A coalition of over a dozen creative industry trade bodies operating in Europe have published an open letter sent to EU institutional negotiators expressing concern about the direction that discussions on the Digital Services Act (DSA) are taking in both the European Parliament and in the Council.

They complain that the DSA, which is set to codify the way digital platforms — search engines, social media networks, ISPs, intermediaries — operate within the EU, will leave Europe’s creative indu...

US Representative Ted Deutch (FL-22) has introduced the Protect Working Musicians Act, a legislation that would help artists and music creators to negotiate fairer rates and terms for the use of their music online.

The Protect Working Musicians Act is designed to empower independent artists and music creators. Its main provisions include:

Allowing working artists and independent musicians to band together to negotiate with dominant streaming platforms. Making clear the antitrust laws ar...

A group of 44 Conservative Members of Parliament have written to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson calling for the government to add in the 1988 Copyright, Designs and Patents Act the words “equitable remuneration” for creators.

In the letter —disclosed by The Telegraph — the MPs claim that artists are being exploited by foreign-owned streaming services and record labels and that their dominance puts Britain’s cultural heritage under threat. “These huge and often foreign-owned multinati...