Music sector urges Kazakhstan to address the weaknesses in the country’s system of collective rights management
Australia plans mandatory content obligations for video streaming services
Common Crawl removes over two million news articles from its database following action from Dutch anti-piracy outfit BREIN
Cristina Perpiñá-Robert (SGAE): ‘Creators want to embrace AI, but have deep fears about their own future in the age of AI’
European Commission sets February 6, 2026 as the new deadline to rule on the proposed acquisition of Downtown by UMG
Getty Images signs global multi‑year licensing agreement with Perplexity
SourceAudio promotes Weston McGowen to Global Head of Catalogue Services
Musixmatch inks AI-based deals with the three major publishers to develop new analytical and non-generative AI services
Spotify and BMG signs direct, multiyear US publishing licensing agreement
Universal Music Group and Warner Music Group ready to close licensing deals with leading AI companies — Report
Ircam Amplify joins DDEX as a member
BMAT starts partnership with Denmark’s KODA to provide data services
Nielsen joins the Copyright Alliance
GMR and SESAC join ASCAP and BMI’s database Songview offering access to data about over 38 million songs
Universal Music Group and Sony Music endorse SoundPatrol’s fingerprinting tool
US court rejects OpenAI’s motion to strike in infringement case brought by authors
Universal Music Group and Udio start ‘a new era’ of collaboration, settle copyright infringement case and sign licensing deal
Trump administration files application with US Supreme Court to confirm power to fire the Register of Copyrights
Brazil court blocks streaming manipulation services provider TurbineDigital
Stephen Thaler files another petition with the US Supreme Court about granting copyright protection to AI-created content
Steven Lankenau will replace Janis Susskind at the helm of Concord’s Boosey & Hawkes
Primary Wave Music inks deal with Phil Lynott’s Estate covering music publishing as well as recordings
Virgin Music Group renews and extends partnership with Brazilian indie label GR6
Warner Music Group’s Global Catalogue division appoints Leda Chang as SVP, Global Brand & Audience
ONErpm promotes Nuno Rocha to Head of Business Development for Lusophone, Francophone African and MENA territories
Online video growth will boost global TV and video market to reach $1 trillion by 2030
Quotes of the week — Week 42, 2025
Key figures — Week 42, 2025
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