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Spotify confirms the cost of its dramatic downsizing, cancels two in-house podcasts
Spotify has confirmed that the dramatic downsizing of its workforce announced earlier this week will cost the company up to €145 million…
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Cloudflare says ruling in Universal dispute is an "important push-back"
Internet services company Cloudflare says a recent ruling in the German courts was an “important push back against misguided attempts to address online copyright infringement through the DNS system"…
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Spotify to cut its global workforce by 17%
Spotify has announced it is cutting about 17% of its global workforce - around 1500 employees - in a bid to build “a stronger, more efficient Spotify for the future”, citing concerns about debt costs.…
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TikTok launches new promo tools for artists
TikTok has launched a new feature called Artist Account that provides promo and fan engagement tools for musicians on the social media platform…
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Sony Music digital chief asks Congress to close "legal loopholes" to ensure artists can stop authorised AI voice clones
Sony Music's President of Global Digital Business Dennis Kooker has spoken at a US Senate session on AI calling for a US-wide publicity right to make it easier for artists to stop authorised voice clones…
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European Parliament committee calls for new EU rules to regulate streaming
The Culture Committee in the European Parliament has called for new rules in the European Union in relation to music streaming, seeking more transparency about streaming service algorithms and forcing platforms to better credit music-makers and rightsholders…
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Brazil-led anti-piracy initiative hails successes
Operation 404, an anti-piracy scheme led by the Brazilian government, has published an update on its work tackling stream-ripping sites and unlicensed MP3 download apps…
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Spotify confirms changes to its payment process - including the 1000 plays a year threshold
Spotify has confirmed the changes it is making to the way it pays out royalties each month, with new policies around stream manipulation and functional audio, and the 1000 plays a year threshold that tracks must pass to earn anything at all…
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Specifics of Spotify's deal with Google on in-app payments revealed in Epic court case
Details have been revealed about Spotify’s deal with Google around in-app payments on Android devices - when users make payments via Spotify’s own transactions system it doesn’t have to pay any fees to the tech giant…
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New York judge dismisses Black Sheep lawsuit on Universal's Spotify equity
A New York court has dismissed a lawsuit filed by rap duo Black Sheep which accused Universal Music of agreeing to take a lower royalty rate from Spotify in return for getting equity in the streaming firm - and in doing so reducing the royalties received by artists…
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Spotify says it will exit Uruguay next year because of new performer ER right in copyright law
Spotify has announced that it will stop operating in Uruguay next year because of a change to the country’s copyright law that provides performers with a statutory right to equitable remuneration when their music is streamed…
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Council Of Music Makers criticises lack of music-maker representation at government roundtable on AI and the creative industries
The Council Of Music Makers has expressed concern about a government roundtable on the impact of AI on the creative industries taking place today which involves all three major record companies but no music-makers…