Compliance

Keeping up with compliance and enforcement of music, creative, and IP related legislation

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iHeartMedia, Google Settle Deceptive Ads Lawsuit with FTC

November 29, 2022

Photo Credit: Daniel Romero iHeartMedia and Google have settled a lawsuit with the FTC and seven states over deceptive advertising of its Pixel 4 smartphones. The lawsuit claims that Google paid radio hosts ... Read More...

Tunedly Aims to Disrupt the Music Industry With TunedCoin Project

Ashley King

November 16, 2022

Photo Credit: Tunedly (Chris Erhardt and Mylène Besançon) Blockchain technology is rapidly evolving with new use cases. Supply chain tracking and tracing, compliance auditing, and simplified payment processin... Read More...

Apple Keeps Rejecting Spotify’s Audiobook App Store Updates

Ashley King

October 26, 2022

Photo Credit: Spotify A new report says Spotify is facing issues getting Apple to approve an App Store update featuring audiobooks. The New York Times reports that Spotify's latest update has been rejected a... Read More...

CRB Orders Phonorecords IV Settling Parties to File All ‘Supplemental’ Written and Oral Agreements Following Pushback

Dylan Smith

October 18, 2022

Photo Credit: Bill Oxford Earlier this month, leading music publishers and streaming giants including Spotify released an unredacted version of their Phonorecords IV settlement. But songwriter organizations t... Read More...

FLVTO.biz withdraws from major-label suit

Warner Music Group and Believe Continued to Operate In Russia After Officially Announcing Exits, Reports Say

Dylan Smith

September 20, 2022

Moscow, Russia. Photo Credit: Astemir Almov Warner Music Group (WMG) continued to operate in Russia even after announcing that it would cease conducting business in the nation, while indie label and distribut... Read More...

Tencent Music Officially Prepares to List Shares In Hong Kong — Trading Begins Next Week

Dylan Smith

September 14, 2022

About six months after disclosing its intention of spearheading a secondary stock listing, Tencent Music (NYSE: TME) is reportedly preparing to make shares available on Hong Kong’s exchange “as soon as next w... Read More...

New Grant Offers Free Festival Passes to People with Disabilities – Lollapalooza, EDC, Stagecoach & More

Ashley King

September 1, 2022

Photo Credit: AccessibleFestivals.org A new grant program offers free festival passes to several popular festivals for people with disabilities. Here's what you should know. The Dan Grover Memorial Ticket Gr... Read More...

Audacy Stock Hits All-Time Low Amid Disappointing Financials, Layoffs

Ashley King

August 25, 2022

Following slow revenue growth for Q2 2022, Audacy has started layoffs after disappointing financials. The Philadelphia-based company is expected to make job cuts that will impact all divisions and geographic... Read More...

Capitol Records ‘Drops’ Virtual Rapper FN Meka Following Allegations of Racism

Paul Resnikoff

August 23, 2022

FN Meka (Photo Credit: Capitol Music Group/UMG) Yes, robots can get canceled, too. Effectively immediately, Capitol Music Group and its parent Universal Music Group have 'severed ties' with virtual artist FN ... Read More...

Muse NFT Album To Be Chart Eligible in the UK

Ashley King

August 7, 2022

Photo Credit: Raph_PH / CC by 2.0 Muse is set to become the first music act with a chart-eligible NFT album. British rock group Muse and Warner Music UK have partnered with eco-friendly web3 music marketplac... Read More...

Spotify Head Daniel Ek to Be Deposed In Eminem Publisher Lawsuit, Judge Confirms

Dylan Smith

July 15, 2022

Photo Credit: Magnus Höij / CC by 2.0 About three months back, a court rejected Spotify’s motion for a protective order in a long-running legal battle, thereby determining that CEO Daniel Ek would have to pro... Read More...

TikTok Pauses Privacy Policy Update in Europe Following Regulatory Pushback

Ashley King

July 13, 2022

Photo Credit: Eyestetix Studio TikTok postpones a controversial privacy policy change following European regulatory pushback. TikTok has agreed to postpone a controversial privacy policy update in Europe tha... Read More...

Mechanical Licensing Collective (MLC) Refuses to Disclose ‘Black Box’ Account Figures as Total Payouts Top $1 Billion

Sound Credit Partners With PPL — North American Creators Can Now Collect Neighboring Rights Royalties

TikTok CEO Meets with EU Officials Over Privacy & Child Safety Concerns

Multiple Universities Begin Banning TikTok After ByteDance Admits Employees Improperly Accessed User Data

As Jordan Bans TikTok, Virginia Joins List of US States Banning the App

iHeartMedia, Google Settle Deceptive Ads Lawsuit with FTC

Tunedly Aims to Disrupt the Music Industry With TunedCoin Project

Apple Keeps Rejecting Spotify’s Audiobook App Store Updates

CRB Orders Phonorecords IV Settling Parties to File All ‘Supplemental’ Written and Oral Agreements Following Pushback

Tencent Music Officially Prepares to List Shares In Hong Kong — Trading Begins Next Week

Audacy Stock Hits All-Time Low Amid Disappointing Financials, Layoffs

Capitol Records ‘Drops’ Virtual Rapper FN Meka Following Allegations of Racism

Muse NFT Album To Be Chart Eligible in the UK

Spotify Head Daniel Ek to Be Deposed In Eminem Publisher Lawsuit, Judge Confirms