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French book publishers and writers sue Meta for the alleged widespread use of copyrighted works without authorisation

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France's book publishing trade body Syndicat national de l’édition (SNE), alongside writers' organisation Société des Gens de Lettres (SGDL) and authors and composers union Syndicat national des auteurs et des compositeurs (SNAC) have joined forces to file a lawsuit with the 3rd Chamber of the Paris Judicial Court against Meta for "the widespread use of copyrighted works, without authorisation from their authors and publishers, to train its generative artificial intelligence model." Plaintiffs a...

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Emmanuel is a Washington, DC-based freelance journalist, blogger and media consultant, specialising in the entertainment business and cultural trends. He was the US editor for British music industry trade publication Music Week. Previously, he was the editor of Impact, a magazine for the music publishing community (2007-2009), the global editor of US trade publication Billboard (2003-2006), and the editor in chief of Billboard’s sister publication Music & Media (1997-2003).

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Pipeline Advance acquires valuation company Clarty Partners

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Financing platform Pipeline Advance Co. has acquired the core assets and intellectual property of valuation company Clarty Partners, bringing Clarty’s proprietary valuation technology, royalty ingestion systems, and analytical infrastructure into Pipeline’s system. The deal, the terms of which were not disclosed, excludes “any proprietary client data or confidential information relating to Clarty’s past projects.” Pipeline said the new acquisition will “significantly enhancing its underwriting a...

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Streaming platform Qobuz deploys proprietary AI detection system

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Paris-based music streaming and download platform Qobuz has deployed its proprietary AI detection system alongside new tools that will identify and tag AI-created content across both new releases and its existing catalogue. Qobuz said these additions were in line with its AI Charter, published in February, and represent “concrete steps to protect artists and listeners from AI-generated content.” Using a new, proprietary tool, Qobuz has started analyzing its catalogue to identify and tag content ...

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Calendar — Week 8, 2026

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2026 MARCH 2026 – March 2-4: Women in Music Global Summit in Toronto, Canada at the Allied Music Centre and TD Music Hall. – March 12-18: South by South West in Austin, Texas.

– March 22-25: MUSEXPO, known as “The United Nations of Music”, will return for its 26th global edition in Burbank, California. – March 2-25: Winter Music Conference (WMC) in Miami Beach, Florida, as part of Miami Music Week. APRIL 2026 – April 9-10: Tallinn Music Week in Est...

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