The British Equity Collecting Society (BECS) has formally exercised an opt-out from the EU Article 4 text and data mining (TDM) exception on behalf of its...
Copyright expert David Newhoff has been appointed Vice President of Research and Communications for the Association of American Publishers AAP). Based in Washington, DC, he will...
The US Copyright Office (USCO) has created a new online registration option for a group of published, two-dimensional artworks, known as GR2D. The Office made this...
Following the European Commission's decision to approve the acquisition of Downtown Music Holdings by Universal Music Group (UMG), on the condition that UMG divests royalty services...
It started with a video featuring Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise fighting on a rooftop, it was followed by outrage from copyright holders, then threats of...
The European Commission's competition division has given the green light to the acquisition of Downtown Music Holdings by Universal Music Group's distribution and services unit for...
Daren Tang, the Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) has been elected by the WIPO Coordination Committee for a second six-year term. Tang...
US Senators Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) and John Curtis (R-Utah) have introduced the Copyright Labeling and Ethical AI Reporting (CLEAR) Act, a bipartisan legislation designed "to protect...
Over 20 organisations from across Europe’s music ecosystem have called on the European Union institutions to adopt a "strong budget" and an "ambitious sectoral approach" for...
Germany's government will introduce this spring a legislation that will set mandatory investment requirements for streaming platforms and local broadcasters, calling for them to invest 8%...