Creative Industries
Main stories — Week 34, 2022
These are the main stories published this week by Creative Industries News:.
LEAD STORIES
> GEMA study shows music creators receive about 22% of streaming net revenues
> The UK’s CMA plans to launch an in-depth probe into Microsoft’s $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard
> Delhi High Court orders Telegram to disclose details about online infringers
> IMPEL seals a strategic partnership with SoundExchange’s SX Works and CMRRA
> SCPP sets up a scheme to help labels pay guaranteed minimum advances to artists
> New chapter opens for Kobalt as Francisco Partners takes a controlling stake
> Italy’s recorded music sales were up 18.3% to €153m in the first half of the year
> Tencent Holdings becomes Ubisoft Entertainment’s largest shareholder
> Mozaic launches a pre-Series A funding round with the goal to raise $5.5 million
BRIEF NEWS
– Japan’s Agency for Cultural Affairs sets up portal to inform creators on online piracy
– MPLC joins the Copyright Society
– Dreame launches campaign to fight digital piracy and copyright infringement
– Apple settles lawsuit with the heirs of songwriters Harold Arlen, Harry Warren and Ray Henderson
– Pokémon Company sues Chinese video games publishers for infringement
– California court dismisses lawsuit filed by Spencer Helden who was featured on the cover of Nirvana’s album ‘Nevermind’
– Kuaishou inks ‘dynamic’ licensing agreement with Warner Chappell Music
– Strange Fruits re-brands as Fruits Music
– TikTok’s parent ByteDance is shelving plans to go public — report
– CT Investments launches the KPOP and Korean Entertainment exchange-traded fund (ETF)
DEALS
– South Korea’s broadcaster MBC signs partnership with metaverse gaming platform The Sandbox
– Lauren Spencer-Smith signs her first global publishing deal with Warner Chappell Music
– Warner Music Mexico and ADA Latin sign Mexican duo Efecto Elegante to an exclusive deal
IN THE NEWS
– Michelle Donelan appointed Culture Secretary in the new UK government
– SABAM names Maud Van de Velde Head of AV, performing & visual arts and literature
– Soundstripe promotes Sourav Nayak to CFO
– lan Willick has joined rights management firm Catch Point Rights Partners as Investment Associate
– Damian Christian has been named Chair of the BRIT Committee
– Hélène Larrouturou, has been appointed Managing Director of MEWEM (Mentoring Program for Women Entrepreneurs in Music Industry) France
INTERVIEWS
In case you missed it, Creative Industries News published recent Q&As with:
– Bruno Guez (Revelator)
– Andrea C Martin (PRS for Music)
– Cécile Rap-Veber (SACEM)
– Molly Neuman (Songtrust)
– Jordi Puy (Unison)
– Olivier Chastan (Iconoclast)
– Ken Umezaki (Verifi)
– Paul Pacifico (AIM)
– Spek (PopArabia)
– Merk Mercuriadis (Hipgnosis) (Part 1)
– Merk Mercuriadis (Hipgnosis) (Part 2)
OPINION
In case you missed it, Creative Industries News published recent opinion pieces from:
– Susan Cotchin (Good Neighbour Rights): ‘Australia’s decision to limit the application of Art. 15 of WIPO’s WPPT has impacted Australian artists in a big way’
– Helen Smith (IMPALA): ‘We don’t believe equitable remuneration is equitable at all’
– Jonathan Reichman and Jeremy King (Hunton Andrews Kurth): ‘Warhol Foundation v. Goldsmith is an opportunity for US Supreme Court to clarify fair use’
– Kevin Casini: ‘Stakeholders need to take a long-term view with the Copyright Royalty Board’s rate-setting proceedings’
– Barry Scannell (IMRO): ‘Royalty-based NFTs have limited fungibility’
Copyright & Regulation
WIN calls on EU Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis to “block” the acquisition of Downtown by Universal Music Group
SCPP collected €85.5 million in neighbouring rights in 2025, down 3.2% compared to 2024
Book publishers file motion to join copyright infringement case against Google
WIN calls on EU Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis to “block” the acquisition of Downtown by Universal Music Group
The MLC plans webinars to show members how to use tools to manage song data
Six takeaways from The MLC’s first annual report for 2021: distributions, membership, matching rates, processed works, historical unmatched works and expenditures
Cécile Rap-Veber (SACEM): ‘We are a solutions provider to create value, a tech company, and we are less and less seen as some sort of cultural institution’
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Collective Management Organisations3 years agoThe MLC plans webinars to show members how to use tools to manage song data
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Collective Management Organisations3 years agoSix takeaways from The MLC’s first annual report for 2021: distributions, membership, matching rates, processed works, historical unmatched works and expenditures
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Collective Management Organisations4 years agoCécile Rap-Veber (SACEM): ‘We are a solutions provider to create value, a tech company, and we are less and less seen as some sort of cultural institution’
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Interview4 years agoOlivier Chastan (Iconoclast): ‘Name, image and likeness will be as important as music rights in the future’