ASCAP, BMI and SOCAN will now accept registrations of ‘partially’ AI-generated musical works
US PROs ASCAP and BMI, and Canada’s SOCAN, jointly announced today (October 28) what they call an “alignment” of their ...
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In ‘landmark’ move, SESAC and GMR join ASCAP and BMI’s ‘Songview’ copyright database, expanding platform to 38m+ works
In December 2020, US PROs ASCAP and BMI launched a public performance copyright database called Songview, described at the time ...
Duplicate Works, Diverted Royalties, and What the MLC Isn’t Catching
Image by Mohamad HassanThe first in a multi-part investigation into how duplicate registrations, orphan ISRC policies, and manual-only dispute handling ...
Regina Hall Says ‘Girls Trip 2’ Is “Closest To Being In The Works” Than It’s Ever Been
Regina Hall just gave fans the update they’ve been thirsting for: Girls Trip 2 is officially inching closer to theaters. ...
Court shoots down Sarah Silverman’s case against Meta’s AI – but declares using copyrighted works for training is NOT ‘fair use’
For the second time this week, a US federal judge has issued an opinion on whether or not using copyrighted ...
After suing Cookie giant Crumbl for copyright infringement, Warner Music sues Designer Shoe Warehouse for allegedly infringing 200+ works in TikTok posts
There’s a rising trend of prominent businesses being sued for using music in TikTok and Instagram posts without permission.Just last ...
Why it works: Dissecting the production moves that brought Keinemusik’s “All I Got” to the top of the charts
1. Subtle textures that keep you hooked One of the key strengths of “All I Got” is its background movement ...
Why it works: Recreating the production tricks that got Jakatta – “American Dream” to the top of the organic house charts
4. The final drop has something new More commercial genres of EDM have the luxury of more formulaic compositions where ...
‘Works for hire’? Jury trial to decide if 2 Live Crew’s members, heirs have any right to its music
MBW Explains is a series of analytical features in which we explore the context behind major music industry talking points ...
Anthropic asks court to ‘prune’ Universal lawsuit to focus legal battle on ‘whether it is fair use’ to train AI using copyrighted works
AI developer Anthropic has asked a US federal court to dismiss much of the landmark copyright infringement case brought against ...
