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Indonesia and China sign memorandum of understanding to strengthen cooperation in the fields of IP and copyright

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Indonesia and China have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) during the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO)’s General Assembly in Geneva to increase cooperation and development of copyright and IP-based initiatives.
The agreement was signed between Indonesia’s Ministry of Justice and Human Rights and China’s National Copyright Administration (NCA). The purpose of the MoU is to improve the protection of copyright and related rights, develop human resources in the field, and pro...

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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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GEMA plans to drop its online commission from 10% to 7% by 2027

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September 18, 2025

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Germany's music rights society GEMA has announced that it will be cutting its online commission on all on-demand music distribution from 10% to 7% by 2027. GEMA said this move equals to a 30% drop compared to the initial value and estimated that payouts to GEMA members for online distribution will increase "significantly" by more than €6 million per year.

From January 2026, GEMA will start by cutting its online commission to 9%, in a first step towards "an even more effective distribution fo...

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ABKCO’s Alisa Coleman elected to ASCAP’s Board of Directors as a publisher member

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September 17, 2025

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The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) has elected Alisa Coleman as a publisher member to the US rights society's Board of Directors. Coleman currently serves as the Chief Operating Officer of independent music publisher and record label. ABKCO Music & Records,
As COO, Coleman is responsible for overseeing all aspects of ABKCO’s operations, including business strategy, revenue growth and day-to-day management of its catalogue, which includes early Rolling Stones r...

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Rights societies BMI and ASCAP settle with US radio collective RMLC in deals reflecting a rise in performance royalties

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August 20, 2025

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US music rights society BMI and the Radio Music License Committee (RMLC), which represents the commercial radio sector, have reached a settlement of their rate court proceeding.
Details of the settlement were not available, in particular the new rates applicable. In a statement, BMI said the new agreement will apply retroactively from January 1, 2022 and that it represents “a historic rate increase for BMI that reflects the company’s superior market share in the radio in...

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