Cyprus Presidency of the EU will support a ‘robust copyright framework’
Moldova officially joins Creative Europe as the European Commission evaluates the impact of the programme on the sector
Korean Association of Newspapers opposes government plans to allow the use of copyrighted material to train AI models
Copyright Alliance adds Recording Academy’s Kim Alton and NMPA’s Shannon Sorensen as at-large board members
Senators Peter Welch and Marsha Blackburn introduce legislation to simplify copyright registration for visual artists
BMG combines all licensing units into one new global service, SYNC+
Digital deals — Week 2, 2026
Merlin unveils its new Board as Charlie Lexton starts his mandate as CEO
SourceAudio partners with Native Instruments to provide AI datasets
PRS for Music and IPRS partner for the launch of Apple Fitness+ in India
The New York Times’ Hannah Poferl named Chief Data Officer at Universal Music Group
Ircam Amplify joins Music Fights Fraud
The boards of ADAMI and SCPP agree to a joint data and royalty distribution tool
CISAC launches new service ISWC IPI Context Search to identify creator’s Interested Party Information numbers
NMPA and US music publishers hit by antitrust lawsuit filed by X Corp for ‘anticompetitive conduct’
New York court rejects Salt-N-Pepa’s bid to reclaim rights to their recordings
Indian Performing Right Society takes legal action against hospitality venues playing unlicensed music
Appeals court rules in favour of Paramount in ‘Top Gun’ infringement case
US news organisations sue OpenAI and Microsoft; Québec’s La Presse accuses OpenAI of ‘pillaging our content’
Cutting Edge Group acquires the music catalogue of composer John Paesano
Calendar — Week 2, 2026
Music deals — Week 2, 2026
Musical chairs — Week 2, 2026
Key figures — Week 2, 2026
Main stories — Week 2, 2026
Spotify expands monetisation programme for video podcasters and launches new API
Dan Lancaster signs go-forward worldwide publishing agreement with peermusic
Jerry Moss, the music entrepreneur who co-founded with musician and composer Herb Alpert the label A&M Records — home to acts such as Carole King, Carpenters,...
