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CMU Selects - the last week’s standout releases
Five releases - from Fcukers, Kim Petras, yaemulli, Confidence Man & Jade Thirlwall, and su i think - that grabbed our attention this week.…
Artificial Intelligence
EU AI Act
European Composer & Songwriter Alliance (ECSA)
International Artist Organisation
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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
Increasing number of artists join Spotify boycott over CEO’s AI weapon investments
Last month it emerged that Spotify boss Daniel Ek had put more money into - and was now Chair of - AI defence tech company Helsing. That has prompted criticism from a number of artists, with King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard now joining Deerhoof in pulling their music from Spotify in protest…
Hungary Kneecap ban is “fucking outrageous” and has “no legal basis”, says band
Hungary has banned Kneecap from entering the country ahead of a planned performance at Sziget Festival next month. The festival says the move by the Hungarian government is “unnecessary and regrettable”, while Kneecap have dubbed it “fucking outrageous”, insisting there is no legal basis for the ban…
‘Implied jokes licence’ no laughing matter says comedy lawyer in stand-up streaming stand off
A group of comedians sued Pandora for copyright infringement on the basis that, although it had permission to stream recordings of their performances, it never got licences covering their comedy material. But a judge who has reviewed the case says Pandora had an implied licence for all the jokes…
If China blocks TikTok deal app will “go dark” says US Commerce Secretary, but hints deal “coming soon”
TikTok’s future in the US remains uncertain. Although Donald Trump has now postponed three times the deadline for ByteDance to sell the app in order to avoid a ban, his Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has said the sale must happen, and if China blocks the deal “TikTok is going to go dark”…
🌅 Horizon Future Leaders - Josh Daniel
This week, we caught up with Josh Daniel, Head of Interval Records and Chief Commercial Officer at Generator, the national talent development organisation based in Newcastle.…
Getting AI companies to agree to licensing deals with copyright owners is “not doable” and “China’s not doing it”, rambles Trump
Donald Trump yesterday launched his much anticipated ‘AI Action Plan’. It doesn’t say anything about the copyright obligations of AI companies. But during a rambling speech launching the plan, the President said that having AI companies get licences from copyright owners is just “not doable”…
🎧Approved: MCBAISE
MCBAISE is the sun-drenched alias of Cannes-born artist mcbess, blending yacht rock, woozy funk and surreal visuals. New single Cold Cuts (with Muthi) is a groove-soaked trip through playful nostalgia, with flickering guitars and velvet synths in tow…
UK regulator sets roadmap for reviewing app store payment rules
Last year the UK’s competition regulator closed an investigation into the Apple App Store rules that Spotify hates, but only so it could figure out how to use new powers it had been granted by Parliament. Now it’s done that, it’s proposed a roadmap for reviewing the hated rules, starting this autumn…
Warner appoints new ADA boss
Warner Music’s distribution division ADA has a new boss, Alejandro Duque, who will do the job as well as being President of the major’s Latin America business. The change in ADA leadership comes as Warner looks to cut its costs by $300 million a year…
Music industry pays tribute to Ozzy Osbourne
Artists, musicians and music companies have paid tribute to Ozzy Osbourne following the announcement of his death yesterday. Among them Sony Music, which released Osbourne’s solo records, and Warner Music, which handled the US releases of all the early Black Sabbath albums…
“There comes a point when big is too big” says IMPALA boss as EU launches full UMG competition investigation
The European Commission yesterday announced it was launching a more in-depth ‘phase two’ investigation into Universal Music’s deal to buy Downtown Music. The indie sector has welcomed that development, with trade group IMPALA again calling for EU regulators to block the transaction…
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