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Universal disputes Salt N Pepa’s termination rights claim - says the rappers never transferred any recording rights to their label public
Universal Music • 3 min read

Universal disputes Salt N Pepa’s termination rights claim - says the rappers never transferred any recording rights to their label

Earlier this year Salt N Pepa sued UMG claiming that the major was refusing to allow them to reclaim the rights in their 1980s recordings, even though copyright law allows them to terminate any transfer of rights after 35 years. The major now says there was never any transfer of rights to terminate…
Chris Cooke
Chris Cooke •
Full scale anticompetition investigation on the cards after UMG’s Virgin Music fails to allay EU fears over Downtown merger public
Universal Music • 4 min read

Full scale anticompetition investigation on the cards after UMG’s Virgin Music fails to allay EU fears over Downtown merger

The European Commission is set to launch a full-scale ‘phase two’ merger investigation into Universal’s Downtown deal after it failed to convince regulators that the transaction should proceed unhindered. With the rhetoric from UMG surrogates already at fever pitch, will the war of words get worse?…
Sam Taylor •
“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 •
WIN says EU regulators must consider “the structure of the music industry as a whole” when investigating UMG’s Downtown deal public
Downtown Music • 3 min read

WIN says EU regulators must consider “the structure of the music industry as a whole” when investigating UMG’s Downtown deal

With EU regulators currently investigating Universal’s bid to buy Downtown, WIN has urged officials to consider “the structure of the music industry as whole”, arguing that it’s not enough to analyse market share, the EU should assess Universal’s aim to exert control across the digital supply chain…
Chris Cooke
Chris Cooke •
Drake’s Super Bowl gripes in amended lawsuit show defamation action is really an attack on Kendrick Lamar’s success, says Universal public
Drake • 4 min read

Drake’s Super Bowl gripes in amended lawsuit show defamation action is really an attack on Kendrick Lamar’s success, says Universal

Universal Music this week responded to Drake’s amended lawsuit accusing it of defamation over its role in releasing Kendrick Lamar’s diss track ‘Not Like Us’. It says that claims added to the lawsuit, especially in relation to Lamar’s Super Bowl performance, are “astonishing” and “without merit”…
Chris Cooke
Chris Cooke •
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