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Downtown deal “another step in UMG’s relentless path to dominance” says WIN, as criticism builds over Universal’s latest acquisition

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Universal Music • 4 min read

Downtown deal “another step in UMG’s relentless path to dominance” says WIN, as criticism builds over Universal’s latest acquisition

Criticism continues to build of Universal Music’s deal to buy Downtown Music. The World Independent Network has today published a lengthy statement including comments from labels and trade organisations based all over the world…

Chris Cooke • 19 Dec 2024

The year ahead: Richard James Burgess, CEO of A2IM

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A2IM • 2 min read

The year ahead: Richard James Burgess, CEO of A2IM

A2IM President and CEO Richard James Burgess looks ahead to 2024 in the latest of our series of interviews with the music industry’s trade bodies. He discusses the organisation’s advocacy work over the last year, including around AI, and the ongoing challenges facing independent music businesses.…

CMU • 29 Jan 2024

Record industry tells US Copyright Office training AI with existing music is "rarely, if ever, fair use"

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AI • 2 min read

Record industry tells US Copyright Office training AI with existing music is "rarely, if ever, fair use"

The American record industry has submitted a ‘reply comment’ to the US Copyright Office’s AI inquiry, again hitting out at the suggestion that using existing music to train a generative AI model constitutes ‘fair use’…

Chris Cooke • 07 Dec 2023