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Deezer CEO talks artist-centric: ‘We want quality over quantity’ 

Folgueira said that this was Deezer’s attempt to bring an element of ‘user-centric’ concepts – a model the company had been trying to launch without success in previous years – into the new artist-centric model. Folgueira described the double boosts as “a rebalancing of the pool… we’re probably shifting around 1% of the royalties between the two boosts… so we don’t generate too much of a disruption with the new system”.

Source: Deezer CEO talks artist-centric: ‘We want quality over quantity’ – Music Ally

French MPs want to amend EU’s copyright rules to cover generative AI

A commission of the French National Assembly published an opinion on Thursday (18 January) recommending amending the EU’s Copyright Directive to elaborate an international AI treaty and regular reviews of the EU’s AI Act. The EU’s Copyright Directive became law in April 2019, three years before the public release of OpenAI’s ChatGPT, which quickly became the world’s most famous chatbot and a household name.

Source: French MPs want to amend EU’s copyright rules to cover generative AI

EU Parliament Votes in Favor of Music Streaming Royalty Changes

On Wednesday, January 17, the European Parliament voted by a resounding margin in favor of changes to the music streaming royalty industry “to ensure the music streaming sector is fair and sustainable, and to promote cultural diversity.” The resolution was adopted by 532 votes to 61 with 33 abstentions. Parliament calls for a new EU legal framework for the music streaming royalty sector, as streaming services continue to dominate as the primary method of accessing music.

Source: EU Parliament Votes in Favor of Music Streaming Royalty Changes

Stability AI’s former VP of Audio launches certification for AI models that respect copyrights

Amid a growing debate about copyright and ethics in generative artificial intelligence, a new non-profit, Fairly Trained, founded by former Stability AI executive Ed Newton-Rex, is introducing an initiative to evaluate and certify AI models based on their respect for creators’ rights. Similar to organic food certifications, Fairly Trained’s “Licensed Model” certification evaluates and certifies AI models based on their training data sources.

Source: Stability AI’s former VP of Audio launches certification for AI models that respect copyrights

Netflix Looks to Hire a Financial Analyst for Residuals, After Studio Deals With WGA and SAG-AFTRA Change Equation

In the job listing, posted last week, Netflix said the financial analyst for residuals will be “a key member in our Contingent Compensation & Reporting Department” whose main responsibilities will be “interpreting and analyzing residual impact in accordance with various guilds, unions and production service agreements and execute accordingly.”

Source: Netflix Looks to Hire a Financial Analyst for Residuals, After Studio Deals With WGA and SAG-AFTRA Change Equation

BandLab launches sync licensing program for its 60m+ registered users

The service is called ‘BandLab Licensing‘ and the company claims that it’s a “first-of-its-kind offering for a music creation platform”. BandLab Licensing is described by BandLab as “a turnkey solution for one-stop licensing” that will offer synchronization opportunities for film, TV, games, and advertising. Additionally, BandLab says that it extends streaming licenses to platforms “seeking fresh and distinctive rights-cleared content”.

Source: Music-making platform BandLab launches sync licensing program for its 60m+ registered users

Music streaming platforms must pay artists more, says EU

The EU has proposed sweeping changes within the music streaming industry to promote smaller artists and make sure underpaid performers are being fairly compensated. A resolution to address concerns regarding inadequate streaming royalties for artists and biased recommendation algorithms was adopted by members of the European Parliament (MEPs) on Wednesday, highlighting that no existing EU rules currently apply to music streaming services.

Source: Music streaming platforms must pay artists more, says EU

Web3 Streaming Platform Tune.fm Announces $20 Million Raise

Web3 streaming and superfan-monetization platform Tune.fm has announced a $20 million raise and plans to score major label licensing deals. Founded in 2011 by brothers Andrew and Brian Antar, Tune.fm says its Hedera Hashgraph-built JAM token and adjacent “micropayments technology” afford artists “instant royalties” for on-platform streaming. The overarching model also enables creators to pull in between 10 and 100 times more royalties than they would on traditional services like Apple Music and Spotify, according to Tune.fm.

Source: Web3 Streaming Platform Tune.fm Announces $20 Million Raise

Meta Admits Use of ‘Pirated’ Book Dataset to Train AI 

With AI initiatives developing at a rapid pace, copyright holders are on high alert. In addition to legislation, several currently ongoing lawsuits will help to define what’s allowed and what isn’t. Responding to a lawsuit from several authors, Meta now admits that it used portions of the Books3 dataset to train its Llama models. This dataset includes many pirated books.

Source: Meta Admits Use of ‘Pirated’ Book Dataset to Train AI * TorrentFreak

Studios’ Now-or-Never Choice: Sue AI Companies or Score a Major IP Deal

As use of the human-mimicking chatbots evolved into a sticking point in the Hollywood strikes, creators took to the courts, accusing AI firms of mass-scale copyright infringement after their works were allegedly used as training materials. In the backdrop of these legal volleys, a question stands out: Why haven’t any major studios sued to protect their intellectual property like other rights holders?

Source: Studios’ Now-or-Never Choice: Sue AI Companies or Score a Major IP Deal

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