The UK's Competition & Markets Authority (CMA) has concluded its market study into music and streaming services by deciding not to undertake a full market investigation, considering that the outcomes from streaming "are good for consumers."

"We have found that it is unlikely that the outcomes that concern many stakeholders are primarily driven by competition," reads the final report from the CMA. "Consequently, it is unlikely that a competition intervention would improve outcomes overall...

Interested parties have until December 4, 2022 to provide comments on the draft Copyright (Collective Management Organisations) Regulations 2023, in a consultation organised by the Ministry of Law of Singapore (MinLAw) and the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS).

The draft Regulations set out the licence conditions which collective management organisations (CMOs) must comply with under a mandatory class licencing scheme administered by IPOS, as well as procedural matters relatin...

The US Copyright Office and the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) are launching a joint study and a series of roundtables to examine "various matters related to intellectual property that arise from the use of non-fungible tokens (NFTs)."

The two organisations are responding to a request from Senators Patrick Leahy and Thom Tillis, who in a letter dated June 9, 2022, asked the Copyright Office and the USPTO conduct a joint study and address issues related to NFTs and intellectual proper...