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British authors want Meta to answer for alleged copyright infringement

Engadget

We call upon you and the UK Government to take all action available to ensure that the rights, interests and livelihoods of authors are adequately protected. Artists across the creative industries have also recently protested the UK government's December 2024 proposal to change copyright law.

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Spotify u-turns on Uruguay exit after government gives assurances on artist payments

TechCrunch

Spotify has reversed course on a decision to exit the Uruguayan market, after gaining assurances from the government that copyright law changes it’s introducing won’t result in Spotify incurring extra costs. For those not following all the goings-ons in Uruguay’s music-streaming scene, the saga unfolded something like this.

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Kate Bush, Annie Lennox, and a slew of other stars are on this silent album. Here’s why

Fast Company Tech

With contributions from artists including Kate Bush, Annie Lennox, Cat Stevens, and Damon Albarn, the album was released Tuesday to protest proposed British changes to artificial intelligence laws that artists fear will erode their creative control. ” features a stellar list of more than 1,000 musiciansand the sound of silence.

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TikTok has a new CEO — now he has to deal with music labels, competing apps, and angry senators

The Verge

He’ll also be overseeing “music, gaming, Helo,” — a social media app that’s big in India — plus “emerging businesses” and helping to scale TikTok even more than the social media app already has in the last three years. TikTok has tried to work with more American groups recently to instill trust.

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Twitter co-founder Biz Stone joins board of audiovisual startup Chroma

TechCrunch

Over the years, Stone has also backed a number of companies, including Square, Pinterest, Slack, Nest, Intercom, and Beyond Meat, where he now chairs the Nominating and Governance Committee. Pihlström had previously worked as a creative director, design advisor, designer, and prototyper at Pinterest, Beats Music, and VSCO.

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What is in the Treaty of Marrakesh?

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

literary and artistic works … in the form of text, notation and/or related illustrations, whether published or otherwise made publicly available in any media;”. It covers music in the form of sheet music, but not audio or videos of performances. Works Covered. It doesn’t cover movies. Article 2(c). Defines Authorized Entity.

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Forward Unto the Breach: Don’t Rest on Nonprofit Laurels

Bloomerang

In the Broadway musical “Hamilton,” the lead character of Alexander sings about who he and America are meant to be. If you’re doing anything worth doing, you can collaborate with business, government and other nonprofits in consortium efforts to address complex problems holistically. Who Are You Meant to Be?

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