Creative Industries
Main stories — Week 41, 2022
Here’s a list of the main stories published this week by Creative Industries News:
COPYRIGHT & REGULATION
> Mathieu Lacombe appointed as Minister of Culture and Communications of Quebec
> Facebook threatens to block the circulation of news content in Canada if the Online News Act is voted by Parliament
> South Korea legislators plan to make global content providers contribute to the financing of telecom networks
LITIGATION
> Japan Supreme Court delivers a blow to rights society JASRAC in the case of performance rights paid by music schools
> UK Court sentences hacker to 18 months imprisonment for copyright offences
> London Hight Court gives Lara Prescott a win in copyright infringement case
CMOs & LICENSING
> Neighbouring rights collected on behalf of performers by SCAPR members up 3% in 2021 to €800m, 6% below 2019 levels
> Composer Julian Nott appointed as Chair of PRS for Music’s Members’ Council
> Merlin signs licensing deal with China’s short-format platform Kuaishou
> The MLC has collected $1 billion and distributed more than $800 million to date
> SoundExchange has distributed $238.9m in Q3 2022 to performers and rights holders
> South Africa’s SAMRO calls for compliance of copyright laws by public transport sector
DATA
> Universal Music Group signs up to SCAPR’s International Performer Number scheme
CREATIVE INDUSTRIES
> A2IM elects Concord’s Victor Zaraya as the new Chair of its Executive Committee
> ANote Music plans listing German record label Ever Ever Music’s catalogue
> Vivendi has confirmed plans to spin off its books publishing branch Editis
DIGITAL ECONOMY
> Apple hikes subscription prices for Apple Music, Apple TV+, and Apple One
> Spotify had 456m users in the world at the end of Q3 2022, with 195m paid subscribers
> Talenthouse to invest up to $7 million in US digital SME banking provider Nerve
DEALS
– Reservoir Media signs a new global publishing agreement with KayGee
– Kobalt and Tyler Brown’s new publishing company Funfair Publishing sign James Essien to a global publishing agreement
– Rêve Music has signed a global distribution deal with The Orchard
– Bucks Music Group signs dance act Watch The Ride to a global publishing deal
– Sony Music Entertainment Middle East seals partnership with Kuwait-based Ghmza
– Warner Music Poland has announced a partnership with Groupa STEP
– Sony Music Publishing signs Baby Queen to to a worldwide publishing agreement
IN THE NEWS
– Berry Gordy and Smokey Robinson honored as 2023 MusiCares Persons of the Year
– Robert Louis Gordy Sr. , brother of Motown founder Berry Gordy, dies aged 91
– Exceleration Music has appointed former former Amazon Music‘s executive David Gorman as its Creative Director
– Create Music Group has appointed Brian Glover to the newly created position of Senior Director of Streaming
– SXSW names co-founder Roland Swenson Executive Chairman with Jann Baskett and Hugh Forrest elevated to co-Presidents
– Jean-François Renaud elected President of Québec’s music industry body ADISQ
– Mike Edwards becomes a member of Audible Magic’s advisory board
– Ahmed Nureni named General Manager of Warner Music Middle East
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’
Sony Music Publishing and Amusement sign Jon Buscema to a global agreement
ICMP taps UMPG’s John Reston as Chair of the Industry Metrics Expert Group
Global video and TV content investment will grow to $255 billion in 2026, up 2%
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’