UMG: Sir Lucian Grainge Defends New Deal with Spotify
Behind its rhetoric about protecting artists from AI, Universal Music Group is unveiling an ambivalent strategy that turns the technological threat into an opportunity for selective monetization. Far from being a mere ethical stance, this maneuver aims to offset the dilution of streaming revenue on major platforms like Spotify. During…
Companies Must Get Their Data in Order Before AI Can Succeed
Long considered merely a technical issue, data platforms are becoming a strategic priority for companies facing the rise of artificial intelligence. At a conference organized by the B2B IT Press Club, several industry players emphasized the need to better govern, contextualize, and connect data to business operations in order to…
Digital Omnibus: Growing and Sometimes Contradictory Criticism
Presented by the European Commission as a simplification effort aimed at making European digital law “less costly” and more conducive to competitiveness, the Digital Omnibus is already facing criticism from all sides. The tech industry, the ECB, the French Senate, the German Bundesrat, the media, and audience measurement firms: everyone…
David Cormand: “The Commission’s obsession with standardization threatens the strength of the European cultural model”
As a Green MEP, David Cormand has established himself in recent years as one of the most steadfast advocates for the cultural sectors in the European Parliament, particularly on audiovisual and copyright issues. In an interview with ElectronLibre, he criticizes what he sees as the European Commission’s drive toward centralization…
French Music Tax Credits: The CNM Calls for an Extension
Support for musical diversity, the emergence of new talent, and the economic strengthening of companies in the sector: the Centre national de la musique notes that music tax credits have proven their worth and believes it is necessary to quickly secure their future. The Centre national de la musique believes that…
Age Verification: The Subtle Signs of a Political Measure
The intensification of age verification measures, presented as a means of protecting minors, seems above all to be fueling a culture of circumvention, revealing a political cost far more complex than mere technical effectiveness. While regulators are tightening age verification measures with the stated goal of protecting minors, a study…