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Sony Music sues Udio for a second time, with the extra 30,000 recordings that could result in $4.5 billion damages

Sony Music has sued Udio. Again. It wanted to add 30,000+ extra recordings to its original lawsuit, boosting the potential ...
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Madison Square Garden sues Wired over claim the NYC venue keeps a list of gay celebrities

Hacker group Shiny Hunters recently leaked 45 GB of data grabbed from New York venue Madison Square Garden, prompting a Wired report headlined ‘MSG kept a list of gay celebrities’. MSG reckons that ...
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Kanye West sued by photo agency over sample of rapper’s paparazzi outburst

Another day another Kanye West uncleared sample lawsuit. Though this one’s a bit different. His 2024 collaboration with French Montana, ‘Where They At’, opens with a 2013 clip of West lashing out at ...
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CMU Selects - the last week’s standout releases

Our selection of five releases that cut through the noise this week, from Faerybabyy, Nia Archives, QOTSA, Rose Gray + Wings ...
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Music industry welcomes Australian PM’s statement that AI training without artist control is theft

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese today gave a speech on AI in which he said creators must have control over the use of their work in AI training. That statement has been welcomed by the ...
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UK government publishes ‘Our Plan For Music’ - and announces new funding and licensing reforms

The UK government has published a plan for how it will support music and the music industry. It’s mainly a greatest hits of existing government schemes and initiatives all collated in one place, ...
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BBC’s music boss Lorna Clarke outlines broadcaster’s AI transparency commitments - but can it actually meet them?

BBC Director Of Music Lorna Clarke has said the broadcaster wants to be transparent when artists it champions have used AI as ...
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Google says AI training is definitely fair use, while UK copyright law “puts a ceiling on the sophistication” of the British AI sector

Google’s President Of Global Affairs has written a white paper on AI regulation, insisting that AI training is fair use under US law and should stay that way. The white paper comes as Google’s UK ...
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As majors sign more and more AI deals, creator organisations come together to demand artist and songwriter consent, fair compensation and deal transparency

31 organisations representing artists, songwriters and managers have called on labels and publishers to commit to creator consent, fair compensation and transparency as they sign up to AI deals. The ...