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Articles count: 9 Sent via mailing on March 13, 2025

"Update: Brazil's CADE investigates UBEM for anticompetitive practices in music licensing deals"

This newsletter is about the ongoing investigation by Brazil's competition regulator, CADE, into the main trade body for music publishers, UBEM, over its role in negotiating licensing deals around mechanical rights. UBEM is being accused of engaging in anticompetitive practices, to which they deny. The regulator has imposed temporary preventive measures, requiring UBEM to stop collective negotiations of synchronization fees and more while the investigation continues.

AI in MusicTech: 0.95: 2025-03-10: Sony Music reveals 75,000 AI deepfake takedowns, slams UK’s ‘rushed’ copyright plans - Music Business Worldwide AI in MusicTech: 0.85: 2025-03-10: Sony Music reveals 75k takedowns of AI-generated deepfakes
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Articles count: 4 Sent via mailing on March 11, 2025

Indie Sector Concerns, Antitrust Lawsuit, and Google AI Updates: Music Industry Newsletter.

This newsletter is about the concerns raised by indie sector trade groups IMPALA and AIM over Universal Music's dominant position in the recorded music market and how that is impacting the streaming business model in favor of major labels. It also discusses an antitrust lawsuit filed by LyricFind against its competitor Musixmatch for an exclusivity deal it made with Warner Chappell to hinder competition, and provides insights on Google's AI Overviews expansion in the US and how it affects search engine optimization strategies for music-related websites.

AI in MusicTech: 0.9: 2025-03-07: Indie label groups slam Universal as Amazon deal and yet another acquisition raise more red flags AI in MusicTech: 0.8: 2025-03-06: LyricFind accuses Musixmatch of using Warner Chappell exclusivity deal to freeze competitors out of the lyrics licensing business
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Articles count: 10 Sent via mailing on March 06, 2025

Exciting News in Music Industry: NFTs, Funding, AI, and Legal Updates!

This newsletter is about various developments in the music industry, including Sony Music Publishing Japan creating NFT collectibles for J-pop group Sandal Telephone, an AI company called Vermillio raising $16 million in Series A funding, Flossy AI allowing fans to create unique merch using AI, Anthropic raising $3.5 billion in funding, and the BBC and Sky requesting the UK's Competition & Markets Authority to force Google to implement measures to combat piracy on its search engine. These articles cover advancements in technology, funding, and legal actions within the music and AI sectors.

AI in MusicTech: 0.9: 2025-03-03: Sony Music, DNS Capital lead $16m Series A funding round for AI licensing platform Vermillio - Music Business Worldwide AI in MusicTech: 0.85: 2025-03-03: Sony Music, DNS Capital lead $16m Series A funding round for AI licensing platform Vermillio - Music Business Worldwide
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Articles count: 11 Sent via mailing on March 03, 2025

"The Influence of Artificial Intelligence in Film Production & Music Industry"

This newsletter is about the impact of artificial intelligence on various stages of film production, such as de-aging, neural rendering, deepfake, and sound synthesis and editing. It also discusses the partnership between sync platform SourceAudio and AI-tagging startup Cyanite, highlighting the use of AI technologies in the music industry.

AI in MusicTech: 1.0: 2025-02-27: AI w kinie: kontrowersje i regulacje – Jerzy Łabuda o strategii ochrony twórców AI in MusicTech: 0.8: 2025-02-26: Generative AI, TDM and the phenomenon of training data memorization
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Articles count: 11 Sent via mailing on February 27, 2025

"Proposed UK Copyright Law Changes for AI and Deepfake Crimes"

This newsletter is about the UK government's proposed changes to copyright laws in relation to AI, with a focus on the opposition from the music industry and efforts to combat deepfake crimes. It discusses the potential modifications to the opt-out policy and the push for greater transparency in AI training data. Additionally, it covers the launch of Cue Packs by WavMaker and the collaboration between HYBE and the Northern Gyeonggi Provincial Police Agency to tackle deepfake crimes targeting artists.

