MUSIC
Why are some musicians selling their catalogs while others are buying them back?
Dua Lipa, Taylor Swift and Rihanna have bought back the rights to their music, while Bruce Springsteen, David Bowie, Bob Dylan and Dr. Dre have sold theirs. What in the world is going on?
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Hard rock band Kiss sells brand and songs for $300 m
The hard rock band Kiss has sold its back catalogue of songs to a Swedish music investor for a figure thought to be upwards of $300m (£237m).
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200 artists and songwriters sign letter of termination of unresponsible use of AI
More than 200 artists feature on a new open letter submitted by the Artist Rights Alliance non-profit, calling on artificial intelligence tech companies, developers, platforms, digital music servic
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CLIP: New Online Platform Supports Creators’ Livelihoods
The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and the Music Rights Awareness Foundation today launched a new online platform to raise creators’ awareness of intellectual property (IP) rights
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