August, 2019

Audible Will Exclude Publishers’ Works from Captions Program—For Now

In a stipulation filed in federal court on August 28, Audible has agreed to exclude works from a group of major publishers from its Captions program until copyright and licensing issues raised in a recent lawsuit are resolved. The Stipulation terms represent a minor victory for the Association of American Publishers and a group of plaintiff publishers who had filed suit on August 23 in the Southern District of New York.

Source: Audible Will Exclude Publishers’ Works from Captions Program—For Now

ING supports blockchain-based ecosystem for digital art

WUNDER has completed the first digital art-backed assets transactions using the Patron Protocol on blockchain technology. The ING Collection in Amsterdam purchased one of the first fractional ownership shares, representing 12,5% ownership in a master copy from the video art work by the Romanian artist Dragos Alexandrescu.

Source: ING supports establishing a blockchain-based ecosystem for digital art to empower artists and to make art accessible for a large audience – ArtMarketGuru

Ask A Lawyer: What’s Going on With Eminem’s Spotify Lawsuit?

Last week, Eminem’s publishing company filed a lawsuit against Spotify alleging that the streaming giant has been generating revenue from some of the Detroit rapper’s biggest hits without properly licensing them. The suit speculates that if the company failed to pay royalties for a song like the chart-topping “Lose Yourself,” then smaller publishers probably weren’t paid properly either.

Source: Ask A Lawyer: What’s Going on With Eminem’s Spotify Lawsuit?

Amper CEO Drew Silverstein discusses A.I. and the future of the music business

Ultimately, it provides even the most non-musical individuals – oftentimes video editors, podcast creators and other content creators who utilise functional music, or music that’s valued for its use-case more than its artistic creativity – the ability to take their idea and turn it directly into music.

Source: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE: MUSIC’S NEXT FRONTIER… The Drew Silverstein Interview | Hotpress

Artificial Intelligence in the Entertainment Industry

Artificial intelligence has already shown its potential in the music industry by creating beautiful compositions. Whereas, the world of art has also witnessed the creative mind of AI. Now, the advent of AI in media and entertainment will transform how audiences experience movies, TV shows, videos, games, and sports.

Source: Artificial Intelligence in the Entertainment Industry

Artificial Intelligence doing Wonders in the Field of Literature 

In principle, Big Data and data-driven analysis should have the option to make the “immaculate” piece of writing, which is both prevalent in artistic quality and top of the line. Authors needn’t fuss at this time, however. Researchers foresee that they will require an additional two many years of improvement, as the current algorithms need “instinct.”

Source: Artificial Intelligence doing Wonders in the Field of Literature | Analytics Insight

European Commission sets stakeholder meeting to discuss Article 17 of Copyright Directive

As required by Article 17 of the Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market (EU 2019/790) on the use of protected content by online content-sharing service providers, the European Commission will organise a stakeholder dialogue to discuss best practices for cooperation between online content-sharing service providers and rightholders.

Source: Organisation of a stakeholder dialogue on the application of Article 17 of Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market – Digital Single Market – European Commission

How Vewd: Vevo Links With Tech Company to Bring Music Videos to Smart TVs

Vevo has formed a new partnership with smart TV software provider Vewd, bringing Vevo’s catalog of music videos to millions of smart devices. Vevo will retain full editorial control of its content under the agreement, which is intended to help the company reach new global audiences.

Source: How Vewd: Vevo Links With Tech Company to Bring Music Videos to Smart TVs

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