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Music industry legal news coverage

Our round up of legal battles, courtroom drama, copyright disputes and everything else.
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Music industry legal news coverage
Turkish competition regulator to investigate Spotify as culture minister rails about playlists that disrespect the president’s wife public
Spotify • 3 min read

Turkish competition regulator to investigate Spotify as culture minister rails about playlists that disrespect the president’s wife

Spotify has said it is “cooperating” with the competition regulator in Turkey which has announced it is investigating whether any of the digital service’s practices breach competition law. That investigation comes as the country’s culture minister rails against Spotify’s content moderation policies…
Chris Cooke
Chris Cooke •
“Keep music open” beg indie label bosses in letter to EU regulators asking for full investigation of UMG’s Downtown deal public
Universal Music • 3 min read

“Keep music open” beg indie label bosses in letter to EU regulators asking for full investigation of UMG’s Downtown deal

The European Commission must instigate a more detailed ‘phase two’ investigation into Universal Music’s bid to buy Downtown, according to a letter signed by more than 200+ business leaders from across the indie music sector. The EC is currently undertaking an initial ‘phase one’ investigation…
Chris Cooke
Chris Cooke •
TikTok has built a US-specific app ahead of Trump’s forced sale public
TikTok • 3 min read

TikTok has built a US-specific app ahead of Trump’s forced sale

Donald Trump has said that his administration will this week seek approval from the Chinese government for a sale of TikTok’s US operations by China’s ByteDance to a group of American investors. With a sale now looking likely, it’s reported that TikTok is prepping a new specific app for US users…
Chris Cooke
Chris Cooke •
Kneecap respond to “dead Tory” and flag incidents ahead of Glastonbury performance, as TRNSMT boss says he’s “frustrated” the band had to be axed from his event public
Kneecap • 4 min read

Kneecap respond to “dead Tory” and flag incidents ahead of Glastonbury performance, as TRNSMT boss says he’s “frustrated” the band had to be axed from his event

Kneecap have spoken to The Guardian about all their recent controversies ahead of tomorrow’s performance at Glastonbury, insisting critics have deliberately taken videos of past gigs out of context. Meanwhile the boss of TRNSMT has discussed why the band was axed from his festival’s line-up…
Chris Cooke
Chris Cooke •
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