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PPL partners with Salt to match music recordings’ usage data

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British neighbouring rights society PPL has entered in a partnership with music technology company Salt to implement Salt Match to match music usage data to recordings in PPL’s Repertoire Database. PPL said matching usage data is "the foundation on which PPL calculates royalties due to performers and recording rights holders." The London-based society receives on average data about 45,000 new recordings each week, which requires a platform that "can scale quickly" the volume of data that needs ...

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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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David McIninch named General Manager of BMI’s cue sheet platform Soundmouse

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June 25, 2026

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David McIninch has been appointed General Manager of Soundmouse, the music cue sheet reporting and monitoring platform for the broadcast and entertainment production industries acquired by US rights society BMI from Orfium in May 2026. In this new role, effective June 29, McIninch will oversee Soundmouse’s global operations. Based in New York City, McIninch reports to BMI’s President and COO Todd Horvath. Following the acquisition, Soundmouse continued to operate as an independent entity while b...

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SoundExchange names Michele Page as its new General Counsel

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June 25, 2026

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US neighbouring rights society SoundExchange has appointed entertainment industry lawyer Michele Page as its new General Counsel. Based in Washington, DC, she reports to President and Chief Executive Officer Michael Huppe. In her new role, Page will oversee "the comprehensive legal functions of the organisation, including regulatory issues, enforcement programmes, rate proceedings, corporate governance, and compliance." Page will also serve as the chief legal advisor and joins SoundExchange's ex...

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Indian government recognises PPL India as a Copyright Society for the licensing of sound recordings

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June 20, 2026

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India's neighbouring rights society PPL India has been granted registration as a Copyright Society under the Copyright Act, 1957 by the Ministry of Commerce & Industry, and has been permitted to operate as a licensing and collecting for the use of sound recordings on behalf of labels and performers.

PPL India's Certificate of Registration

The Certificate of Registration was signed in New Delhi on June 11, 2026 by the Registrar of Copyrights Unnat P. Pandit. With its certificate, PPL India ...

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