in Parliament yesterday. The NTIA supports the objectives but says “feasibility and fairness” must also be considered…
⏩ Releases & Tours News Friday 13 Sep
London Grammar, Nilüfer Yanya, House of Protection, Duckwrth, Capo Lee & bullet tooth + more…
BMI takes royalty rate dispute with Sirius XM to rate court
BMI is taking Sirius XM to the rate court, having failed to agree what royalty rates the satellite broadcaster should pay for use of the collecting society’s repertoire. The National Music Publishers Association has welcomed the move, saying it hopes the action will lessen the ‘digital radio divide’…
Congress members ask Copyright Office to review collective licensing in the US
Concerns about the organisations that license performing rights in songs in the US - BMI, ASCAP, SESAC, GMR and AllTrack - have been raised by a committee in Congress. They want the Copyright Office to review how those organisations distribute money they receive - and why there are now five of them…
🌅 Horizon Future Leaders series - Holly Glanvill Q&A
As part of our new Horizon Future Leaders series of interviews, we are connecting with the music industry’s next generation of leaders to gather candid advice and insights into their career journeys. In this Q&A we caught up with Holly Glanvill, Founder & CEO of Glued Digital.…
PopArabia's rights agency announces licensing deal with Anghami
Anghami, the MENA focused streaming service, has agreed a licensing deal with ESMAA, the rights management entity owned by PopArabia. It brings to an end a legal dispute between PopArabia and Anghami, and also includes rights from a number of other independent music publishers…
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