Creative Industries
Main stories — Week 44, 2022
Here’s a list of the main stories published this week by Creative Industries News:
LEAD STORY
> IFPI’s 2022 global survey shows people listen to more music than ever before
COPYRIGHT & REGULATION
> AEPO-ARTIS recommends the introduction of a right to equitable remuneration for on-demand streaming in Europe
> Copyright Office to hold seminars on the new Recordation System
> Nigerian Copyright Commission signs MoU on piracy with publishers and booksellers
LITIGATION
> Paramount’s motion to dismiss in ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ copyright case is rejected by California court
CMOs & LICENSING
> SACEM and Pianity’s agreement on music NFTs includes a ‘droit de suite’
> The UK’s DACS appoints COO Christian Zimmermann as its new Chief Executive
> Hungarian society ARTISJUS signs representation agreement with SACEM for the online licensing of its repertoire
DATA
> Stem introduces Royalty Services for labels
> Mandolin releases new features for artists to optimise data about their fanbases
CREATIVE INDUSTRIES
> French creative sector urges President Macron to cancel plans to postpone festivals in 2024 because of the Olympics
> Warner Music’s Emerging Markets division launches new label called OUT OF ORDER
> Music sector contributed £345 million to Northern Ireland’s economy in 2019
> MENA media company MBC Group joins the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment
> BPI report: British independent record labels’ share of the UK music market grows to 28.6% in the first 10 months of 2022
> Has Pink Floyd’s catalogue sale hit a wall?
> Believe forecasts 2022 full-year revenue to grow over 30% year-on-year
DIGITAL ECONOMY
> Tencent Music Q3 2022 revenue were down 5.6% year-on-year to $1.04 billion, but paying users were up 19.8% to 85.3 million
> YouTube has processed 757.9 million unique copyright claims in the first half of 2022
> CD Baby inks partnership with Groover to help emerging artists promote their music
> Amazon to cut down on production investments at its Hollywood studio
> US video games market down 5% to $12.34bn during Q3 2022
> The future of TV is not linear…
DEALS
– BMG acquires Harry Nilsson’s songbook
– Downtown Music Services has signed Masego to a global music publishing administration agreement
– Bucks Music Group signs Tom Webber to an exclusive global publishing agreement
– The Orchard signs production and DJ duo Christian Rich to a global distribution and publishing administration agreement
IN THE NEWS
– MaryLynne Drexler appointed Head of Business & Legal Affairs for WMG’s ADA
– Dani Deahl named Head of Communications & Creator Insights at BandLab Technologies
– Heather Walters joins US Copyright Office as a fellow in the Barbara A. Ringer Copyright Honors Programme
– Bob Workman promoted to SVP, International Brand Partnerships at Warner Music and General Manager at WMX UK
– Blue Raincoat Music/Chrysalis Records taps James Meadows as SVP of Marketing
– SACEM makes a series of key hires to strengthen its management committee
– Warner Music Japan names Kazuhiro Shimada as Chief Operating Officer
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’
Collective Management Organisations
CISAC adopts a declaration calling for human creativity to be protected and respected
CISAC adopts a declaration calling for human creativity to be protected and respected
Chordal
Youssou N’Dour named Vice-President of CISAC
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
Olivier Chastan (Iconoclast): ‘Name, image and likeness will be as important as music rights in the future’
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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 Organisations4 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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Interview4 years agoOlivier Chastan (Iconoclast): ‘Name, image and likeness will be as important as music rights in the future’
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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’