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Spotify sued over decision to stop supporting Car Thing

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Spotify • 3 min read

Spotify sued over decision to stop supporting Car Thing

Spotify has been sued by subscribers who are still using its Car Thing device to control use of the service in their vehicles. Sales of Car Thing stopped in 2022 and the device will no longer be supported from December, meaning remaining devices won’t work. That, says a lawsuit, is not acceptable…

Chris Cooke • 30 May 2024

Hackers claim to have accessed personal data about 560 million Ticketmaster customers

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Live Nation • 1 min read

Hackers claim to have accessed personal data about 560 million Ticketmaster customers

A group of hackers claim to have stolen 1.3TB of data after hacking the Ticketmaster platform, including the personal data of more than half a billion ticket-buyers. The Australian government has confirmed it is already investigating the hack, working with Ticketmaster to “understand the incident”…

Chris Cooke • 29 May 2024

US court agrees to fast-track legal challenge over TikTok ban

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TikTok • 1 min read

US court agrees to fast-track legal challenge over TikTok ban

The legal challenge over the proposed TikTok ban in the US will be fast-tracked, so that oral arguments will begin in September. Under a law passed by US Congress, TikTok owner ByteDance has until 19 Jan 2025 to sell the app or face a ban, meaning its legal efforts to block the ban are pretty urgent…

Chris Cooke • 29 May 2024

Culture select committee urges the next Parliament to continue its work on streaming and grassroots venues

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CMS Select Committee • 3 min read

Culture select committee urges the next Parliament to continue its work on streaming and grassroots venues

With a UK General Election now set for July, Parliament will be officially dissolved on Thursday. Ahead of that, the culture select committee Chair has written an open letter calling on future MPs and the next government to build on its recent work around music streaming and grassroots touring…

Chris Cooke • 28 May 2024

Spotify’s conduct proves US compulsory licence isn’t working, says NMPA boss

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National Music Publishers Association • 6 min read

Spotify’s conduct proves US compulsory licence isn’t working, says NMPA boss

Earlier this week the US National Music Publishers Association said that publishers should be allowed to opt out of the compulsory licence relied upon by streaming services. Yesterday its CEO said that change is required because Spotify’s conduct has proven the current system isn’t working…

Chris Cooke • 23 May 2024

Apple hits back at competition regulators in EU and US

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Apple • 2 min read

Apple hits back at competition regulators in EU and US

Apple continues to fight the regulators that have accused it of anticompetitive conduct over its App Store rules. In the EU it has formally appealed a €1.8 billion fine and in the US it has started the process of seeking to dismiss an antitrust lawsuit filed by the Department Of Justice…

Chris Cooke • 23 May 2024

Sony Music Publishing is "considering all options" in the Spotify audiobook bundling dispute

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Spotify • 2 min read

Sony Music Publishing is "considering all options" in the Spotify audiobook bundling dispute

Sony Music Publishing CEO Jon Platt has updated the company’s songwriters on the dispute between the US music publishing sector and Spotify over the streaming service’s decision to reclassify its main subscription product as a bundle in order to reduce its payments to writers and publishers…

Chris Cooke • 20 May 2024

TikTok wants its legal case against US “sell-or-be-banned” law fast-tracked

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TikTok • 2 min read

TikTok wants its legal case against US “sell-or-be-banned” law fast-tracked

Both TikTok and a group of creators have filed lawsuits seeking to block the TikTok-targeting law recently passed by US Congress. With that law setting a deadline for TikTok to be sold or banned of 19 Jan 2025, TikTok and the creators want their lawsuits fast-tracked by the court…

Chris Cooke • 20 May 2024

Y2Mate returns to court in ongoing legal battle over Rickrolling takedown notices

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Y2Mate • 2 min read

Y2Mate returns to court in ongoing legal battle over Rickrolling takedown notices

Stream ripper Y2Mate last year went legal after a rival issued an illegitimate takedown notice against its site in relation to Rick Astley’s ‘Never Gonna Give You Up’. However, it doesn’t know which rival is behind the Rickrolling takedown. A court order last week might help in its ongoing search…

Chris Cooke • 20 May 2024

The MLC is suing Spotify over audiobook bundling

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Spotify • 4 min read

The MLC is suing Spotify over audiobook bundling

The audiobooks bundling dispute between the US music industry and Spotify has gone legal. This is about how the streaming service is classifying its main premium subscription product - which now includes audiobooks - as a bundle, which lets it reduce royalty payments to publishers and songwriters…

Chris Cooke • 17 May 2024

Sony Music tells 700+ AI companies to respect its copyrights

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Sony Music • 3 min read

Sony Music tells 700+ AI companies to respect its copyrights

More than 700 AI companies have been sent a letter by Sony Music which demands that they respect the major music company’s rights and seek permission before using any of its recordings or songs to train their AI models. It’s basically a wide-ranging ‘reservation’ of rights…

Chris Cooke • 17 May 2024

Publishers accuse Spotify of licensing gaps in letter the streaming service has dubbed a “misleading press stunt”

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Spotify • 3 min read

Publishers accuse Spotify of licensing gaps in letter the streaming service has dubbed a “misleading press stunt”

The music publishers in the US have sent a letter to Spotify accusing the streaming service of having gaps in its licences in relation to lyrics, videos and podcasts. But Spotify says it’s just a “misleading press stunt” as part of the building beef over audiobooks…

Chris Cooke • 16 May 2024