Warner Chappell Music (WCM) has appointed Edward Matthew as VP, International A&R and Head of Creative, WCM Scandinavia. Based in Stockholm, Matthew will report to Shani Gonzales, Managing Director, WCM UK & Head of International A&R, and Lars Karlsson, Managing Director, WCM Scandinavia. In his dual role, Matthew will bring “extensive cross-border expertise and entrepreneurial vision to WCM’s global creative operations,” said the company. He will focus on "driving international coll...

The Dutch Association of Journalists (NVJ), the Authors’ Union (Auteursbond), and writers’ rights organisation Lira Foundation have sent a cease-and-desist letter to Meta, enjoining the parent company of Facebook and Instagram to using copyrighted material written by Dutch authors, reporters, and translators to train its Llama artificial intelligence models. NVJ General Secretary Thomas Bruning said the letter was a first step. If Meta fails to address the issue exposed in the letter, the organ...

Five leaders of British media groups have joined forces to establish the SPUR (Standards for Publisher Usage Rights) coalition, with the mission to establish shared technical standards and responsible licensing frameworks as a response to the development of AI. The guidelines and standards will "ensure AI developers can access high quality, reliable journalism in legitimate, responsible and convenient ways, while guaranteeing that publishers retain practical control of their content and receive ...