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Article 323-3-2 of the French Penal Code allows administrators of platforms on which illegal things are happening to be sent to prison. Problem: European law, since the e-commerce…

The European Parliament’s Committee on Culture and Education will hold the very first meeting of its new mandate next week. On its agenda are conversations with the heads…

In this first half of 2024, the US music market is recording slight growth. The subscription streaming market accounts for 84% of revenues. The US market is losing…

Numeum notes the uncertainties born of the dissolution and subsequent lack of a majority. While digital players have retained most of their allies in the National Assembly, they…

DAZN and BeIN Sports will put up 500 million euros a year to broadcast soccer’s Ligue 1. A disappointing sum for the LFP, but one that reflects the…

Mark Zuckerberg said he regretted that Meta had bowed to pressure from the US government by agreeing to censor content on the grounds that it was disinformation or…

In France, the creative sector has always been reluctant to talk, and a fortiori to ask anything, of the elected representatives of the Rassemblement national. But the considerable…

The European Commission has sent member states its work program for the distribution of Creative Europe program funds in 2025. We publish it here. The long-awaited « Work…

The European Commission’s handling of the cultural sector is currently split between DG Connect and DG Education, Youth and Culture (DG EAC). The question of a complete transfer…

As part of its application of the European « Media » audiovisual aid program, the European Commission has reportedly, without consulting stakeholders, public institutions or member states, taken…

Apple announced this weekend that certain functions of its future OS will not be available in the European Union. The Cupertino-based firm is invoking the DMA’s interoperability requirements.…

Fearful for their sector in the face of the rise of Marine Le Pen’s party, French cultural players are taking up their pens to address either French voters…

The European Writers’ Council deplores the limited impact of the fair remuneration obligation introduced by the 2019 Copyright Directive on writers’ earnings. « One of the multiple jobs…

The Rassemblement National’s plan to privatize public broadcasting could be thwarted by European law: as the Commission reminds us, European legislation on press freedom adopted a few months…

The dissolution of the Assemblée Nationale by Emmanuel Macron will cause cascading agenda difficulties at European level, to the detriment of France’s interests. Indeed, the French legislative elections…

Apple has finally unveiled its plans for AI with a vast project under the Apple Intelligence umbrella, foreshadowing great things to come. Tim Cook is fine-tuning his strategy…

Scenarios concerning a sell-off of public broadcasting, confirmed by deputy Sébastien Chenu, point to colossal difficulties for a Rassemblement National government. Emmanuel Macron’s spectacular decision to dissolve the…

The Haute Autorité Pour la Transparence de la Vie Publique confirms that it has opened a file concerning Cédric O. For several months, questions have been emerging about…

The Centre national de la musique organized a European event yesterday, attended by several MEPs, representatives from the French Ministry of Culture and a number of staff from…

Adami and SCPP formalize a merger that should significantly alter the copyright landscape in France, with the prospect of a single neighboring rights society. Thunderclap in the world…

While the issues of data on creative works and copyright collection remain at the heart of CISAC’s activity, the international organization of authors’ societies has also taken the…

The French traditional right – Les Républicains – published their program for the European elections. On the menu, a lot of economics, a little innovation, and no culture.…

Even though the subjects of copyright, platform liability and AI regulation are being addressed more at European than national level, culture is the big absentee in this European…

With each passing day, this European election campaign brings its share of bad news for the cultural sector, many of whose historic allies will not be in the…

Spotify unveils the figures for its Loup & Clear report. For France, the focus this year is on the decisive influence of the world’s number one music streaming…

As part of his Simplification! action plan, the French Minister of Economy and Finance notes that data regulation poses problems for innovative companies, and intends to require its…

Daniel Kretinsky will not be contributing to a fund for Marianne and has decided to give priority to selling the title. Two solutions are under consideration. Denis Olivennes…

The European Parliament reminds the Commission of the urgent need to carry out an in-depth analysis of national tax incentive schemes in the audiovisual sector, and their consequences.…

Meta is betting big on artificial intelligence, with short-term objectives – notably the arrival of Llama 3 in a few days’ time and the adaptation of its products…

After the « traditional » rightsholders of the creative world – music, audiovisual, publishing, visual arts, press – one tech rightsholder – YouTube – believes that content on…