The proposed acquisition of Downtown Music Holdings by Universal Music Group, currently under investigation by the European Commission, carries "significant risks for both the quantity and diversity of independent releases," according to a new paper entitled 'Universal/Downtown — Why does it matter from a cultural diversity perspective?' published by independent music companies' European organisation IMPALA.
The Brussels-based organisation explained that outlining the consequences of the propo...

Global recording industry organisation IFPI, working with local law enforcement in Vietnam, has secured the closure of stream ripping service Y2mate.com, alongside 11 other stream ripping sites.
Users who try to access the site are welcomed by the following message: "This site has been shutdown for copyright infringement. Stream-ripping sites that turn licensed streams into free downloads are illegal."
It goes on: "Using or operating them can lead to serious consequences, including a criminal c...

Computer scientist Stephen Thaler has re-filed a petition with the US Supreme Court for a writ of certiorari to review the judgment of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia which confirmed that a work generated with artificial intelligence could not be copyrighted under US copyright law.
Thaler attempted to register a visual artAIwork created by AI with the US Copyright Office, but the Washington, DC-based organisation denied copyright protection for the work not once, ...