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Down The Skibidi Toilet: Why Universal Music Group’s ‘Project Timeout’ is hitting TikTok with endless copyright takedown requests

There is a lot to explain here....

Record companies are better placed than streaming platforms to monetize superfans… and 3 other things Robert Kyncl said in his new Q&A

Warner Music Group’s CEO has some “radical” ideas on how to change how streaming services pay music rights holders

Bill forcing ByteDance to sell TikTok or face ban passes US House

The bill is facing opposition from civil liberties groups, tech industry groups, and Donald Trump

Spotify challenges YouTube, launching music videos for Premium users in 11 markets

The 11 markets include the UK, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Sweden, Brazil, Colombia, Philippines, Indonesia, and Kenya.

As landmark AI Act passes EU parliament vote, rightsholders urge ‘meaningful and effective’ enforcement of copyright

Some legal analysts say the law contains ambiguities on the issue of copyrighted materials being used to train AI

TikTok’s parent ByteDance has locked down AI-music patents in the US – as its researchers develop a model trained on 257,000 hours of songs

TikTok's AI music ambitions are bigger than you think...

TikTok’s ‘Add to Music App’ feature expands to Brazil and Indonesia, where its Spotify rival TikTok Music is available

Rollout marks the first time the tool has launched in a country where TikTok Music is available

Because Music boss Emmanuel de Buretel sides with Universal in TikTok dispute, laments ‘platform that feeds on artistic creation by destroying it’

Music industry veteran argues that the platform can't 'do without' music