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Anthropic, fighting lawsuits over alleged copying of song lyrics, accuses Alibaba of copying Claude to train a rival AI
Anthropic says Alibaba-affiliated operators used nearly 25,000 fraudulent accounts to generate over 28.8 million exchanges with its Claude AI model. Source...

UAE’s MusicNation joins the Human Artistry Campaign as its first Middle East signatory
MusicNation said its participation reflects its role in implementing the UAE's vision for the protection and enforcement of musical copyrights. Source...

Michele Page appointed General Counsel at SoundExchange
Michele Page previously held vice president roles at Peloton Interactive and Nielsen. Source...

Reservoir strikes joint venture with Latin music company TU Publishing
Reservoir will serve as the publisher for all current and future writers signed to TU Publishing Source...

Ryman Hospitality confirms it is exploring options for Grand Ole Opry owner Opry Entertainment Group
The Nashville-based REIT said it had engaged Morgan Stanley to evaluate its options after receiving inbound interest from "a range of organizations." Source...

From Friction to Flow: UX Strategies That Improve Ecommerce Performance
In 2026, most consumers expect high-quality UX design when interacting with brand websites. Yet most still get disappointed. The outcome of poor UX design — particularly in ecommerce — is a high s...

Deezer’s new in-app remix feature lets users speed up and modify tracks by Céline Dion and other artists ‘with full rights compliance’
Deezer says every remix is created with the explicit agreement of the artist, and that streams of remixed versions are attributed to the original work Source...

PPL India reinstated as a copyright society after a 12-year absence
The registration was granted by the Government of India, through the office of the Registrar of Copyrights, on June 11 Source...

HarbourView acquires publisher’s share of select songs from Max Martin and Shellback’s Wolf Cousins collective
The compositions include songs recorded by Taylor Swift, Ariana Grande, The Weeknd, Imagine Dragons, Ellie Goulding, Tove Lo, DNCE and Demi Lovato. Source...

KGV Kiran Kumar promoted to Managing Director, India & Middle East at The Orchard
Kumar was previously Managing Director, India at the company, a remit that also covered its operations in Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh. Source...