British Society of Authors launches the Human Authored scheme to help identify non-AI-generated works
Large video-on-demand services in the UK are now regulated by OFCOM
BECS notifies AI companies that it has exercised an opt-out from TDM exceptions
Association of American Publishers names David Newhoff as Vice President of Research and Communications
US Copyright Office launches GR2D, a new online group registration option for published, two-dimensional artworks
Symphonic inks opt-in deal for artists to access SourceAudio’s AI music dataset licensing marketplace
Chelsea Johnson joins Meta as Publishing Operations Lead for North America
ClicknClear signs global licensing deal with Universal Music Group to facilitate the use of pre-cleared music in sporting events
Sonoton Music launches an invite-only VIP sample curation service for beatmakers
Simon Hutson appointed Chief Executive Officer at the Copyright Licensing Agency
MusicInfra and The Royalty Network partner on metadata processing
Pipeline Advance acquires valuation company Clarty Partners
Streaming platform Qobuz deploys proprietary AI detection system
Mogul raises $5 million in a funding round led by the Yamaha Music Innovations Fund
ISNI International Agency issues new guidance for authors in the books sector to facilitate attribution and discoverability
PRS for Music files lawsuit against Valve Corporation’s gaming platform Steam
US Supreme Court rejects petition on AI-generated content’s copyright protection
Dutch authors and journalists send cease-and-desist letter to Meta over the use of copyrighted works to train Llama
Appeals Court reverses previous decision granting BMI a 138% rise in royalties for performance rights in the live sector
Motion Picture Association urges ByteDance to stop using movies and TV shows to train Seedance 2.0 in cease-and-desist letter
BMG acquires A Flock of Seagulls’ publishing and sound recordings catalogues
Concord Music Publishing signs German producer Bazzazian to a global deal
Position Music inks joint venture publishing deal with Øllie Marland and Petey Martin
Stromae’s Mosaert renews global admin agreement with Warner Chappell Music
Calendar — Week 8, 2026
Quotes of the week — Week 8, 2026
Main stories — Week 8, 2026
Reservoir inks global admin publishing deal with composer Hans Zimmer
The members of the Association of Commercial Television & Video on Demand Services in Europe (ACT) have approved the membership application of TV3 Group during the...
