#MusicRights

2026-02-02

Spotify and major music labels are suing Anna’s Archive for $13 trillion after the group scraped roughly 86 million tracks and metadata from the streaming giant’s catalog in a massive data scrape legal action.

Read: hackread.com/spotify-music-lab

#Spotify #AnnasArchive #MusicRights #Copyright #Piracy

Luke Fountain Carpenter reports: Pop star Sabrina Carpenter is furious, slamming the Trump administration for using her song "Juno" in an ICE raid TikTok video, calling it "evil and disgusting." Joining Beyoncé and Olivia Rodrigo, she demands no artist’s work support inhumane policies. The White House fired back, fueling controversy. Read more on this vital artist rights issue. Luke Fountain Carpenter provides insight.
cnbc.com/2025/12/02/sabrina-ca #SabrinaCarpenter #TrumpAdministration #ICE #MusicRights #ArtistRights

2025-11-12

A German court ruled that OpenAI’s ChatGPT violated copyright laws by using lyrics from songs by Herbert Groenemeyer and others without authorization. The case highlights the tension between AI development and intellectual property rights, emphasizing that human creativity must be respected.

#OpenAI #ChatGPT #CopyrightLaw #IntellectualProperty #AIethics #AIRegulation #MusicRights #HerbertGroenemeyer #TECHi

Read Full Article Here : - techi.com/openai-copyright-vio

hpmusichpmusic
2025-11-03

🎶 Your music can be heard everywhere —
but are you the one getting paid? 💸

Every artist owns 6 rights:
💽 Reproduction
🎚️ Derivative
📦 Distribution
📻 Performance
🖼️ Display
🌐 Digital

You don’t need a label to earn.
You just need to know your rights. ⚖️

Full article by HP Music:
👉 hpmusic.id/en/post/6-music-cop

2025-11-03

🎵 Most musicians don’t realize this:
Your song might be playing everywhere — cafés, YouTube, radio —
but you’re still earning $0. 💸

Know your 6 music rights:
💽 Reproduction
🎚️ Derivative
📦 Distribution
📻 Performance
🖼️ Display
🌐 Digital

Own your music. Protect it. Get paid. ⚖️

Read full article 👉 hpmusic.id/en/post/6-music-cop

#MusicRights #IndieArtist #Copyright #SoundExchange #ASCAP #BMI #MusicBusiness #HPMusic

N-gated Hacker Newsngate
2025-08-31

🎸 Wow, shocking revelation that copyright strikes are bad! 🚨 Thank you, Rick Beato, for fighting the good fight against the evil empire of intellectual property—only 15 years too late. 😅 Meanwhile, we'll just keep playing our in the safety of our basements. 🎶
savingcountrymusic.com/rick-be

Aaron Fernandesiconichipster
2025-08-09
2025-07-22

Spotify's quality control so bad that AI can literally put words in dead people's mouths. Estate owners not amused by this digital séance via TikTok's SoundOn. Maybe require actual permission before letting algorithms resurrect musicians? 🎵👻

entertainment.slashdot.org/sto

#Spotify #AI #MusicRights

Ericka SimoneErickaSimone
2025-07-20

Wait. Even better.

have set up a where they have set up the re-recorded versions of all their hits, and you can buy the MP3s or a beautiful splattered limited edition vinyl of their earlier songs.

If you are a fan, and can send them the support, I need you to go and buy their formats of music before Bandcamp takes it down.

salt-n-pepa.bandcamp.com/album







Mr Tech Kingmrtechking
2025-05-14

SoundCloud walked back its broad AI terms after user backlash. CEO Eliah Seton now says your tracks and voice are safe from generative AI training meant to replicate them. Crisis averted for artists.

SoundCloud Backtracks AI Terms: Your Music Won't Train AI
2025-03-04

Angie Stone’s Heartbreaking Final Battle Over Royalties with Universal Music – A Fight Cut Short! youtube.com/watch?v=zRarCn9itP #AngieStone #Royalties #MusicRights #UniversalMusic #MusicIndustry

bgrier 🇨🇦 🍁bgrier@universeodon.com
2025-02-25

Reading: Kate Bush and Damon Albarn among 1,000 artists on silent AI protest album | Artificial intelligence (AI) | The Guardian

"The recordings of dormant music studios and performance spaces, called Is This What We Want?, are being released as leading cultural figures warn livelihoods are under threat from proposed changes to copyright law.

Paul McCartney, Elton John, Abba’s Björn Ulvaeus, the actor Julianne Moore and the authors Val McDermid and Richard Osman are among the celebrities who have called for protection of their work from unlicensed use by tech companies in recent months."

#Music #AI #MusicIndustry #Copyright #KateBush #DamonAlbarn #ArtificialIntelligence #MusicRights

theguardian.com/technology/202

A close-up portrait of a woman (Kate Bush) with long, wavy dark brown hair, warm hazel eyes, and a calm, confident expression. The background is a dark, neutral tone.
2025-02-23

#CFP

Ethnomusicology Journal (V.8/I.1) on the following topics (and beyond!):

* Applied Ethnomusicology
* Audiovisual Archives
* Rights over Music

Peer-reviewed journal (English & Turkish). Other ethnomusicology topics welcome.

Guest editor: Anthony Seeger (!)

Deadline: 10/06/2025

dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/etnomu

#Ethnomusicology #MusicRights #Archives #AppliedEthnomusicology

Dale Dizzle Virgodalevirgo
2025-02-21

Some artists want AI music removed from streaming platforms because it steals their style.

Should AI-generated tracks be labeled? Or banned completely? 🤖

Larry Pareigislarrypareigis
2025-01-17

Legal Aspects of Music 101 🎶

- Understand copyright 📜
- Turn copyright into a contract 🤝
- Turn that into royalties 💸
- Into licensing 📃
- Into trademarks ™️
- Into publishing 📚
- Into protection 🛡️

Start small.

Build from there.

At Nine North, we help artists navigate these complexities with personalized strategies.

Contact us for a consultation to protect your rights and grow your career.

2024-11-04

Have you ever lost access to music you purchased online? My latest blog post explores the implications of Qobuz removing re-download rights and how it affects music lovers. Join the conversation on consumer rights and backup strategies! #MusicRights #DigitalOwnership #Qobuz #MusicLovers

ctnet.co.uk/qobuz-removing-the

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