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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…

WMG will not make an offer to buy Believe. Warner Music Group will not make an offer for Believe. This marks the end of a sequence that began…

Change in organizational chart for Sony Music France, Pauline Duarte promoted to head of Columbia. The only thing missing was the official announcement. Sony Music France has just…

Impala, the international independent music companies association, believes that much progress is still needed to ensure fair remuneration for online music. TikTok is particularly targeted, with licenses set…

Margrethe Vestager believes that the aim of the Digital Markets Act is to get platforms to change their business models, and warns that European and national institutions are…

Europe’s number one live entertainment company to acquire See Tickets’ festivals and international activities. Vivendi and CTS Eventim have signed a promise to purchase. The French group will…

After the fiascos of the « influencers » and « online hate » laws, and then that of the PJL Sécurité numérique, French texts that were all the…

Yesterday, the organization representing the major platforms in Brussels held a meeting between tech players, representatives of the European institutions, and representatives of rights holders to discuss the…

The RIAA has released the music figures for the US market. Streaming could soon reach 100 million subscribers. The strength of the market seems to be showing signs…

The French cultural sector welcomes the recommendations of the Generative AI Committee’s report, which asks for the transparency of training data. They also urge the French government to…

The European Commission today published, on the basis of the Digital Services Act, its guidelines for mitigating election risks on very large platforms. They cover all elections, but…

Platforms immediately reacted to the opening of three investigations against Alphabet, Apple and Meta on the basis of the Digital Markets Act, pointing out that this announcement comes…

With the AliExpress case, the European Commission has opened its first investigation against a marketplace under the Digital Services Act. For greater effectiveness and relevance, it is calling…

In addition to sanctioning Google for failing to meet its commitments to the press, the French competition authority (Autorité de la Concurrence) asserts – even before the AI…

The future implementing acts of the European regulation on artificial intelligence will be the subject of intense and complex discussions in Brussels, particularly on the subject of training…

If TitkTok were to be banned from the US territory it would represent a significant economic windfall for its direct competitors, Meta, Alphabet and Snap. The American plan…

Altice Media is a group that has succeeded in developing on the Net and increasing the notoriety of its brands. However, the future new owner will need to…

It’s done: the European Parliament today adopted the European Regulation on Artificial Intelligence. The creative industries are applauding, but are already asking the European Parliament for help with…

Following the announcement of Spotify’s price hike in France, the Centre national de la musique (CNM) has responded with a statement clarifying that the streaming tax – the…

Apple could be the first company sanctioned for non-compliance with the DMA, following its refusal to authorize the creation of a competing App Store by game publisher Epic…