Emmanuel Legrand

Creative Industries News is about creative content, copyright and licensing in the digital ecosystem. Operated by Emmanuel Legrand (personal: @LouGrant_1959).

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Creative Industries News has published a long interview with John Josephson, who has served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of @sesac Music Group since August 2014.
https://t.co/uN1StcG6iE

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@Spotify Head of Public Policy Regan Smith joins the @newsalliance as Senior Vice President & General Counsel. She will lead legal affairs and related public policy initiatives for the Alliance. She is a former General Counsel at the US @CopyrightOffice.
https://t.co/R9r5ZfJnyK

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Looks like you can’t even check in… (in Paris)

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@northmusicgroup Abby North's testimony has now been published in full by Creative Industries News (with her approval!):
https://t.co/fAQOIJFarm

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@RichLightShed Could Zaslav be even worse than Bob Chapek? Bean counters who do not understand the creative side of their business should not be in this line of business. If you have any doubts, look at what Zaslav did at Discovery. And he is doing the same at WBD.

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@DavidIsraelite @LiveNation @AEGworldwide @bmi Maybe they should factor in that in most European countries (where they do operate) the rates for live music are in the region of 5 to 8%. US rates are nowhere near European rates. Let that sink in. And BTW they do pay SACEM, GEMA, etc. So this is just hypocritical.

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@NMPAorg and 17 publishers are suing @Twitter in Tennessee for copyright infringement over hundreds of songs. NMPA invited their members to tweet @elonmusk and ask him to #payformusic...

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Canada's @CMRRA has distributed more than CA$70 million (€48.8m) to music publishers and self- published songwriters represented by the organisation, up 14 % compared to 2021.
https://t.co/e9umROLSge

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Over 100 authors societies are expected in Mexico on June 1 for the General Assembly of @CISACNews. The event — hosted by Mexican society @SACM_Oficial — will focus on “the challenges and opportunities now facing creators and their societies."
https://t.co/CylcfJqoM4

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@synopsi I suspect his name is David Zaslav, and he is doing to HBO what he did at Discovery, which is to belittle everything he touches...

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@Bertelsmann_com accelerates @BMG's leadership transition with Thomas Coesfeld replacing Hartwig Masuch as CEO of the music division by July 1, instead of Jan. 1 2024.
https://t.co/NsebCQDDkZ

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@PPLUK revenues for 2022 have exceeded pre-pandemic levels, with £272.6 million (€312.16m) collected during the year, up 7.8% over 2021. CEO @PeterLeathem said PPL's record results are the highest in the neighbouring rights society's 89-year history.
https://t.co/pS7KwkUa9r

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Rights society SIAE and Meta have signed a transitional deal that brings Italian music back on Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp. Meta started to withdraw SIAE's repertoire from its services in March after the two parties failed to reach an agreement.
https://t.co/4OR0ef9ytK

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US advocacy coalition @musicFIRST appoints former Senator Mark Pryor and policy strategist Will Moschella as co-Chairs to replace @JoeCrowleyNY to push through Congress AMPA legislation introducing a remuneration on sound recordings when played on radio.
https://t.co/Xy3TzNAnwW

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@AudioshakeAI — the company using AI to deconstructs audio files into stems — has raised $2.7m in a seed round led by @IndicatorVC, with participation from @PrecursorVC and Side Door Ventures. Since 2020, AudioShake has raised a total of $5m.
https://t.co/bdQ0XpspZw

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Ircam Amplify, the biz arm of France’s @Ircam, is launching @MusicBizAssoc the beta version of its accessible spatial audio solution, with @believe and @TuneCore as partners. CEO Nathalie Birocheau says spacial sound will change the way we listen to music.
https://t.co/T8YEoF6EVc

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Thanks to @legrandnetwork for taking time to speak w/ @MLC_US’s CEO Kris Ahrend regarding major milestones reached & an empowering message for all music creators. Read full article here:  https://t.co/8Lel3RysxI

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ICYMI, Creative Industries News has interviewed @Kris Ahrend, the CEO of @MLC_US, about the Nashville-based society's performances after it passed the billion dollars in distribution since its launch.
https://t.co/korg3ErL3X

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https://t.co/TqWJ1PYVKF, the B2B platform providing a music streaming service for businesses, has joined the @digitalmediausa (DiMA), the Washington, DC-based organisation that regroups the main audio streaming companies in the US.
https://t.co/InykB6RJdU