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Quansic launches new identifier BOWI for musical works open to all parties

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Data company Quansic, which specialises in ISNI identifiers, is hoping that the world of music will endorse its new identifier named BOWI for musical works as an alternative and a complement to ISWCs, the standard identifiers for music works. BOWI, as 'Best Open Work Identifier', is meant to speed up the identification of music works and to fill in gaps. For Quansic founder and CEO FX Nuttall, while ISWCs are and remain the normalised "Musical Work" identifier, they are not openly available, as ...

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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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Mogul raises $5 million in a funding round led by the Yamaha Music Innovations Fund

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Royalty management platform Mogul has raised $5 million in a funding round led by the Yamaha Music Innovations Fund, and supported by the Urban Innovation Fund, as well as Mindset Ventures and EU-based Fairway Capital Partners. In addition, Amplify LA and Wonder Ventures have renewed their commitment. Mogul said the funding will be used to expand the platform's ability to serve artists, managers, and business managers of all kinds. Mogul claims to have processed more than $1.5bn in royalties on...

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ISNI International Agency issues new guidance for authors in the books sector to facilitate attribution and discoverability

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The ISNI International Agency, the Registration Authority for the ISNI standard, has published a new industry resource designed specifically for authors and creative contributors working in the global book publishing sector to strengthen attribution, improve discoverability and ensure their works are correctly identified across global publishing systems. 'The Benefits of ISNI for Authors & Book Industry Contributors' explains why obtaining an ISNI (International Standard Name Identifier) is ...

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Sony Group plans new technology to identify underlying music used in AI-generated songs — Report

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Sony Group is reportedly planning to unveil a new that can be used to identify the underlying music used in AI-generated tracks, according to a report from Nikkei Asia. The technology, which will use "neural fingerprinting,” will be able to determine the share of existing copyrighted songs that have been used in works that have been generated by AI-powered models.

The article did not mention any sources but disclosed that technology was developed by Sony Group's research and development div...

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