The Centre National de la Musique unveils its annual study on musical diversity in France for 2024
The Centre National de la Musique's 2024 report reveals a predominance of pop and urban music in French musical production, highlighting the growing strength of the french-speaking repertoire and new titles on streaming platforms. It's becoming a tradition. The Centre national de la musique (CNM) has just published the results…
Parliamentary inquiry into public broadcasting launched in France
The French National Assembly today announced the membership of the commission of inquiry into public broadcasting to examine its neutrality, operation and financing, against a backdrop of political tensions. On October 21, 2025, the National Assembly officially gave the go-ahead for the creation of an inquiry committee into "the neutrality,…
Democracy shield: Commission announces a revision of the Copyright Directive
The European Commission, with its Democracy Shield, announces the reopening of the 2019 Copyright Directive. The Democracy Shield unveiled yesterday by the European Commission marks an unexpected turning point in the landscape of digital regulation. While the plan aims above all to consolidate the European Union's resilience in the face…
GEMA v. OpenAI: historic win for authors
The Munich court has ruled in favor of GEMA against OpenAI, finding that ChatGPT had reproduced protected song lyrics without authorization. This is a historic turning point, which nevertheless does not resolve all the issues. Yesterday, the Munich Regional Court handed down a long-awaited judgment in the case pitting German…