AI is already learning from music. Quietly, constantly, and at a scale most people don’t fully see yet. While the industry debates hypotheticals, the real shift has already happened. The […]
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Dame Caroline Dinenage – “What’s been happening up until now is theft”
Dame Caroline Dinenage is Chair of the UK’s Culture Media and Sport (CMS) committee – the cross-party body that holds the government’s Department of Culture Media and Sport to account. […]
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“Unimaginable in any other sector” – Impala’s Helen Smith on planned Downtown acquisition
Last week, the European Commission started its investigation into UMG’s planned acquisition of Downtown Music Holdings. A number of independent music companies and others in the space have raised their concerns in Brussels – and the executive chair of one of them, Impala’s Helen Smith, has penned this guest column:
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TikTok announces another new EU data centre in wake of fine
Yesterday we wrote about the Irish Data Protection Commission fining TikTok €530 million (approx $660m), as it had not demonstrated that the user data it sent to its Chinese operations was protected from […]
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Over 13,000 creatives sign statement voicing AI concern
Thousands of artists and people working in the creative industry have added their signatures to a statement that warns AI companies that their livelihood is threatened by the unlicensed use […]
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Europe’s AI Act takes next step including training-data rules
Europe may soon become the first territory to craft and pass new legislation on the use of artificial intelligence technologies.
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CMA provisionally clears Sony Music’s acquisition of AWAL
UK competition watchdog the CMA has published its provisional decision on Sony Music’s acquisition of distributor and artist services company AWAL.
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CMA to give ‘careful consideration’ to music market study
The UK’s competition regulator, the CMA, has responded to the British government’s decision to refer a potential market study of the major music companies to it.
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Viagogo sells StubHub’s business outside North America
Viagogo has satisfied the CMA’s concerns by selling StubHub’s business outside North America to an investment company called Digital Fuel Capital.
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Now Apple will let ‘reader’ apps link out to manage accounts
There is more news on how Apple is adjusting its App Store policies in response to regulatory pressures around the world. Japan is the focus this time.
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Tencent Music ends its exclusive deals with labels
Tencent Music has announced an official end to its exclusive deals with music labels, in response to regulatory moves in China.
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Google announces digital safety changes for kids and teens
The latest announcement from Google includes enabling any under-18 year-old to request the removal of their images from Google Image search results.