A new study from Bulgarian trade group ANMIP says that Spotify’s royalty payment threshold, introduced last year, disproportionately affects artists and labels in smaller markets such as Bulgaria, ...
A report on copyright and AI, commissioned by the European Parliament’s Legal Affairs Committee, concludes that the best approach to balance the interests of AI firms and rightsholders would be a ...
Jorja Smith’s label FAMM has entered the AI debate after a dance track went viral with vocals that had been manipulated by Suno to sound like it was Smith singing. FAMM criticises the artist behind ...
ECSA, representing songwriters and composers across Europe, has called for more transparency about the big AI deals now being announced by the majors. Writers need to know various things about those ...
When Canadian MP Vince Gasparro took to social media in September to declare that Kneecap were banned from entering the country, he said he was making that statement “on behalf of the government of ...
The UK government has announced plans to introduce new laws banning for-profit ticket touting and capping the commissions that can be charged on face value resale. Numerous politicians, artists, ...
A local edition of ‘BBC Introducing’ has caused controversy within the music community by featuring an entirely AI-generated track in its Artist Of The Month spot. Critics say that, with so little ...
A German court has ruled that OpenAI infringed the copyrights of GEMA songwriters when it made copies of their lyrics without permission. The collecting society says this “landmark” ruling clarifies ...
Stability AI has won its copyright dispute with Getty Images in the UK courts. This began as what many saw as the landmark AI copyright case under UK law, of relevance to all rights owners, including ...
Viagogo is violating the EU’s Digital Services Act, according to Euroconsumers, which has filed a complaint with the regulator in Ireland. A Viagogo spokesperson insists the company is DSA compliant, ...
Lucian Grainge has sent a memo to UMG employees updating them on the major’s negotiations with AI companies. Most interestingly he identifies two scenarios where artist consent will be sought before ...
An FT report says that Universal and Warner are close to agreeing “landmark” AI licensing deals that will result in ongoing payments to the music industry. If true, that poses some big questions ...