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Setlist Podcast: Arena ticket levy by September, MPs demand

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Setlist Podcast: Arena ticket levy by September, MPs demand

The warning from MPs to the UK government that there is an urgent need to support grassroots music venues, calls for SXSW London to shift its planned June 2025 date, and more…

Andy Malt & Chris Cooke • 11 May 2024

TikTok to expand labelling of AI content to videos created on third party platforms

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TikTok to expand labelling of AI content to videos created on third party platforms

TikTok will start labelling AI-generated content created on third party platforms and uploaded to its app. This expanded commitment to AI transparency responds to demands from copyright owners and lawmakers, and is enabled by its membership of the Coalition For Content Provenance And Authenticity…

Chris Cooke • 10 May 2024

TikTok sues the US government over sell-or-be-banned law

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TikTok sues the US government over sell-or-be-banned law

TikTok has filed its lawsuit to try to block the sell-or-be-banned law that was recently passed by US Congress. It insists that it is not practical for China-based owner ByteDance to sell TikTok, even just within the US, meaning the new law is a ban. And that ban, it argues, is unconstitutional…

Chris Cooke • 08 May 2024

Setlist Podcast: Calls for urgent new AI laws in UK and US

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Setlist Podcast: Calls for urgent new AI laws in UK and US

Politicians, artists and industry reps say there is an urgent need for new AI laws, UMG and TikTok are best buds again, and more…

Andy Malt & Chris Cooke • 04 May 2024

Universal boss Lucian Grainge talks up the new TikTok deal which “will protect the integrity and value of human artistry”

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Universal boss Lucian Grainge talks up the new TikTok deal which “will protect the integrity and value of human artistry”

Following the news that Universal Music has agreed a new licensing deal with TikTok, boss man Lucian Grainge has sent a memo out to this staff. He confirms that the new deal addresses the major’s concerns around money and platform safety, and especially AI…

Chris Cooke • 03 May 2024

TikTok returns to court in ongoing bid to block Montana ban

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TikTok returns to court in ongoing bid to block Montana ban

TikTok has filed new legal papers with the Ninth Circuit Appeals Court as part of ongoing efforts to block a TikTok ban that was introduced in the US state of Montana. It sets out some of the arguments TikTok will use in court when trying to block the new US-wide sell-or-be-banned law…

Chris Cooke • 03 May 2024

Universal and TikTok are best buds again

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Universal and TikTok are best buds again

Universal Music has agreed a new licensing deal with TikTok, ending a three month standoff that saw the major’s music removed from the social media platform. Universal says its new deal properly values music, while providing reassurances about TikTok’s ambitions in AI…

Chris Cooke • 02 May 2024

EU TikTok ban “is not excluded” says European Commission President, as FCC Commissioner says US ban won’t be scuppered in the courts

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EU TikTok ban “is not excluded” says European Commission President, as FCC Commissioner says US ban won’t be scuppered in the courts

TikTok is embarking on a court battle in the US to try to block the recently passed sell-or-be-banned law. FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr predicts those efforts will fail. Meanwhile, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen says a possible future EU TikTok ban can’t be entirely ruled out…

Chris Cooke • 30 Apr 2024

Setlist Podcast: Hipgnosis v Hipgnosis - the saga continues…

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Setlist Podcast: Hipgnosis v Hipgnosis - the saga continues…

The big Hipgnosis bidding war, the Co-op Live arena's struggles to open, and more…

Andy Malt & Chris Cooke • 26 Apr 2024

ByteDance would rather close TikTok in the US than sell the app, sources say

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ByteDance would rather close TikTok in the US than sell the app, sources say

The clock is ticking for ByteDance to sell TikTok or face the app being banned in the US following the passing of a sell-or-be-banned law earlier this week. However, sources now say ByteDance would rather see TikTok close in the US than have to split up or sell on its all important algorithm…

Chris Cooke • 26 Apr 2024

The clock is now TikTokking as US Senate votes through sell-or-be-banned law

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The clock is now TikTokking as US Senate votes through sell-or-be-banned law

The law ordering ByteDance to sell TikTok or see the app banned in the US has been passed by both chambers of Congress. TikTok will now begin work trying to get the law overturned in the courts, while Donald Trump tries to use his opposition to it to connect with younger voters…

Chris Cooke • 24 Apr 2024

TikTok battling regulators and lawmakers in both EU and US

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TikTok battling regulators and lawmakers in both EU and US

TikTok is facing new legal battles in both the EU and the US. EU officials say TikTok may have breached the Digital Services Act by launching TikTok Lite and its rewards programme without the required risk assessment. In the US, TikTok’s lawyers are prepping to fight a proposed ban in the courts…

Chris Cooke • 23 Apr 2024