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Behind the reassuring figures of the Media Outlook 2025, several European producers’ organizations denounce the risk of Europe being transformed into a luxury provider for American platforms. Two…

The European Commission’s work program for 2026, although limited to a small number of initiatives, promises to be a decisive period, requiring constant commitment from the companies involved.…

A month after tightening the screws on the use of artificial intelligence, Spotify is joining forces with major record labels and distributors to build a common framework for…

Netflix is criticizing a new amendment to the French decree on platforms’ investment obligations, arguing that it is discriminatory and violates the country-of-origin principle by imposing disproportionate obligations…

The first hearing in the Gema v OpenAI case has gone in the German collecting society’s favor. The court hinted that it would recognize ChatGPT’s training on protected…

With Sora 2, OpenAI runs the risk of once again falling at the heart of a legal storm, this time with the powerful American audiovisual sector as its…

The European Commission is set to unveil its plans for a « European Democratic Shield » to protect democracy from foreign interference and disinformation, but concerns are emerging…

Sweden is proposing to explicitly prohibit the consumption of illegal IPTV services, while providing for penalties for users and blocking measures to protect the rights of rights holders.…

The European Commission’s major Agora EU project, which combines support for culture, information and citizens’ associations, is raising concerns about transparency, media independence and the risk of diluting…

Spotify announces a significant update to its artificial intelligence policies, aimed at protecting artists from identity theft and the overproduction of low-quality content, while promoting transparency on the…

The European Commission’s announcement of the « AgoraEU » program is causing serious concern among independent audiovisual producers, who fear that changes to the « MEDIA+ » declination…

The International Confederation of Music Publishers (ICMP) warns of the massive and illegal capture of musical works to train artificial intelligences, calling the practice « the greatest theft…

The RSL Collective unveils the Really Simple Licensing (RSL) standard, a protocol designed to make it easier to pay content creators in the age of artificial intelligence. A…

Anthropic will pay at least 1.5 billion dollars for its use of pirated books to train Claude. A major step forward, but major legal questions about AI and…

The EU’s proposed multi-annual budget for 2024-2034 is already causing tension and concern within the cultural sector, not least because of the unclear division of competences and planned…

The 2024 results of the CNC and Unifrance study on the export of French audiovisual programs reveal record sales of 401.2 million euros, propelled by fiction and documentary.…

Matignon’s confirmation that the French bill to implement the Media Freedom Act will be tabled in September, the start of discussions on amending the RGPD, the launch of…

The rise of AI in the music industry raises crucial legal and ethical questions, notably about the ownership of the works generated and the profits they generate, as…

France Music Week sparked disappointment at the lack of concrete commitments on crucial issues such as generative AI and copyright, despite the presence of influential figures and patronage…

The independent music and authors’ organizations in Brussels are trying to convince the European Commission to ban the acquisition of Downtown Music by Universal Music Group. At the…

The Polish Presidency of the Council of the EU has just published the results of its survey of member states on the current challenges facing collective management organisations…

In one of the most emblematic lawsuits between rights holders and AI developers, Meta has just won an important victory, but the judgment points out that with better…

In a communication presented to the European Affairs Committee of the Assemblée nationale on June 25, 2025, MP Céline Calvez warns of the growing impact of artificial intelligence…

Coup de théâtre! A Californian judge has just ruled that Anthropic’s LLM Claude’s training with copyrighted works benefits from the « fair use » exception, provided the works…

France Music Week closed with an international summit at which all the industry’s professions were represented, and was the occasion for a message of reconciliation from the President…

The decline in TV channel audiences in France is the result of a combination of factors, including the rise of streaming platforms, changing consumer behaviors and socio-cultural expectations,…

Published on the occasion of France Music Week, a study by CNM and BearingPoint analyzes the rise of artificial intelligence in the music industry, while highlighting its limits,…

The Minister of Culture opened France Music Week yesterday. Her speech was an opportunity to set the record straight on the subject of the streaming tax and the…

France Music Week takes place next week. On the program: an official opening by the Minister of Culture, professional days at Radio France, concerts, a creative session and,…

The Hungarian judge has asked the European Court of Justice about the interpretation of European law on the relationship between generative AI and copyright. The answers, which will…