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ASCAP: ‘The US can win the AI race without abandoning strong copyright laws’

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US music rights society ASCAP has joined a cohort of companies that have submitted comments on the White House's Artificial Intelligence (AI) Action Plan. ASCAP did not join 10 US music organisations that have filed a joint submission and chose to submit its own comments, focused on the society's six AI Principles — Human Creators First; Transparency; Consent; Compensation/Free Market; Credit and Global Consistency. “AI can be a powerful tool for innovation, but only if technology companies res...

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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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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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SIAE’s collections exceeded €1bn in 2025

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March 10, 2026

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Matteo Fedeli, the CEO of SIAE, has disclosed that the Italian rights society has collected over €1 billion in 2025, a record for the Rome-based collective management organisation. Over €849m was distributed to authors and publishers, compared to €740m the previous year. In 2022, SIAE collected €792m. Over the past year, SIAE renewed agreements with Meta, Spotify, YouTube, TikTok, Google, and Netflix. These deals do not simply cover the value of licenses, but also include provisions on data tra...

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PRS for Music CEO Andrea Czapary Martin will step down at the end of 2026

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March 8, 2026

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Andrea Czapary Martin, who has served as CEO of British music rights society PRS for Music since June 2019, will be stepping down at the end of 2026. PRS said the decision to step down was reached in agreement with the PRS Members’ Council, and is intended “to allow for the best possible leadership transition for PRS and ensure the society continues to deliver for its members.” 

In 2021, Czapary Martin set the goal for PRS for Music to pay out more than a billion pounds of royalties whil...

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