AI training data: now it’s war between platforms
After the "traditional" rightsholders of the creative world - music, audiovisual, publishing, visual arts, press - one tech rightsholder - YouTube - believes that content on its platform should not be used to train its competitors' generative AIs. Yet the New York Times has just published a lengthy analysis claiming…
Warner Music doesn’t believe in Believe
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 last month. WMG had shown an interest in Believe, the latter had reacted by opening a "data room"...
Pauline Duarte succeeds Laurent Chapeau
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 confirmed the departure of Laurent Chapeau from the Columbia label. His successor is Pauline Duarte. Pauline Duarte...
TikTok, music’s new value gap
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 to expire soon. TikTok isn't just a problem for Universal Music. Today, Impala, the international association representing independent music producers, publishers and…
Margrethe Vestager on the DMA : « we’re going to have to fight, because platforms aren’t going to change their business models just like that »
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 going to have to fight to achieve this result. The European Parliament's Internal Market Committee was today taking stock of the application…