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Deals • 1 min read

IMPALA not impressed with EC go-ahead for Sony Corp SonyBMG deal

The European Commission has approved Sony Corp's bid to buy Bertelsmann's stake in SonyBMG, but indie trade body IMPALA has criticised the decision for lacking an in-depth investigation.…

CMU Editorial • 16 Sep 2008

Music industry legal news coverage • 3 min read

European Commission proposes extending recording copyright to 95 years

The European Commission has formally proposed extending the copyright term for recordings from 50 to 95 years, a move welcomed by PPL, IFPI and IMPALA, but still needing parliamentary and national approval.…

CMU Editorial • 17 Jul 2008

Music industry legal news coverage • 2 min read

iTunes UK price stays the same because of exchange rate

Plans to cut the UK iTunes download price to 74p have been shelved because the exchange rate means 99 euro cents now equals about 79p, so the price stays the same.…

CMU Editorial • 16 Jul 2008

Music industry legal news coverage • 1 min read

European Court of Justice sides with SonyBMG over merger ruling

The European Court of Justice has said the lower court wrongly relied on confidential IMPALA submissions when it annulled the 2004 Sony BMG merger approval.…

CMU Editorial • 11 Jul 2008

Music industry legal news coverage • 1 min read

Songwriters to express concerns about EC proposals for more collecting society competition

Songwriters will travel to Brussels to voice concerns over rumoured European Commission plans to push collecting societies into a price-based competition.…

CMU Editorial • 02 Jul 2008

Music industry legal news coverage • 3 min read

IMPALA return to court over SonyBMG merger

The indie label trade body IMPALA has returned to the European courts to appeal the Commission's second approval of the Sony and Bertelsmann record company merger.…

CMU Editorial • 17 Jun 2008

Awards • 1 min read

Border Breakers announced

Ten European artists have been named winners of the European Border Breakers Awards, based on Billboard chart data for success outside their home countries.…

CMU Editorial • 18 Jan 2008

Deals • 2 min read

Apple pledge UK iTunes pricing to fall in line with rest of EU

Apple will bring UK iTunes prices in line with the rest of Europe within six months, following a European Commission investigation.…

CMU Editorial • 10 Jan 2008

Data & Reports • 3 min read

Mergers and acquisitions in music in 2007

CMU's 2007 review covers Universal's purchases of V2 and BMG Music Publishing, and the European Commission's approval of SonyBMG despite IMPALA's objections.…

CMU Editorial • 20 Dec 2007

Data & Reports • 3 min read

The EMI saga: from management shake-up to Terra Firma takeover

CMU's review of 2007 traces EMI's year, from Eric Nicoli firing recorded music chiefs to Terra Firma's buyout and the failed merger talks with Warner Music.…

CMU Editorial • 20 Dec 2007

Music industry legal news coverage • 2 min read

European advocate general recommends dismissing SonyBMG's merger appeal

Advocate General Juliane Kokott has recommended that the European Court dismiss the Sony and Bertelsmann appeal against the ruling on the SonyBMG merger.…

CMU Editorial • 14 Dec 2007

Music industry legal news coverage • 1 min read

EC say collecting society guidelines will remain voluntary

The European Commission will not introduce laws forcing collecting society reform, preferring to monitor voluntary guidelines on pan-European online licensing, officials say.…

CMU Editorial • 10 Dec 2007