Creative Industries
Main stories — Week 40, 2022
Here’s a list of the main stories published by Creative Industries News in the past week.
COPYRIGHT & REGULATION
> Live Content Coalition disappointed by European Commission’s lack of action to tackle the online piracy of live events
> The ARTS Act gets signed into US law
> Millicom’s Tigo joins the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment
> France’s Prime Minister appoints Senator Julien Bargeton to a mission on the financing of the music sector
LITIGATION
> US court finds Slacker failed to pay $9.7 million in royalties to SoundExchange
> More artists sue Chicago House label Trax
CMOs & LICENSING
> SACEM unveils blockchain-powered copyright protection tool MusicStart
> Pinterest inks licensing deals with Warner Music Group, Merlin and BMG
> APRA AMCOS reports record revenues for Australasia, up 21.6% to A$616.5 million
> SACEM dropped its first NFT campaign
DATA
> Data specialist Audoo beefs up leadership in Asia Pacific and North America
> Muserk launches publishing administration platform using AI machine learning tech
CREATIVE INDUSTRIES
> IMPF’s inaugural Summit in Palma addresses market growth and data issues
> IMPALA calls for industry-wide collaboration on revenue growth, digital fairness and risk-taking
> Universal Music Group launches Mercury Classics Soundtrack & Score to support today’s leading score composers
> Magic Star becomes The Orchard’s global division of children and family entertainment
DIGITAL ECONOMY
> Netflix added 2.4m subscribers in Q3 2022
> ByteDance plans to launch a global music streaming service alongside TikTok
> Audius ventures into the metaverse with the acquisition of SoundStage.fm
> India’s Artium Academy raises $3 million in funding round led VC firm Chiratae Ventures
> Africa’s streaming service Mdundo claimed 21.5m active users at the end of Q3 2022
> Netflix will release theatrically the movie ‘Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery’
> Canada’s BeatConnect raises CA$3 million in a round led by FICC and Anges Québec
DEALS
– Reservoir Media has acquired the catalogue of Louis Prima
– British rapper Stefflon Don signs global recording agreement with BMG
– CD Baby seals partnership with fan engagement platform Laylo
– Warner Music invests in Serbia’s independent label Mascom Records
IN THE NEWS
– peermusic promotes Michael Knox to President of its Nashville operations
– Peter Walther Walthinsen promoted to Head of A&R for Warner Chappell Music Nordics
– Tuned Global has named Hazel Savage as a non-executive board member
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’
Qobuz-backed survey reveals 78% of French consumers do not know how artists are compensated by streaming services
Richard and Ace Burgess launch AudioNumber and Interline Media Group
Reps. Madeleine Dean and Nathaniel Moran introduce the TRAIN Act to protect creators from unauthorised AI training
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’