CMU Selects - the last week’s standout releases
Five stand-out releases - from ENNY, Yves Tumor & NINA, George Riley, Knucks and Rose Gray - that cut through last week.…
Artificial Intelligence
EU AI Act
European Composer & Songwriter Alliance (ECSA)
International Artist Organisation
Henna Virkkunen
Glenn MIcallef
Music industry legal news coverage
EU AI Act can only provide a “temporary fix” to the “darker aspect” of AI’s “profound disruption” to creative industries says open letter
LyricFind’s “bluster” designed to distract from “business failures”, says rival Musixmatch in legal back and forth
The legal battle between LyricFind and Musixmatch continues. LyricFind has sued its rival over alleged anti-competitive conduct. But after making another filing with the court seeking dismissal of the lawsuit, Musixmatch said LyricFind was using “bluster” to cover up “business failures”…
Controversial ruling on US termination right fulfills the intention of Congress, say creators
Earlier this year a court ruling expanded the scope of the termination right in US copyright law, saying that creators can reclaim rights globally, not just in the US. That potentially overturns longstanding industry convention, but creator groups insist it was the right ruling and should be upheld…
Industry welcomes ten step plan for “rebalancing the licensing regime” of UK festivals and venues
The UK government has published ten recommendations from an industry taskforce that was asked to review how pubs, clubs, venues and events are licensed, 20 years on from the last Licensing Act. The music industry says the recommendations include many “positive, business friendly measures”…
🌅 Horizon Future Leaders - Karma Bertelsen
This week, we spoke to Karma Bertelsen - Marketing Strategy Director, EMEA at FUGA and founder of Hype Drop Club, a digital resource and community we often point people towards.…
🎧 Approved: Babeheaven
Babeheaven return after four years with ‘Beloved’ - an intimate track built on soothing keys and Anderson’s soft but assured voice. After cancelled tours and time out, ‘Beloved’ doesn’t try to reclaim ground. Instead, it offers a new starting point - careful, quiet and completely sure of itself…
YouTube now the second most watched media platform in the UK, behind only the BBC
YouTube is now second only to the BBC when it comes to at-home video consumption, according to a new report from OfCom. The regulator considers what that means for traditional public service broadcasters like the BBC, having recently suggested new laws to force YouTube to sign-post their content…
Spotify age-checks could result in accounts being deleted, but only if you’re twelve
Last week age-check requirements contained in the UK’s Online Safety Act went into force, meaning platforms must check a user’s age before they access content that is deemed harmful to children. That includes Spotify, where new age-check rules led to fears some users might see their accounts deleted…
Implementation of EU AI Act “solely benefits” AI companies say creator groups who demand a complete rethink
The European Commission has now published various documents setting out how AI companies should comply with copyright and transparency obligations in the EU AI Act. However, creator groups say their concerns were ignored when those documents were being compiled and they should therefore be rewritten…
Judge rules against Royal Albert Hall seat owners in dispute over the venue’s slightly bizarre seat ownership system
1250 seats at London’s Royal Albert Hall are owned by third parties who control access to those seats, although the venue can exclude the seat owners from a set number of shows per year. The Hall was sued for doing that too often, but a judge has declined to rule against the venue’s management…
As FTC begins crack down on ticket scalping, scalpers say Ticketmaster endorses their practices
The FTC in the US has started to crackdown on ticket scalpers that it reckons have violated the BOTS Act, which prohibits certain practices for sourcing tickets for resale. But one targeted scalping company says its ticket sourcing practices are not only lawful but also authorised by Ticketmaster…
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