News EU recorded music revenues grew 9.1% to reach $6.2bn in 2024, but subscriber adoption lags behind US, UK markets Recorded music revenue growth in the European Union was more than the US, China and Brazil combined, the IFPI says in a new report
News Meta rejects EU’s AI Code of Practice, even as AI giants Anthropic and OpenAI say they will sign on The EU's Code of Practice restricts how tech companies can collect copyrighted content to train their AI
News Local artists absolutely dominate EU charts, but Europe falling behind on music exports: IFPI In the 22 EU markets tracked yearly by IFPI, 60% of the Top 10 tracks were by domestic artists, compared to 47% in non-EU markets
News Europe’s music tastes becoming more local, as royalties generated by European Union artists triple in 6 years Spotify says 44% of royalties generated in the EU came from EU artists, a record high
News Key Production expands in Europe with German office led by Andreas Kohl The company’s new European division will provide access to its entire supply chain, including manufacturing, packaging, and project management
News EU to fine Apple $539m for alleged violations in music streaming (report) The fine stems from an ongoing investigation launched in 2019 following a complaint from Spotify
News EU AI Act headed for parliamentary vote, with some copyright provisions still unclear The AI Act requires tech companies to reveal what copyrighted materials were used to train AI, but whether they will have to license that material is less clear
News TikTok braces for potential probe and hefty fines in EU over child safety concerns (Report) The EU's Digital Services Act allows for fines of up to 6% of annual sales for violations
News GEMA and IFPI ‘welcome the progress’ on EU’s landmark agreement on AI regulation The deal concluded an intensive, three-day negotiation process between the Council presidency and the European Parliament's negotiators on the AI Act
Analysis What does the EU’s new AI Act mean for tech startups and rightsholders? Rightsholders such as publishers will likely find something to like - and tech companies may find something to dislike - in the EU's AI Act
News European Parliament working on music streaming market report Artists' remuneration from music streaming expected to “dominate” the study, reports Politico
News Sound recording copyright term to be extended to 70 years in New Zealand New Zealand's current copyright protection covers 50 years