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With the launch of its image production tool last week, served by a worldwide buzz that generated the production of millions of images inspired by the style of…

Nearly forty organizations from the cultural sector believe that instead of fulfilling the mission of strengthening copyright enforcement by AI developers on the basis of the AI Act,…

After the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada and Australia, Spotify today announced the launch in France of the Spotify Partner Program, a scheme designed to support and…

Just weeks before the publication of a Code of Practice by the European Commission as part of the European Regulation on AI, the creative sector is no longer…

Delphine Ernotte and the management of France Télévisions have presented their strategy for June 6, with a clearly ambitious project on programs and audiences but also with a…

The contributions of American tech and cultural players to the White House’s call on trade barriers show that each wants to see different European measures disappear: tech is…

The Motion Picture Association has submitted its contribution in response to Donald Trump’s memorandum questioning legislation around the world that he claims blocks American businesses. The European Union…

Adami and Spedidam have undertaken to protect the rights of their members in the face of the emergence of artificial intelligence by proposing an a priori « opt-out…

Spotify has just published its latest Loud and Clear report. Initially intended to reassure artists, this document now presents the platform’s recipe for accelerating growth over the next…

The CNM’s financing benefits from a larger-than-expected payout from the ticketing tax. According to forecasts, it should reach 110 million euros by 2026. Moving forward in a spirit…

In an early February ruling, a US court concludes that the doctrine of « fair use » does not apply in the case between Thomson Reuters and generative…

The British creative world is currently taking strong action against a proposal by their government to enshrine in law an exception that would allow AI developers to use…

In a memorandum to his ministers, Donald Trump demands that they take action to counteract the various taxes and legislation passed in Europe that he claims target American…

Faced with the arrival of Donald Trump, the European Commission is sparing the goat and the cabbage: on the one hand it is bowing to JD Vance’s indictment…

Despite the Emmanuel Macron’s great reluctance to acknowledge the relevance of this subject, the principle of respect for copyright by generative AIs was given lip service in the…

The entire global creative sector has signed a charter on respect for copyright by AI developers, in which they call for the principles of consent and remuneration for…

The AI summit organized by the Elysée next week features a round table on creation, with a vague title and whose content and participants are still a mystery.…

Poland, which holds the Council of the EU presidency until June, presented its cultural program. There was little mention of AI, and more of the European program Creative…

The subject is technical but fundamental to the AI dossier in Europe: Germany is backing a revision of the 2019 Copyright Directive to remove the « text and…

Many MEPs reaffirmed their support for creators at an event organized by GESAC yesterday in Brussels. Commission Vice-President Henna Virkkunen delivered her first-ever speech to the cultural sector.…

Disney is taking a step in the direction of cinema, and is now becoming a key player in France with significant financial commitments. All against a backdrop of…

ECSA publishes a report on the audiovisual sector’s contractual practices towards film music composers, denouncing « buy out » practices and coercive publishing on a European scale. The…

The various lawsuits initiated in the USA by copyright owners against generative AI developers for illegal use of their works in LLM training are in their early stages.…

The cultural sector is outraged by the European Commission’s lack of ambition to protect copyright when it comes to implementing the IA Act. To give effect to the…

Donald Trump’s announcements on the US exit from the OECD tax agreement put French taxes on US companies, including taxes funding the Centre national du cinéma and the…

As part of its report on the application of the 2018 Geoblocking Regulation, the European Court of Auditors recommends that the Commission rapidly assess, by 2026, whether the…

The CNC wants to calm things down by extending the agreements on media chronology for three years. In the age of platforms and streaming, media chronology seems to…

Deezer and Sacem have formalized their partnership to adopt the « Artist-Centric » remuneration model (ACPS) in order to better remunerate music authors, composers and publishers in France.…

French independent entertainment representatives are asking Rachida Dati to consider an anti-concentration law for their sector. They also believe that public funds and the ‘Pass Culture’ should not…

After a rebound in 2023, French cinema exports returned in 2024 to a lower level than before the health crisis. On the audiovisual side, in terms of releases,…