The United States Copyright Office (USCO) has the PRO market in its crosshairs. In February, the USCO launched a significant…
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Sony, Warner Chappell, Concord, Reservoir urge less regulation of PROs in responses to US Copyright Office inquiry
Leading music publishers including Sony Music Publishing, Warner Chappell Music, Concord, and Reservoir have submitted responses to the US Copyright…
Pex acquired by copyright protection and content monetization company Vobile
Los Angeles-based Pex, an audio content identification platform that tracks and analyzes copyrighted content on digital services, has been acquired. Founded…
For Google and OpenAI, the UK’s proposed loosening of copyright laws for AI isn’t enough – they want to be ‘free’ of copyright
Creators, artists and copyright owners have raised the alarm about a proposal in front of UK lawmakers that would see…
Donald Trump denied dismissal of Isaac Hayes heirs’ copyright lawsuit
President Donald Trump will have to face a copyright lawsuit over his campaign’s use of a song co-written by legendary…
South Korea’s largest music copyright collective just banned registration of songs created with AI
South Korea’s largest music copyright collective has introduced a new rule requiring creators to guarantee that AI wasn’t used to…
Tony Blair’s institute just published an AI report calling for the UK to rip up copyright law. Here’s what it says…
MBW Reacts is a series of analytical commentaries from Music Business Worldwide written in response to major recent entertainment events or news…
European Union’s latest draft AI Code of Practice renders copyright ‘meaningless,’ rightsholders warn
A group of European authors, performers and other rightsholders have issued a joint statement slamming the third draft of the…
From Dua Lipa’s copyright lawsuit win to Concord’s Stem acquisition… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up
Welcome to Music Business Worldwide’s weekly round-up – where we make sure you caught the five biggest stories to hit our headlines…
ASCAP warns US creative economy ‘will be undermined’ if copyright laws loosened for AI developers
The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) has added its voice to the growing chorus in the music…