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Facebook and France’s APIG reach an agreement to license and remunerate the use of news content

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Facebook has reached an agreement with France's Alliance de la presse d’information générale (APIG), which represents a large part of the country's national and regional daily press, to license and remunerate news content.
Facebook has previously announced similar agreements with dailies Le Monde and Figaro. France was the first European country to transpose into national law the so-called “neighboring rights” for news publishers, introduced by Article 15 of the 2019 Copyright Directive.
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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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Gabriel Prokofiev signs global publishing agreement with Chester Music

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Chester Music, an affiliate of British independent music company of Wise Music Group, has signed an exclusive worldwide publishing deal with the British composer and producer Gabriel Prokofiev.
Over the last decade Gabriel has become a significant voice in the contemporary classical music, combining classical and symphonic compositions, with scores for film, dance and opera, concert music and electronic music.
“I’m thrilled to be joining the Wise Music family," said Prokofiev. "Wise have an ex...

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Avex Music Group signs Kamal Wilson to a global publishing agreement

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Avex Music Group (AMG), the US-based affiliate of Japanese entertainment company Avex, has signed songwriter and producer Kamal Wilson to a worldwide publishing deal.
Wilson's catalogue reflects his versatility with inroads into R&B, hip-hop, and pop, Originally from Orange County, California, Wilson penned his first song at 11 years old. Wilson co-wrote Kehlani’s track 'Folded', which has been covered by artists like Brandy and Eric Bellinge. Wilson commented: “I’m thrilled to have the glob...

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Concord Music Publishing ANZ signs The Belair Lip Bombs to a global publishing deal

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Concord Music Publishing ANZ has signed Australian indie-rock band The Belair Lip Bombs to a global publishing agreement. “We are very grateful and excited to join the Concord family,” the band said. “We love the team and we can't wait to explore new opportunities with them.”
Formed eight years ago in the Melbourne suburb of Frankston, the four-piece — Maisie Everett (vocals/guitar), Mike Bradvica (guitar), Jimmy Droughton (bass), and Daniel “Dev” Devlin (drums) — have built a following that st...

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