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Italy’s neighbouring rights society SCF distributed €54.9m to members in 2021

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Italy's collective management organisation SCF, which collects neighbouring rights on behalf of right holders, has approved its 2021 budget showing a 29.5% increase in distributed royalties to members to €54.9 million, against €38.5m in 2020. SCF has seen growth in the broadcasting and new media segment, with a 5% growth year-on-year, and a 13% decline in public performance revenues due to the pandemic situation. Private copying and international revenue collected were on the rise, increasing ov...

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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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Italy’s neighbouring rights society SCF distributed €52.9m in 2025, up 3.5%

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April 24, 2026

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Italy's neighbouring rights society SCF has distributed to its members a total of €52.9 million in 2025, up 3.48% compared to 2024, thanks to growth in broadcasting collections and from private copying. SCF said the financial results in 2025 confirm "the central role of performance rights within the economics of recorded music in Italy, where they now represent the second-largest source of revenue after streaming." “In an increasingly complex and diverse music ecosystem, last year has confirmed ...

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The MLC seeks suggestions of songwriter candidates for its Board of Directors

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April 23, 2026

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The Mechanical Licensing Collective (The MLC) is accepting suggestions of songwriter candidates for its Board of Directors, Dispute Resolution Committee, and Unclaimed Royalties Oversight Committee. The Music Modernisation Act (MMA), which sets the legal framework for The MLC, calls for certain governance positions at The MLC to be reserved for representatives of songwriters. The MLC is governed by a Board of Directors comprised of songwriters and representatives of music publishers. Board and...

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SACEM Day brings focus on AI as rights society celebrates its 175th anniversary

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April 14, 2026

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French rights society SACEM celebrated its 175th anniversary by gathering at its headquarters in Neuilly-sur-Seine creators, policy-makers and industry personalities for the inaugural SACEM Day. The event was the occasion to reaffirm France's attachment to cultural exception, the sanctity of authors' rights, the need to enforce European cultural and tech sovereignty and the importance to establish a different framework for AI that respects the rights of creators.

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