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Music & Copyright's Blog
6d ago
The latest issue of Music & Copyright has now been published. Here are some of this issue’s highlights. ANALYSIS FEATURE: UPRS rolls out three-year strategic plan to boost collections and music user compliance The Ugandan authors’ society, Uganda Performing Right Society (UPRS), has published its annual report for 2023, detailing both the workings of the ..read more
Music & Copyright's Blog
2w ago
The latest issue of Music & Copyright has now been published. Here are some of this issue’s highlights. ANALYSIS FEATURE: Comparing the performance of the major music groups in 2024 Total revenue for each of the three major music groups is set to increase in 2024, with streaming gains boosting recorded-music sales and music publishing ..read more
Music & Copyright's Blog
1M ago
The first issue of issue of Music & Copyright for 2025 has now been published. Here are some of this edition’s highlights. SPECIAL FOCUS: Music publishers and Anthropic reach agreement on the use of guardrails in AI song lyrics copyright dispute An agreement between music publishers and the US artificial intelligence (AI) startup Anthropic has ..read more
Music & Copyright's Blog
2M ago
The latest issue of Music & Copyright has now been published. Here are some of this issue’s highlights. SPECIAL FOCUS: Boomplay the latest African digital service struggling to make selling recorded-music pay African music streaming and download service Boomplay is reportedly struggling to pay rights holders royalties for the use of their works. The service ..read more
Music & Copyright's Blog
2M ago
The latest issue of Music & Copyright has now been published. Here are some of this issue’s highlights. SPECIAL FOCUS: Drake accuses UMG, Spotify, and iHeartMedia of underhand promotional tactics to boost plays of rival Kendrick Lamar In a surprise twist to the ongoing feud between hip hop rappers Drake and Kendrick Lamar, the former’s ..read more
Music & Copyright's Blog
2M ago
The latest issue of Music & Copyright has now been published. Here are some of this issue’s highlights. SPECIAL FOCUS: The rising streaming tide of Airtel and Apple Music’s new partnership Apple Music is looking to boost its presence in India through a partnership deal with the country’s second-biggest mobile operator, Bharti Airtel. While full ..read more
Music & Copyright's Blog
3M ago
Photo by Stockcake The latest issue of Music & Copyright has now been published. Here are some of this issue’s highlights. SPECIAL FOCUS: Music companies and the fine balance between consent and ethics in GenAI-created music The use of artificial intelligence (AI) to create new music or even breathe new life into old recordings is ..read more
Music & Copyright's Blog
3M ago
The latest issue of Music & Copyright has now been published. Here are some of this issue’s highlights. SPECIAL FOCUS: CISAC reports record year for global creators’ rights collections, but the shadow of AI is looming large The International Confederation of Societies of Authors and Composers (CISAC) has published its latest annual report on global ..read more
Music & Copyright's Blog
4M ago
The latest issue of Music & Copyright has now been published. Here are some of this issue’s highlights. SPECIAL FOCUS: African streamers see telco partnerships and the region’s diaspora as key to longer-term growth For the international recorded-music industry, Africa is a region in waiting. It has always come up short in terms of revenue ..read more
Music & Copyright's Blog
4M ago
The latest issue of Music & Copyright has now been published. Here are some of this issue’s highlights. SPECIAL FOCUS: Positive year for global performance rights distributions, with further growth forecast Performance rights distributions to record companies (producers) and performers returned to growth last year after suffering a dip in 2022. Moreover, the total set ..read more