The National Independent Venue Association of California (NIVA CA) has appointed Joe Rinaldi as President, succeeding the two-year co-presidency of Gabe Docto, Jim Cornett, and Josh Lieberman. Rinaldi is the Managing Partner of San Diego’s Music Box and National Buyer for the 45,000-capacity Mission Bayfest. He previously served as NIVA’s Southern California Advocate since 2021. NIVA California is the state chapter of Washington, DC-based National Independent Venue Association. It represents in...

Three websites, operated from Bulgaria, that allegedly offered access to thousands of copyrighted movies, television shows, video games, e-books, and other content without licenses, have been taken down following action from the US Department of Justice and Bulgarian authorities. The DoJ executed seizure warrants against three US-registered internet domains of commercial websites — zamunda.net, arenabg.com and zelka.org — allegedly engaged in the illegal distribution of copyrighted works. The se...

The European Parliament's Legal Affairs Committee (JURI) has adopted on January 28 the report 'Copyright and generative artificial intelligence – opportunities and challenges', presented by rapporteur Axel Voss (EPP, DE). The amended report contains a series of proposals to ensure "full transparency and fair remuneration of rights holders for the use of copyrighted work by generative artificial intelligence." The report was adopted by 17 votes in favour, 3 against, and with 2 abstentions. The r...