Culture

By upholding the bulk of the investment obligations in the Walloon audiovisual sector imposed on Netflix, the Belgian Constitutional Court reinforces the ability of states to regulate streaming…

With the Conseil d’Etat’s approval, the Senate’s proposed law on the presumption of AI use of works has reached a decisive milestone, positioning France as a pioneer in…

As the first review of the Digital Markets Act approaches, European broadcasters are urging the Commission to expand its scope to include smart TVs and voice assistants. In…

Faced with accusations of training its models on works without authorization, the founder of Mistral is proposing—similar to the fund launched by Google in 2013—the creation of a…

A report by Stuart Thomson confirms the explosion of piracy in the streaming era, which has become both instantaneous and systemic. Despite estimated losses of 30 billion euros…

Many European authors could be compensated for the use of their books in training Anthropic’s Claude AI, but they must act quickly: the deadline for filing a claim…

The British government is cautiously backtracking on one of its most controversial proposals regarding AI and copyright. In areport published on March 18 on AI and copyright, London…

By surveying four major AIs (ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity) with a 150-item questionnaire, we reveal that their music recommendations reflect a strong “boomer” bias, overwhelmingly favoring the rock…

2025 was “an eleventh consecutive year of growth” for the global music industry, the IFPI reports, highlighting a dynamic market now shaped by the challenges of AI and…

The AI Digital Omnibus is moving full steam ahead in Brussels. But the rushed timeline and the limited space given to parliamentary input are raising questions about the…

Adopted by a large majority, Axel Voss’s own-initiative report on artificial intelligence and copyright sends a clear political signal to the European Commission. Faced with arguments from technology…

With the mandatory review of the 2019 directive approaching, the European Parliament is stepping up its initiatives on AI and protected works. Between the Voss report in JURI,…

With $300 million in recurring revenue and 2 million paying subscribers in less than two years, Suno claims to be bringing about a paradigm shift in music. But…

Faced with international governance of artificial intelligence that too often marginalizes cultural issues and copyright, a large majority of States Parties to the 2005 Convention support the development…

Disinformation exists, foreign interference has been documented, and social media raises real political questions. But the most robust scientific studies show that their effects on opinions and polarization…

At a time when the use of protected works to train AI models has become one of the most defining—and explosive—issues in the global debate, the AI Impact…

Spotify is transforming AI into a discreet but omnipresent infrastructure, personalizing discovery, organizing content circulation, and optimizing monetization, positioning itself as a true algorithmic cultural orchestrator rather than…

While US case law on fair use as applied to generative AI remains fragmented and contradictory, rights holders are shifting the focus of litigation. By focusing on piracy,…

Sacem has announced a reduction in its commission on digital rights to 7% from 2026, coupled with a reduction in distribution times. This change, based on technological investments,…

Following its agreement with Eleven Labs last summer, Merlin today announced a license with music AI Udio. The signing of a licensing agreement between Merlin and Udio’s music…

In the European Parliament, the diagnosis is unanimous: content piracy, particularly live streaming, thrives on loopholes in the current framework and fuels a structured criminal economy. Rights holders…

Many artists and festivals are calling on the European Commission to use its future Digital Fairness Act, currently in preparation, to adopt concrete measures against the illegal resale…

The European Commission has been very active in defending the applicability of Article 4 of the Copyright Directive to generative AI, and in inviting rights holders to use…

Universal Music Group announces a strategic partnership with NVIDIA to deploy Music Flamingo, a « responsible » music AI trained on NVIDIA’s infrastructure and UMG’s vast catalog, aiming…

To close the year, ElectronLibre publishes without retouch a demonstration of the capabilities of its AI tool – EL Compagnon – to synthesize and anticipate the major legislative,…

French authors, publishers, producers and collecting societies are showing their support for the proposed law aimed at establishing a presumption of exploitation of cultural content by AI systems.…

Between targeted acquisitions of heritage catalogs (Lusafrica, Africa Nostra) and equity stakes/partnerships with independent labels (Duchess, Avalon), Sony Music France is deploying a hybrid strategy aimed at internationalizing…

The proposed acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery by Netflix, which would offer a premium catalog (HBO, Warner, DC, CNN) and significant commercial synergies, is reshaping the entertainment landscape…

Information is not an industrial product. Pluralism cannot be certified. And a private benchmark, which has absolutely nothing to do with an ISO standard, should never be used…

For Wrapped 2025 in France, Spotify offers a more intimate retrospective -illustrated by an exclusive encounter with Gims – and reveals a listening landscape where rap dominates, French-speaking…