📑 CMU Digest: Spotify's French tantrum; WMG sets sights on Believe + more
That's "pique une colère" in the original French. Also: Apple's EU mega-fine even more mega.…
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Setlist Podcast: Apple blames Spotify for €1.8 billion fine
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CNM statement shows that Spotify’s rage about new French streaming levy misrepresents key facts
Spotify seems to be angry with the world right now. After threatening to pull out of Uruguay over ER, it said that the new French streaming levy meant it would have to “disinvest” from the country. What’s wrong, and why is it lashing out quite so hard at France’s Centre national de la musique?…
The Centre national de la musique reacts to Spotify's open letter to its French subscribers
The Centre national de la musique has issued a statement responding to Spotify's open letter to French subscribers warning of an upcoming subscription increase…
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Advertising regulator changes its mind about FKA Twigs ad for Calvin Klein
When the UK advertising regulator said a Calvin Klein ad featuring FKA Twigs was “likely to cause serious offence”, the musician hit back on social media. Now the Advertising Standards Authority has changed its mind, though still says that the ad shouldn’t have been displayed in the street…
US Copyright Office sets out why AI-generated works should not enjoy copyright protection
The US Copyright Office is of the opinion that AI-generated works do not enjoy copyright protection, but the developer of an image-generating AI disagrees. His dispute with the Copyright Office is now with the appeal courts in Washington DC.…
And Finally! Calvin Harris chugs raw eggs to beat jet lag. Horrifying? Yes. Smart? Possibly
Next time you’re sat on a Ryanair flight next to Calvin Harris, be warned that he’ll probably start cracking eggs and swallowing down the raw yolks at some point. It’s the best way to avoid jet lag, he reckons. Find out if he’s right and check out more of this week’s funniest music news stories…
Cox again challenges the copyright claims of the major record companies, which in turn try to retain their billion dollar pay day
Both Cox Communications and the major record companies have made filings with the Fourth Circuit Appeals Court in their ongoing copyright legal battle. The ISP again argues it isn’t liable for copyright infringement. The majors are trying to retain their billion dollars in damages.…
Boom Radio urges listeners to formally oppose planned Radio 2 spin off
Last month the BBC announced plans to launch four new radio stations, including a Radio 2 spin off playing music from the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. Boom Radio - which also plays music from that era - has asked its listeners to write to BBC bosses opposing the plans.…
France has stood firm against Spotify’s bullying - and Spotify is having a tantrum
Spotify has announced that it is raising its prices in France as the result of a new levy on streaming subscriptions. Previously the company threatened to “disinvest from France” if the government went ahead and introduced the legislation. Instead, users will be charged an extra 13 cents a month…
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