Italy's neighbouring rights society SCF has distributed to its members a total of €52.9 million in 2025, up 3.48% compared to 2024, thanks to growth in broadcasting collections and from private copying. SCF said the financial results in 2025 confirm "the central role of performance rights within the economics of recorded music in Italy, where they now represent the second-largest source of revenue after streaming." “In an increasingly complex and diverse music ecosystem, last year has confirmed ...

The Mechanical Licensing Collective (The MLC) is accepting suggestions of songwriter candidates for its Board of Directors, Dispute Resolution Committee, and Unclaimed Royalties Oversight Committee. The Music Modernisation Act (MMA), which sets the legal framework for The MLC, calls for certain governance positions at The MLC to be reserved for representatives of songwriters. The MLC is governed by a Board of Directors comprised of songwriters and representatives of music publishers. Board and...

French rights society SACEM celebrated its 175th anniversary by gathering at its headquarters in Neuilly-sur-Seine creators, policy-makers and industry personalities for the inaugural SACEM Day. The event was the occasion to reaffirm France's attachment to cultural exception, the sanctity of authors' rights, the need to enforce European cultural and tech sovereignty and the importance to establish a different framework for AI that respects the rights of creators.

SACEM"s Patrick Sigwalt

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