Creative Industries
Main stories — Week 47, 2022
Here’s a list of the main stories published this week by Creative Industries News:
LEAD STORY
> American Music Fairness Act passes the hurdle of the House Judiciary Committee
> Rep. Jerry Nadler: ‘Providing a long-overdue legislative fix for this problem’
> Harry Belafonte, Common, Elvis Costello add their voices to artists asking Congress to pass the American Music Fairness Act
COPYRIGHT & REGULATION
> Australia’s government judges positively the impact of the News Media Mandatory Bargaining Code a year after its enactment
> Hong Kong’s LegCo passes the proposed Copyright (Amendment) Bill
> Canada’s new term of copyright protection will come into force on Dec. 30, 2022
CMOs & LICENSING
> Merlin licenses indie repertoire to Supernatural
> PRS for Music renews licensing agreement with Jamaican society JACAP
> Amazon Prime Video signs agreements with France’s audiovisual production sector
> NetEase Cloud Music renews licensing agreement with Japan’s Avex
DATA
> Bad Bunny tops Spotify Wrapped’s listing as most streamed artist in 2022
CREATIVE INDUSTRIES
> Universal Music Group-owned Spinefarm Records joins [PIAS]’ roster of labels
> French indie organisation UPFI calls on music sector to end ‘fake streams’
> Stax Records founder Jim Stewart dies
> US law firms Mark Music and Media Law and Roberts and Hafitz join forces
> Canadian veteran industry executive Alexander Mair dies aged 82
DIGITAL ECONOMY
> LGND.io partners with Warner Music Group and Polygon to launch music and collectibles platform LGND Music
DEALS
– Iconic Artists Group inks deal with the Dean Martin Family Trust to manage, develop and expand the artist’s legacy
– BMG acquires Peter Frampton’s publishing and recording interests
– Dirty Hit extends global distribution agreement with Ingrooves Music Group
– BMG has acquired the music interests of Chris Rea
– Warner Chappell Music Mexico signs publishing agreement with Danna Paola
– Bucks Music Group sign global publishing deal with Balimaya Project’s creator and leader Yahael Camara-Onono
– Concord Music Publishing and Chromatic Music seal co-publishing deal with songwriter and producer Aaron Chafin
– Kassner Music seals global agreement to represent JEM Music Publishing’s catalogue
IN THE NEWS
– Ben Drury becomes ERA’s new Chair
–The UK’s Association of Independent Music taps AFEM’s Silvia Montello as its new CEO
– Mark Ommanney-Terry has been appointed Head of Europe at beatBread
– Sony Music UK promotes Dipesh Parmar to President and Amy Wheatley to Managing Director of Columbia Records UK
– Nina Radojewski promoted to Head of Membership at the UK’s AIM
– Sony Music appoints Christel Kayibi as Director of Repertoire Strategy for Africa
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’
Creative Industries
Warner Chappell Music taps Edward Matthew as VP, International A&R and Head of Creative, WCM Scandinavia
Creative Industries
Dutch authors and journalists send cease-and-desist letter to Meta over the use of copyrighted works to train Llama
Creative Industries
British media groups launch the SPUR (Standards for Publisher Usage Rights) coalition to promote responsible AI
PRS for Music files lawsuit against Valve Corporation’s gaming platform Steam
SIAE’s collections exceeded €1bn in 2025
Warner Chappell Music taps Edward Matthew as VP, International A&R and Head of Creative, WCM Scandinavia
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’