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Motion Agency launches pan-European commercial radio promotion service, appoints Nick Bray as Head of Radio

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Motion Agency launches pan-European commercial radio promotion service, appoints Nick Bray as Head of Radio

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Motion Agency has launched a commercial radio promotion service spanning major European markets. The international PR and marketing...

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Japan passes copyright reform giving performers and record companies royalties when recordings play in public, including overseas

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Japan passes copyright reform giving performers and record companies royalties when recordings play in public, including overseas

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Japan has created a music right that will, for the first time, require performers and record companies...

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From Lionel Richie’s voice trademark bid to the Michael Jackson biopic box-office record… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-up

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From Lionel Richie’s voice trademark bid to the Michael Jackson biopic box-office record… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-up

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Welcome to Music Business Worldwide’s Weekly Round-up – where we make sure you caught the five biggest...

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Major labels in Canada win site-blocking order targeting stream-ripping platforms – a first for the country’s music industry

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Major labels in Canada win site-blocking order targeting stream-ripping platforms – a first for the country’s music industry

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The Federal Court of Canada has issued the first site-blocking order in the country’s history obtained on...

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Elon Musk’s X moves to dismiss music publishers’ $250M+ copyright lawsuit, arguing Supreme Court’s Cox ruling ‘forecloses’ the case

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Elon Musk’s X moves to dismiss music publishers’ $250M+ copyright lawsuit, arguing Supreme Court’s Cox ruling ‘forecloses’ the case

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Elon Musk‘s X Corp has asked a federal court to dismiss the music publishers’ copyright infringement lawsuit...

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Project 91 launches Playgrounds, a live experiences platform backed by Justin Kalifowitz’s Klaf Companies

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Project 91 launches Playgrounds, a live experiences platform backed by Justin Kalifowitz’s Klaf Companies

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Project 91 has launched Playgrounds, a live experiences platform backed by an investment from Justin Kalifowitz‘s Klaf...

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NO FAKES: Senate panel backs bill that could cost platforms $750k per AI deepfake

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NO FAKES: Senate panel backs bill that could cost platforms $750k per AI deepfake

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The US Senate Judiciary Committee has advanced the NO FAKES Act, the bipartisan bill that would create a federal right...

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A landmark bill targeting AI deepfakes faces a US Senate Judiciary Committee vote on June 18. Five things to know about the NO FAKES Act.

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A landmark bill targeting AI deepfakes faces a US Senate Judiciary Committee vote on June 18. Five things to know about the NO FAKES Act.

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MBW Explains is a series in which we dig behind the headlines, via data and context, to...

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BMG/Concord merger approved by competition authorities in United States and Germany (report)

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BMG/Concord merger approved by competition authorities in United States and Germany (report)

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The proposed merger of BMG and Concord has been cleared by competition regulators in the United States...

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Peanuts music catalog owner lands CBS licensing deal after ‘Linus and Lucy’ plays in Stephen Colbert’s Late Show finale

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Peanuts music catalog owner lands CBS licensing deal after ‘Linus and Lucy’ plays in Stephen Colbert’s Late Show finale

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Lee Mendelson Film Productions has reached a licensing agreement with CBS for the use of Vince Guaraldi‘s...

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