Creative Industries
Main stories — Week 1, 2023
Here’s a list of the main stories published by Creative Industries News in the past week:
LEAD STORY
> Copyright Royalty Board adopts Phonorecords IV settlement setting mechanical rates at 15,35% over five years
COPYRIGHT & REGULATION
> European Commission finds Meta distorted competition for online classified ads
> US Copyright Office makes recommendations on voluntary and standard technical measures (STMs)
> France’s highest administrative court annuls the agreement on private copying rates applicable to refurbished devices
> Reps. Judy Chu and Kelly Armstrong introduce the SMART Act Copyright Act of 2023 in the House of Representatives
> The UK’s IPO warns about accessing video streaming services without subscription
> US Copyright Office and USPTO set a new Feb. 3 deadline for submissions on NFTs
LITIGATION
> Photographer Stephanie Campbell files $34m copyright infringement lawsuit against Gannett Media Corp.
CMOs & LICENSING
> WIPO releases the third edition of the report on ‘Collective Management of Copyright and Related Rights’
> Canada’s SOCAN transfers its visual arts and crafts business to COVA-DAAV
> WGA West collected $16.2 million in foreign royalties during fiscal year 2022
DATA
> DDEX releases the new version of the Electronic Release Notification standard
CREATIVE INDUSTRIES
> UK recorded music consumption up 4.3% to 166.1m albums or equivalent in 2022
> France’s movie theaters enjoyed a 59.2% rise in attendance in 2022 to 152 million
> Reservoir will bring De La Soul’s repertoire to music streaming services on March 3
> ARCOM nominates Sibyle Veil for another five-year term as President of Radio France
> France’s Centre National de la Musique adopts €137m budget for 2023
DIGITAL ECONOMY
> Sound Royalties reports a 90% growth in business volume during 2022
> Audio Up closes Series C funding round valuing the start-up at $150 million
> Warner Music Group partners with digital fashion retailer DRESSX
> Music video platform XITE rolls out 21 linear music video channels on Amazon Freevee
DEALS
– Hipgnosis to buy Justin Bieber’s publishing and recorded catalogues — Report
– Record63’s Jay Addison partners with Preach Records and INgrooves
IN THE NEWS
– Live Nation renews President/CFO Joe Berchtold’s contract for another five years
– AIMP elects new Presidents in Los Angeles and Nashville and establishes new chapter in Atlanta led by Tony D. Alexander
– Copyright Alliance appoints Todd Dupler and Jeff Sedlik as At-Large Board Members
– 88rising taps Sameen Singh as Chief Strategy Officer & Chief Digital Officer
– Veteran music publisher and broadcaster Charlie Monk dies in Nashville aged 84
– LyricFind promotes Roy Hennig to SVP of Sales and Nik McLeod to VP of Publishing
– Music publisher Stanley Mills dies aged 91
– Adam Williams named Chief Executive of the UK’s Intellectual Property Office
– New Year’s Honour List recognises Blue Raincoat’s Robin Millar, PPL’s Peter Leathem and BPI’s Geoff Taylor and YolanDa Brown
VIEWPOINT
> David Lowery: ‘Why windowing releases works for me’
INTERVIEWS
In case you missed it, Creative Industries News published recent Q&As with:
– Robert Singerman (LyricFind/BELEM project)
– 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’
ByteDance pauses TikTok’s AI-powered video tool Seedance 2.0 — Report
HarbourView acquires select music and non-music assets from Quincy Jones
Global recorded music revenues up 9.4% to $39.5bn in 2025 — MIDiA Research
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’