Commission launches consultation on the modernisation of EU’s copyright framework (yes, it includes AI and the RAAP case)
South Korea’s government blocks 34 sites suspected of infringing copyright as part of the new ‘urgent blocking’ regulation
IMPALA calls for a coordinated EU industrial strategy for culture
European film and audiovisual organisations call for a specific strand for their sector within the AgoraEU programme
WIPO members confirm Daren Tang as Director General for another six-year term
Qobuz expands library through licensing partnership with Create Music Group
Kobalt and AI-powered music creation platform Udio form strategic partnership
News/Media Alliance signs opt-in AI licensing agreement with Bria
Alfons Karabuda joins the board of Servo’s parent MusicDataLabs Sweden
Symphonic inks opt-in deal for artists to access SourceAudio’s AI music dataset licensing marketplace
Y Royalties taps KPMG’s Paritosh Dagar as Chief Technology and AI Officer
Creative Europe-backed Artistic Futures launches to help rights holders detect unclaimed royalties
ICE Services joins the Music Fights Fraud Alliance as a commitment to fraud identification and prevention
Believe joins DDEX as Charter Member
SABAM partners with Audoo to improve music tracking in DJ-led environments
Bill changing the nomination process for US Librarian of Congress and Register of Copyrights gets Committee approval
High Court affirms the need for an IPRS license covering compositions when communicating recordings to the public
Publishers file putative class action suit against Meta and CEO Mark Zuckerberg for infringing textual works to train AI models
Sony Music wins legal case initiated by the estates of Noel Redding and Mitch Mitchell over Jimi Hendrix Experience’s rights
Texas opens investigation into streaming services over allegations of payola
Merlin promotes Jim Mahoney to the new position of Chief Membership Officer
Kobalt launches strategic partnership with Zac Hiller’s LAA Music
PULSE Music Group signs Julia Wolf to a global publishing agreement
Warner Music Group launches Atlantic Records Finland led by Fredi Lundén
Primary Wave Music partners with Pete Townshend to exploit his name, image, likeness and future creative projects
Calendar — Week 19, 2026
Main stories — Week 19, 2026
Quotes of the week — Week 19, 2026
Key figures — Week 19, 2026
Deezer grows direct subscribers’ base as revenue drops 1.6% to €131.9m in Q1 2026
Richard James Burgess, the former CEO of trade organisation A2IM and current Chair of the UK’s neighbouring rights society PPL, and his son Ace Burgess have...
