Rick Rubin, co-founder of Def Jam, advocates for artificial intelligence that opens up creativity to those who do not consider themselves artists. In the ‘Diary of a CEO’…
In Kadrey v. Meta , numerous authors accused Meta of using their books without authorisation to train Llama. In June 2025, however, Judge Vince Chhabria had ruled in…
Culture is certainly present in the current political campaign, but it remains confined to a secondary role. This is the worrying conclusion that can be drawn from analysing…
This Wednesday, the IFPI is publishing the third edition of *Music in the EU* , its annual report on the European recorded music market. It is a statistical…
Suno is stepping up its efforts in music AI with v6, its new family of generation models, and, crucially, is shifting its approach: for the first time, the…
The American Music Fairness Act (AMFA), currently under consideration in the 119th US Congress, aims to establish remuneration for performers, backing vocalists, studio musicians and record owners when…
“ I welcome the President of the Republic’s remarks on copyright and Beaumarchais at the Lumière summit. This will help us get the bill passed ,” Laure Darcos…
No spectacular acceleration, but no slowdown either: the French recorded music market generated €449 million in the first half of 2026, up 3.5 per cent. It has thus…
On Monday in Saint-Paul-de-Vence, France brought together some of the cream of the global film industry to launch yet another ‘summit’, this time on cinema. This has become…
The case is, however, eagerly awaited. It stems from a lawsuit brought in Hungary by Like Company, the publisher of several news websites, against Google. The publisher accuses…
Against the backdrop of the meteoric progress of large language models, generative AI systems dedicated to music sometimes seem to be treading water. ChatGPT, Gemini and Claude reason,…
In the second quarter of 2026, ending 30 July, Universal Music Group reported streaming revenue growth of 5.6 per cent, whilst Warner Music Group’s rose to 11.3 per…
In addition to copyright infringement, the publishers invoke Section 1202 of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, which prohibits, under certain conditions, the removal of ‘ copyright management information’…
This battle of the experts goes far beyond a procedural dispute. It should shed light on how the authors and publishers intend to demonstrate that OpenAI’s models do…
U.S. music organizations are appealing to Washington regarding the RAAP ruling. They are calling on the Trump administration to put pressure on the European Commission. The standoff over…
As AI giants roll out “full-duplex” voice models to simulate more fluid human conversation, the challenge lies not so much in technological prowess as in establishing a new…
The contrast between “strong” European copyright and U.S. copyright—which is weakened in particular by fair use—may have become too simplistic to describe the current developments in the field…
Behind the perennial concerns about artistic quality and copyright, AI-generated music has quietly moved beyond mere experimentation to become a veritable revenue machine, with each platform playing its…
The scandal over manipulated rankings on Spotify reveals the risk of a dangerous trend, where the monetization of cultural metrics on predictive markets corrupts information at its source.…
Robots.txt, AIPREF, transparency, filtering of generated content… AI developers are proposing several solutions to limit conflicts with rights holders. But these mechanisms are primarily intended to prevent certain…
Reviewed by ElectronLibre prior to its adoption by the Higher Council for Literary and Artistic Property (CSPLA), Alexandra Bensamoun’s report on works generated using AI addresses several major…
By calling the parliamentary response to copyright issues related to artificial intelligence “stupid,” Emmanuel Macron did more than just oppose a proposed law. The head of state now…
Signed on June 18 by the European Parliament, the Council, and the Commission, the “Europe for Culture – Culture for Europe” declaration reaffirms that the development of AI…
The AI recommendations for the Music Festival, presented as a popular consensus, reveal above all the cultural and economic landscape that silently shapes their responses. Far from spontaneous…
The SCPP’s latest figures have been released. Between the renegotiation of fee schedules and equitable radio compensation, the partnership with Adami, and the realignment of forces at the…
The French streaming market continues to grow, while Francophone music is gaining an increasingly strong foothold internationally. With 319 million euros paid out to French rights holders in…
Last night, the National Assembly’s European Affairs Committee adopted the two draft resolutions proposed by Emmanuel Maurel on the revision of the “Audiovisual Media Services” (AVMS) Directive and…
According to a CNC study covering 1,823 French-produced films released between 2012 and 2021, the French film industry is projected to post a slight overall surplus of 289…
Unanimously adopted by the Senate and then by a committee in the National Assembly, the bill on the presumption of use of works by AI systems will not…
Spotify is increasingly shifting its focus to live streaming. This aggressive strategy sees the streaming giant outpacing its competitors to control access to fans and maintain a high…
