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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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Majors secure their first Canadian web-blocking order targeting stream-rippers that “threaten the foundation of Canada’s music marketplace” public
web-blocking • 1 min read

Majors secure their first Canadian web-blocking order targeting stream-rippers that “threaten the foundation of Canada’s music marketplace”

The major record companies have got themselves some web-blocking orders against several stream-ripping sites in Canada. It’s the first major label secured web-blocks in the country, with Music Canada stating that stream-ripping “threatens the foundation of Canada’s music marketplace”…
Chris Cooke
Chris Cooke •
227 collecting societies call on French lawmakers to “lead the way” in protecting creators in the AI era by passing the Darcos Bill public
Music industry legal news coverage • 3 min read

227 collecting societies call on French lawmakers to “lead the way” in protecting creators in the AI era by passing the Darcos Bill

French politicians are considering a change to the law that would mean it’s assumed a generative AI company has made use of any one existing work when training its model unless it can be demonstrated otherwise. 227 creator collecting societies around the world have now backed that proposed new law…
Chris Cooke
Chris Cooke •
US musicians’ union sues Universal and Warner over AI deals, claims breach of ‘new use’ clause in record industry’s performer agreement public
American Federation Of Musicians • 3 min read

US musicians’ union sues Universal and Warner over AI deals, claims breach of ‘new use’ clause in record industry’s performer agreement

As the majors start to do deals with AI companies, artists are increasingly concerned about how those deals work and how the money will be shared. Now the American Federation Of Musicians has gone legal, claiming Universal and Warner have breached a ‘new use’ provision in their musicians’ agreement…
Chris Cooke
Chris Cooke •
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