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Music publishers and labels urge Croatian government to change its proposed copyright bill introducing extended collective licensing

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International and local organisations representing record labels and music publishers have sent a letter to members of the Croatian Parliament urging them to reconsider certain provision in the bill on the Copyright and Related Rights Act, which will soon get a second reading in Parliament.
At the end of July, the Croatian government adopted the Bill as the country's proposal for implementing the European Union's Copyright Directive. The signatories of the letter argued that, as such, the propos...

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Emmanuel is a Washington, DC-based freelance journalist, blogger and media consultant, specialising in the entertainment business and cultural trends. He was the US editor for British music industry trade publication Music Week. Previously, he was the editor of Impact, a magazine for the music publishing community (2007-2009), the global editor of US trade publication Billboard (2003-2006), and the editor in chief of Billboard’s sister publication Music & Media (1997-2003).

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Dutch anti-piracy outfit BREIN granted trusted flagger status

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Dutch anti-piracy organisation BREIN has been granted the status of trusted flagger by the Dutch digital services coordinator (ACM), as of 29 September 2025.
Trusted flaggers are organisations recognised by the ACM that are deemed reliable to detect, identify and report illegal content to online platforms, such as hosting providers, social media and online marketplaces. These parties are obliged to treat reports from trusted flaggers as a priority.
“The trusted flagger status feels like recogn...

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AEPO-ARTIS calls for policy-makers in Europe to finally extend actors’ term of protection from 50 to 70 years

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Performers regrouped through AEPO-ARTIS, the European Association of Performers Organisations, are “strongly opposed” to the conclusions of the European Commission’s recently published Report on the application of the Term Extension Directive (2011/77/EU), which recommends delaying for two more years decisions regarding performers’ rights.
Directive 2011/77/EU (‘Term Extension Directive’) amended the Directive on the term of protection of copyright and certain related rights (Directive 2006/116/...

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Trump plans to implement a 100% tariff on films made outside of the United States

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President Donald Trump has confirmed his plans of “imposing a 100% Tariff on any and all movies that are made outside the US,” sending a shock message to Hollywood and the global film industry.
“Our movie making business has been stolen from the United States of America, by other Countries, just like stealing candy from a baby,” wrote Trump on Truth Social, using the same rhetoric as last My when he first floated the idea of imposing taxes of films entering the US or filmed outside of the US.
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