Creative Industries
Main stories — Week 37, 2022
LEAD STORY
> GESAC study puts authors and composers at the heart of the streaming economy
> GESAC report: The pricing of streaming services and its impact on authors and composers
COPYRIGHT & REGULATION
> The American Music Fairness Act is introduced in the Senate by Marsha Blackburn and Alex Padilla
> Senate Judiciary Committee approves by a 15-7 vote the Journalism Competition and Preservation Act to support local news
> Constitutional Court rules sections of South Africa’s Copyright Act are unconstitutional
LITIGATION
> Netflix drops lawsuit against the creators of ‘The Unofficial Bridgerton Musical’
> Mr. Probz and his company Left Lane accuse Sony Music Entertainment and Ultra Records of withholding royalties
CMOs & LICENSING
> The MLC unveils new portal for independent music distributors to help them identify unmatched recordings and claim royalties
> Authors Guild welcomes Amazon’s decision to modify its return policy for ebooks
CREATIVE INDUSTRIES
> Robert Kyncl’s Warner Music Group CEO job comes with a $2m annual salary, a yearly target bonus of $3m, plus $10m in shares
> J.P. Morgan believes Hipgnosis is offering ‘compelling value’ to investors
> Downtown Music Holdings names Pieter van Rijn President of its new professional services division Downtown Music
> Hipgnosis Songs Fund’s Chief Catalogue Officer Amy Thomson quits to launch a catalogue-management platform
DIGITAL ECONOMY
> Epix has been rebranded as MGM+
> 7digital Group Chair Tamir Koch steps down; company secures £500,000 loan
> Global SVoD subscriptions to reach 1.68 billion by 2027, up from 1.20 billion in 2021
DEALS
– Universal Music Group acquires a majority stake in India’s TM Ventures
– Pophouse acquires 75% of Avicii’s master recordings and publishing rights
– Sony Music Publishing Nashville has signed Jamie Davis to a global publishing deal
– Position Music/Hive Music sign Blackway to a global record and co-publishing deal
– Big Machine Label Group signs Chris Janson in partnership with Harpeth 60 Records
– Dove Cameron has signed a global agreement with Sony Music Publishing
IN THE NEWS
– Napster appoints former Roblox Head of Music Jon Vlassopulos as its new CEO
– Register of Copyrights Shira Perlmutterhas joined USPTO’s Council for Inclusive Innovation (CI2)
– PIXELYNX has named Chris Mendez Vice President of Ecosystems
– Leila Oliveira succeeds Sérgio Affonso as President of Warner Music Brazil
– Sony Music Publishing UK has promoted Rob Stratton to the position of Director of Visual & Media Rights
– Rodolphe Belmer has been appointed CEO of French commercial broadcaster TF1
– Believe beefs up management team in SE Asia under the leadership of Antoine El Iman
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:
– Chola Makgamathe (SAMRO): South Africa needs a comprehensive, multifaceted strategy to curb the economic impact of piracy
– 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’
Record labels and Spotify slap Anna’s Archive with copyright infringement lawsuit for scrapping 86 million music files
European Commission agrees on the proposed Digital Networks Act (DNA)
Merlin inks partnership with Pipeline
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’