French consumers are cutting back on streaming subscriptions: a drop of 8 euros in one year
The so-called streamlining of streaming subscriptions by French households, presented as a simple response to declining purchasing power, masks a more profound restructuring of the market. The massive integration of advertising, cleverly marketed as a “price reduction,” primarily allows platforms to open up new avenues for monetization, shifting the cost…
CISAC Centennial: Macron’s Administration Betrays Beaumarchais
Gathered in Paris to celebrate CISAC’s centennial and discuss the future of creators’ rights, representatives of authors’ societies from around the world noted a conspicuous absence: that of the French government. Ten years after a reception at Matignon to mark the 90th anniversary of the international authors’ organization, the contrast…
72 mentions of “sovereignty,” zero definitions: Brussels’ gamble on the European cloud
Behind its ambitions to develop cloud computing and artificial intelligence, the Cloud and AI Development Act primarily marks the entry of digital sovereignty into European public procurement law. A development that is already drawing criticism from American giants in the sector. On June 3, the European Commission presented its highly…
Legal and Ethical Challenges of AI-Generated Music
Behind the promise of easily accessible AI-generated music lies a silent realignment of responsibilities, where uncertainty regarding copyright is becoming the norm. This ownership vacuum effectively shifts the legal and financial risk to the producers. Music supervisors face growing...