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Recording Academy, State Department Launch ‘Global Music Diplomacy Initiative,’ Issue First ‘Peace Through Music Award’

Dylan Smith

September 28, 2023

ASCAP Songwriters Descend on Capitol Hill To Urge Legislative Action on AI: ‘We Need Lawmakers To Act Now’

Dylan Smith

September 21, 2023

Federal Lawmaker Introduces Revamped ‘Protect Working Musicians Act,’ Proposing Indie Collective-Negotiation Rights for Streaming and Generative AI

Dylan Smith

September 19, 2023

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Copyright Office Declines To Revisit the Section 115 Compulsory License — ‘It Would Be Premature at This Time To Engage in a New Study’

Dylan Smith

August 29, 2023

Songwriter Organizations Urge Congressional Action on the Mechanical Licensing Collective’s ‘Black Box’ Royalties — ‘Very Blatant Conflict of Interest’

Dylan Smith

July 24, 2023

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IFPI, GESAC, and Others Call for Mandatory Artificial Intelligence Training Disclosures in the EU — ‘AI Innovation and Effective Copyright Protection Are Not Mutually Exclusive’

Dylan Smith

July 19, 2023

Brussels, Belgium. Photo Credit: François Genon Amid ongoing trilogue negotiations over the EU’s AI Act, music industry organizations including the IFPI, IMPALA, and GESAC are urging lawmakers to assure that ... Read More...

TikTok Files Emergency Motion in Bid To Prevent Montana Ban From Going Into Effect

Dylan Smith

July 7, 2023

The Montana State Capitol. Photo Credit: Martin Kraft Amid an ongoing legal battle over a Montana law that’s set to ban its use beginning on January 1st, 2024, TikTok is attempting to block the much-publicize... Read More...

musicFIRST Coalition Doubles Down on Calls for Terrestrial Radio Royalties as House Hearing Gauges the Music Modernization Act’s Effectiveness

Dylan Smith

June 27, 2023

Photo Credit: musicFIRST Capitalizing upon a congressional hearing on the Music Modernization Act (MMA), the musicFIRST Coalition is once again calling for the passage of legislation that would compel statesi... Read More...

Is It Time to Repeal the Section 115 Compulsory License? One Songwriter Is Formally Urging the Copyright Office To Do Just That

Dylan Smith

June 23, 2023

Washington, D.C.'s James Madison Memorial Building, which houses the U.S. Copyright Office. Is it time to repeal the Section 115 compulsory license? Singer-songwriter George Johnson believes so, and he’s call... Read More...

EU’s ‘AI Act’ Moves Another Step Closer to Passage With New Vote — ‘We Want Content That Is Produced by AI To Be Recognizable As Such’

Dylan Smith

June 15, 2023

Photo Credit: Waldemar A little over one month after the formal approval of negotiations on the EU's AI Act, the regulatory measure has moved another step closer to becoming law. And while the legislation’s p... Read More...

White House Announces ‘All-In Pricing’ Commitments from Live Nation/Ticketmaster, SeatGeek, and Others

Dylan Smith

June 15, 2023

Photo Credit: Rene DeAnda About seven months after the president promised to crack down on live entertainment tickets’ “hidden junk fees,” representatives from Live Nation, DICE, SeatGeek, and other companies... Read More...

Is Your Band Big In Japan? Shifts In Public Performance Tracking Could Generate Some Major Surprises

Paul Resnikoff

June 14, 2023

Auckland, New Zealand, one of the cities where Audoo has deployed its Audio Meter. Photo Credit: Dan Freeman Despite the widespread availability of detailed music consumption figures, royalties attributable t... Read More...

Schneider Retreats From YouTube Content ID Court Battle After Failing to Secure Class Action Status

Raha Ali

June 13, 2023

Photo Credit: Javier Miranda Just a day before the June 13th trial for the now-infamous YouTube Content ID lawsuit, Grammy-winning composer Maria Schneider has officially stepped back. After failing to secure... Read More...

Is the YouTube Content ID Lawsuit Fading Away? Maria Schneider Makes Another Attempt for Class Action Status as Trial Date Looms

Raha Ali

June 9, 2023

Photo Credit: Gerd Altmann The YouTube lawsuit that originally had creators on the edge of their seats is now losing its glamor. Plaintiff Maria Schneider, a Grammy-winning jazz musician, now faces the prospe... Read More...

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TikTok Faces Renewed Congressional Scrutiny Following Data Storage Reports: ‘We Are Disturbed By TikTok’s Pattern of Misleading or Inaccurate Responses’

Dylan Smith

June 8, 2023

Photo Credit: Jonathan Kemper Following troubling reports about the alleged storage of TikTok creators’ sensitive financial information in China, U.S. senators from both sides of the aisle are calling out the... Read More...

Should Artificial Intelligence Content Be Labeled? European Commission Vice President Calls for Enhanced AI Media Regulations

Dylan Smith

June 5, 2023

European Commission VP for values and transparency Věra Jourová, who's calling for enhanced artificial intelligence content-identification requirements. Content created by artificial intelligence “must be rec... Read More...

Spotify’s EU Lobbying Expenses Approached $1 Million Last Year Amid App Store Crusade, Data Shows

Dylan Smith

June 1, 2023

Photo Credit: Spotify Amid a continued push for regulatory action against the App Store in both the United States and Europe, Spotify dropped nearly $1 million on EU lobbying efforts last year, according to r... Read More...