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Setlist Podcast: Spotify’s about-turn on threats to quit Uruguay
Spotify’s change of heart on shutting down in Uruguay, the latest Easyjet lawsuit against a musician, and more…
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Music consumption at an all time high, IFPI reports, though "unlicensed music is still an issue"
Music consumption is at an all time high according to the latest ‘Engaging With Music’ report from the IFPI - although 29% of those who participated in the research still access music from unlicensed services, with stream-ripping platforms the most used piracy services…
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Music industry cautiously welcomes outcome of last week's EU AI Act talks
German song rights society GEMA and global record industry trade group IFPI have both welcomed the outcome of last week’s negotiations around the EU AI Act, with key transparency obligations remaining in the latest draft…
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Norwegian Supreme Court copyright ruling “has dire consequences”, according to one artist involved in the case
A ruling in the Norwegian Supreme Court over who owns the rights in recordings made by online collaborators working in different countries should, says one of the collaborators involve in the case, “worry any artist that is working with Norwegian labels and musicians”…
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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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Music fans believe AI companies training models with existing recordings must get consent, says IFPI study
The majority of music fans believe that tech companies training generative AI models with existing recordings must get permission from the music industry - according to a new survey of 43,000 music consumers by IFPI…
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Brazilian industry welcomes shutdown of piracy site FileWarez
The record industry in Brazil has welcomed the shutdown of piracy site FileWarez following action taken by the cybercrime unit at the São Paulo prosecutor’s office…
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Germany-based stream manipulation service closes down following legal action from the record industry
Stream manipulation service SP-Onlinepromotion has closed down following legal action by German record industry trade group BVMI and global industry organisation IFPI…
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IFPI launches four new charts in Middle East and North Africa
The IFPI has launched new weekly music charts tracking the most streamed tracks in Egypt, Saudi Arabia and UAE, and a fourth for Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia combined.…
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Recorded music grows 9%, but undervaluation persists, says IFPI
The global record industry saw its revenues grow a further 9% last year to $26.2 billion according to the…
Record industry groups welcome ongoing anti-piracy work by Brazilian authorities
Record industry trade groups have welcomed recent achievements as part of the ongoing Operation 404 anti-piracy campaign being run by…
Anti-piracy action in Brazil targets hundreds of websites and apps
Law enforcement agencies in Brazil have blocked or seized the domains of hundreds of websites and apps accused of utilising…