The list of regulators’ child-safety investigations into TikTok has lengthened again. This time it’s the UK’s communications and media watchdog Ofcom holding the app to account.
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Australian government backs creative industries in AI-training battles
“No company should use Australian books, music, art or news to build or train AI without the artist’s control…”
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South Korean bill would require ‘pre-screening’ of music releases
There are arguments afoot in South Korea this week due to a proposed amendment to the country’s Music Industry Promotion Act by the ruling party.
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Paid social promo for music is common. Disclosures? Not so much
We’ve heard plenty of chat in recent weeks about how paid promo on TikTok and Instagram is Just What You Have To Do To Cut Through when it comes to marketing artists.
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The next social-media ban for children could be Europe-wide
Our coverage of social-media bans for under-13s – and the impact it might have for the music industry – continues with strong hints that the European Commission may soon announce its own plans along those lines.
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UK government launches ‘Turn It Up: Our Plan for Music’
As it awaits the appointment of a new prime minister, the UK’s government has announced ‘Turn It Up: Our Plan for Music’.
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Björn Ulvaeus on AI: ‘Tracing the output was always the wrong question’
Cisac president and ABBA co-founder Björn Ulvaeus has given his latest – and most detailed – speech about AI and creators, at the United Nations’ AI for Good Summit in Geneva. One […]
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Ivors Academy presses Irish government to protect songwriters
The debates about AI and musicians rumble on in parliaments around the world – including Ireland this week. Tomorrow (14 July) a motion filed by politician Aengus Ó Snodaigh will be debated in the country’s Dáil (assembly).
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US Protect Working Musicians Act aims to boost indies’ agency
This appears to be ‘third-time lucky week’ for proposed US legislation relating to the music industry. We reported yesterday on the return of the deepfakes-tackling No Fakes Act after two previous attempts […]
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Australia introduces new “orphan works” copyright legislation
Australia’s government has unveiled new copyright reforms this week, specifically involving ‘orphan works’.
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Live Nation settlement sparks new antitrust legislation move
Live Nation may have settled its antitrust battle with the US Department of Justice, but the trial has continued with a coalition of 32 states continuing to sue the company […]
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Report warns of ‘clear and present’ AI danger for UK creative sector
The Communications and Digital Committee in the UK’s House of Lords has published a report on AI, Copyright and the Creative Industries’.
