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US Copyright Office issues guidance on AI works and copyright

Does art created by an AI qualify for copyright protection? It’s complicated. The simple answer, in the US at least, is a firm no...
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Reservoir and PopArabia sue Anghami over publishing dispute

Middle Eastern music streaming service Anghami is being sued by Reservoir Media and PopArabia for copyright infringement. According to Billboard, the lawsuit was filed in Abu Dhabi just before Christmas, but has only come...
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Copyright Manager – PACE Rights Management – London

A full-time role at the global leader in assisting Rightsholders (writers & publishers) to Direct License their Live Public Performance Rights.     EXPERIENCE: Minimum two (2) years full-time experience working...
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2022: the year when ‘anti-woke’ culture wars met copyright reform

In an ideal world, copyright reform would be driven by expertise, collaboration and careful consideration of the impact of new technologies.
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The Shape of You court case shows the importance of tracking your creative process (guest post)

This is a guest post from Ed Newton-Rex, founder of AI music composition platform Jukedeck (acquired by Bytedance), and now leads Product in Europe for TikTok.
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Investment giant Pimco eyes music copyrights with BMG

Its alliance with KKR is well established, but now the Financial Times has reported a separate BMG deal with Pimco, another giant financial investor.
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Chinese copyright body officially bans exclusive music deals

Stop us if you saw this one coming, but the National Copyright Administration of China has officially banned exclusive copyright licensing deals.
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YouTube publishes first Copyright Transparency Report

YouTube has published its first Copyright Transparency Report, to explain more thoroughly how copyright enforcement works on the platform.
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Copyright Royalty Board ups rates for non-interactive streams

This particular ruling relates to non-interactive music streams: webcasting or personal radio of the kind offered by Pandora and iHeartRadio in the US.
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UK’s Copyright (Rights and Remuneration of Musicians) Bill revealed

The UK has emerged as a bellwether country for the debate around the music streaming economy and artists' earnings.
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Global value of music copyright grew 2.7% to $32.5bn in 2020

Spotify chief economist Will Page publishes his annual 'Global Value of Music Copyright' analysis weaving three reports together.
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Pex launches copyright liability service for digital platforms

Here's an interesting intervention in the long-running debate about how liable internet platforms should be for copyrighted content uploaded by their users.