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From the ‘fair use’ win for Reuters to ByteDance building an AI music beast… 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 ...
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TikTok: 84% of songs that entered Billboard’s Global 200 chart in 2024 went viral on our platform first
TikTok users are much likelier to be superfans than the general population, research from TikTok and Luminate has found.
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The MLC asks court to reconsider dismissal of Spotify ‘bundling’ lawsuit
At stake is an unprecedented interpretation of regulatory language that would have far-reaching and profound financial ...
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Using copyrighted content to train AI without permission is not ‘fair use’, US court rules in Thomson Reuters case
HOW ‘FAIR USE’ WORKS. The fair use doctrine exists to safeguard freedom of expression and to create an environment that ...
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TikTok’s parent company quietly launched a music licensing platform called EasyOde
Music licensing platforms for short-form video, advertising, games, and other visual media are big business – and attract a ...
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BMI urges songwriters, publishers to speak out against potential ‘additional regulation of PROs’ amid US Copyright Office inquiry
BMI President and CEO Michael O'Neill. US performance rights organization BMI has launched a campaign urging its affiliates ...
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Universal acquires majority stake in Japanese music company in A-Sketch
Under the terms of the agreement, Universal Music Japan will acquire the stake in A-Sketch currently owned by Amuse, ...
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BMG rebrands as part of its ‘BMG Next’ strategy – with new symbol, color scheme, and redesigned website
BMG has introduced a new brand identity, including a new symbol, updated color scheme, and redesigned website. According to ...
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Tomás Talarico to oversee Warner Music’s business in Argentina and Chile, as Managing Director, Southern Cone
Tomás Talarico has been named as the new Managing Director of Warner Music Southern Cone, overseeing the record company’s ...
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US Copyright Office launches inquiry into performance rights organizations
The US has six performance rights organizations, and with most of them run for profit, financial transparency is an issue.
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Sony Music Publishing renews global deal with K-Pop specialist The Hello Group Publishing
THG Publishing’s roster of songwriters and producers has placed numerous hits in the K-Pop and J-Pop markets. Headquartered ...