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French court confirms Maurice Ravel’s ‘Bolero’ is in the public domain

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A French court in Nanterre has ruled that the 'Bolero' composed by Maurice Ravel is definitely into the public domain and the work is no longer copyright protected. The ruling can still be appealed. The court was ruling on a copyright dispute involving the heirs of Alexandre Benois, a stage designer who worked on the original performance of 'Bolero' when it was first performed at the Paris Opera in 1928, to French right society SACEM, which declined to recognise Benois as co-author. The heirs of...

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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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Nielsen’s Gracenote sues OpenAI for using proprietary metadata without license or compensation

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March 13, 2026

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Gracenote, the Nielsen-owned metadata and identification services company, has filed in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York a lawsuit against AI company OpenAI for copyright infringement. Gracenote is suing OpenAI for reportedly using its metadata without authorisation or compensation to train OpenAI's ChatGPT and other large models (LLMs), and for "copying the relational framework it uses to connect its metadata." “Being pro-AI and anti-theft aren’t contradictory; they a...

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PRS for Music files lawsuit against Valve Corporation’s gaming platform Steam

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March 10, 2026

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British rights society PRS for Music has launched legal proceedings on March 4 against Valve Corporation, the parent company of Steam, for the unlicensed use of copyrighted repertoire from PRS by the gaming platform. "Since its launch in 2003, Valve has never obtained a license for its use of the rights managed by PRS on behalf of songwriters, composers, and music publishers," said PRS for Music in a statement, to explain the reason behind the proceedings. Steam, which brands itself as the ulti...

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Munich Regional Court holds oral proceedings in the case GEMA brought against AI song generator Suno

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March 10, 2026

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German music rights society GEMA was given the opportunity to present its copyright infringement case against AI music generator Suno, during oral proceedings at Munich's Regional Court. This is the first case in Europe to focus on the use of audio content by AI companies. GEMA filed a lawsuit against Suno on January 21, 2025 with the Regional Court in Munich "to enforce the rights of its member." GEMA accused Suno of having used, stored, and reproduced protected recordings of songs from the GEM...

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