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Exploration Weekly - Generative AI’s €10B Impact on Music Creators / EU Music Piracy Down 75% / Beatoven.ai and Musical AI launch “First Fully Licensed” AI Music Generator
CISAC’s first global study on AI’s impact predicts creators could lose €22 billion in revenue by 2028 (€10 billion in music, €12 billion in audiovisual) if regulations remain unchanged.
Exploration Weekly - Music Copyright Generated $45.5 Billion in 2023 / US Supreme Court Seeks Federal Insight Into Copyright Case Against Cox / Senate Bill Targets AI ‘Black Box’ Problem
Music copyright brought in $45.5 billion in 2023, according to Will Page, who has collated industry stats to calculate a figure for the entire sector.
Exploration Weekly - SoundExchange Strikes Royalty Agreement With SAMPRA / UK Music Returns $9.6B to British Economy / Court Asked To Review Ed Sheeran “Thinking Out Loud” Legal Victory
US recording artists will now get neighboring rights royalties from South Africa, thanks to a new deal between SoundExchange and SAMPRA.
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