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Entertainment Sector Unites to Oppose European Law That Would Ban Geo-Blocking

More than 600 film and TV companies from across Europe, as well as representatives of Hollywood studios, sports leagues, film festivals and film and TV markets, have signed a letter in opposition to proposed legislation that would ban geo-blocking across the European Union. Next Wednesday, Dec. 13, the European Parliament will vote on whether to adopt a proposal that would see audio-visual content, from Hollywood films to French TV series to English soccer games.

Source: Entertainment Sector Unites to Oppose European Law That Would Ban Geo-Blocking

EU ‘final’ talks to fix AI rules to run into 2nd day; deal on foundation models at hand

The text of the proposal requires foundational model makers to put in place a policy to respect EU copyright law, including with regard to limitations copyright holders have placed on text and data mining. Plus they must provide a “sufficiently detailed” summary of training data used to build the model and make it public — with a template for the disclosure being provided by the AI Office, an AI governance body the regulation proposes to set up.

Source: EU ‘final’ talks to fix AI rules to run into second day — but deal on foundational models is on the table | TechCrunch

WMG CEO: EU shouldn’t miss opportunity to include transparency and record-keeping rules in AI Act

The text from the European Parliament proposes light-touch transparency and record-keeping obligations for enormously popular technologies like ChatGPT. Requiring generative AI companies to comply with these transparency and record-keeping requirements will boost the value of AI in Europe and provide the creative community with the means to ensure their rights are being respected and are not being used without authorization.

Source: Robert Kyncl: The EU shouldn’t miss the opportunity to include meaningful transparency and record-keeping obligations in the AI Act

Can You Make Money From Live Streaming?

According to StreamYard, if you have an average of 5-10 daily viewers on Twitch for 30 days, you can make $50-200 a month. While if you have 10,000 average daily viewers, you can make $30,000 a month. This income is a combination of viewer tips, subscribers, and affiliate marketing. According to QQTube, the average per-view payout on YouTube Live is $0.018. So if you stream every day and you average 100 viewers a day for 30 days, you’d make $50. While if you have 1,000 viewers a day, you could make about $540 in a month.

Source: Can You Make Money From Live Streaming?

Spotify to axe over 1,500 jobs in latest round of layoffs

Spotify revealed on Monday (December 4) that it is slashing around 17% of the company’s global workforce in its latest round of jobs cuts. The company reported in an investor filing at the end of Q3 that its workforce consisted of 9,241 employees globally, which means that over 1,500 jobs will be affected by today’s news. Today’s news marks the streaming company’s third round of job cuts this year.

Source: Spotify to axe over 1,500 jobs in latest round of layoffs

Artists in 20+ countries can now sell concert tickets directly within the TikTok app

In August 2022, TikTok struck up a ticketing partnership with Live Nation-owned Ticketmaster to allow TikTok users to buy concert tickets from within the TikTok app. Now the companies are expanding that partnership into more than 20 new markets, following the beta launch in the US in 2022. The feature is available now for over 75,000 artists.

Source: Over 75,000 artists in 20+ countries can now sell concert tickets directly within the TikTok app

MEPs call for new music streaming rules in the European Union 

How far should politicians and regulators get involved in the business of the music industry, and particularly the music streaming economy? A vote in the European Parliament’s Culture and Education Committee yesterday is raising the question again. In the view of the MEPs on that committee, they absolutely should get involved with new legislation. The vote centered on a report – ‘Cultural Diversity and the Conditions for Authors in the European Streaming Market.’

Source: MEPs call for new music streaming rules in the European Union – Music Ally

IFPI shares fans’ views on AI amid latest EU AI Act pressure 

The body has published some findings from its upcoming ‘Engaging with Music 2023’ report, which has surveyed more than 43,000 music fans across 26 countries. It found that 89% of those people are aware of AI technologies, and that 79% agree that ‘human creativity remains essential to the creation of music’.

Source: IFPI shares fans’ views on AI amid latest EU AI Act pressure – Music Ally

Who Needs a Record Label? VC-Like Investments Power New Music Artists

A generation of independent music artists—from a ukulele-strumming college student to pop singers belting in front of smartphones—are getting their start outside of major labels with the help of online marketplaces that pair them with financial backers. “The whole world believes indie artists make pennies,” says Indify Chief Executive Shav Garg. “We believe artists are founders.”

Source: Who Needs a Record Label? VC-Like Investments Power New Music Artists

These look like prizewinning photos. They’re AI fakes.

As rapid advances in AI image-generation tools make automated images ever harder to distinguish from real ones, experts say their proliferation on sites such as Adobe Stock and Shutterstock threatens to hasten their spread across blogs, marketing materials and other places across the web, including social media — blurring lines between fiction and reality.

Source: These look like prizewinning photos. They’re AI fakes.

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