AI in MusicTech: 1.0: 2025-02-25: Ed Newton-Rex on music's AI-training battles: 'The public totally agrees with creators here' AI in MusicTech: 1.0: 2025-02-26: Rada Ministrów przyjęła rozporządzenie w sprawie utworzenia Instytutu Badawczego IDEAS
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Articles count: 4 Sent via mailing on February 24, 2025

"Instagram Launches Music Sharing Feature with JENNIE and Doechii - Plus Meta's New Music Features"

This newsletter is about Instagram launching a new music sharing feature that allows users to send 30-second song previews in private chats, partnering with artists like JENNIE and Doechii. Additionally, Meta's licensing deals have led to new music features on Instagram, such as the ability to share songs directly in DMs using 'music stickers.' This content also covers the posthumous album release of Jane "Nightbirde" Marczewski, created using ethical AI vocal production, with all proceeds benefiting the Nightbirde Foundation to support women battling breast cancer.

AI in MusicTech: 1.0: 2025-02-21: ZAiKS czy Z(AI)KS – oto jest pytanie! AI in MusicTech: 0.9: 2025-02-20: Nightbirde’s Family Marks 3rd Anniversary of ‘AGT’ Singer’s Death With ‘Still Got Dreams’ Album, Using ‘Ethical AI’
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Articles count: 9 Sent via mailing on February 20, 2025

Revolutionizing the Music Industry: AI Innovations and New Tools for Fan Engagement

This newsletter is about music technology and AI developments in the music industry. It includes articles on the launching of a new podcast by Tileyard London featuring industry pioneers, updates on Spotify's upcoming superfan tier, concerns about AI chatbots training on copyrighted music, and the launch of Supertone Play, a new text-to-voice tool by Hybe. These tools and technologies aim to revolutionize music creation, distribution, and fan engagement.

AI in MusicTech: 0.9: 2025-02-17: Is DeepSeek training its AI on copyrighted music without permission? - Music Business Worldwide AI in MusicTech: 0.9: 2025-02-18: HYBE’s AI voice cloning company Supertone unveils text-to-speech tool that can create a custom voice ‘in just 10 seconds’ - Music Business Worldwide
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Articles count: 4 Sent via mailing on February 17, 2025

"The Influence of TikTok and AI on Music Industry + Songwriter-Centric Royalty Payments"

This newsletter is about the impact of TikTok on the music industry, the development of AI music tools, and the efforts to make royalty payments more songwriter-centric. Topics include the role of TikTok in music discovery, the use of AI in music creation, recent court rulings on AI and copyrighted content, Sony's earnings from recorded music and publishing, Warner Music Group's M&A efforts, and Universal Music Group's acquisition of a majority stake in a Japanese music company.

AI in MusicTech: 0.9: 2025-02-13: TikTok: 84% of songs that entered Billboard’s Global 200 chart in 2024 went viral on our platform first - Music Business Worldwide AI in MusicTech: 0.9: 2025-02-13: Sync firm SourceAudio launches fully-licensed AI-music tools
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Articles count: 6 Sent via mailing on February 13, 2025

"Inquiry into US PROs and AI Music Startup Collaboration: Latest News Roundup"

This newsletter is about the US Copyright Office launching an inquiry into the performing rights organizations in the country and the impact of the growing number of PROs on licensees and artists. It also covers the collaboration between two AI music startups in the sync market and the use of AI technology by artists like Yumi Matsutoya and ByteDance for music creation.

AI in MusicTech: 1.0: 2025-02-12: ByteDance has been building an AI music beast… with a little help from The Beatles and Michael Jackson - Music Business Worldwide AI in MusicTech: 0.85: 2025-02-10: Does the US really need so many performing rights organisations and are they doing a good enough job, asks US Copyright Of
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Articles count: 8 Sent via mailing on February 10, 2025

"Challenging digital sovereignty: Big tech's influence in German and EU policy-making"

In a recent opinion piece, Matthias Hornschuh criticizes the close ties between big tech companies and government officials in Germany and the EU, highlighting concerns about digital sovereignty and corporate influence on policy-making. He raises questions about the lack of transparency in decision-making processes and the impact on fundamental rights and copyright protection. Hornschuh also points out the need for greater independence from non-European technology providers to ensure sovereignty in shaping the digital landscape.

AI in MusicTech: 0.9: 2025-02-06: GenAI music-rights startup Musical AI raises $2.1m funding AI in MusicTech: 0.9: 2025-02-07: DeepSeek is a wake-up call for the music industry – and its data goldmine
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