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Music streaming fraud inquiry launched by US Copyright Office
Notice of inquiry arrives a day after Michael Smith sentenced to 18 months in prison Source...

Phono V streaming rate proposals filed with US Copyright Royalty Board, as DIMA points to 30% growth in publishing revenues since 2022
The proceeding will set the mechanical rates on-demand streaming services pay US songwriters and publishers from 2028 through 2032. Source...

Kakao Entertainment strikes K-pop partnership with Warner’s Atlantic Music Group to develop artists ‘from the earliest stages’
The two companies will work together on global strategy, music production, distribution, marketing, and promotion for K-pop artists. Source...

With a new CFO, three licensing deals, and $775M+ raised, what’s stopping $5.4B-valued Suno from an IPO?
The signals pointing to the firm's potential stock market ambitions and the barriers it faces in getting there. Source...

ARIA boss tells Australian lawmakers OpenAI and Anthropic are ‘asking Government for a free ride’ on copyright
Annabelle Herd warned that changing Australian copyright law to accommodate the two AI companies could make the country "the Trojan horse for Big AI." Source...

TikTok brings its global ad network to the US and unveils agentic AI tools
The ad network, called TikTok Ad Network (TTAN), lets advertisers extend their TikTok campaigns to third-party apps. Source...

AEG and O2 strike UK’s ‘largest-ever naming rights renewal’ in reported £200M deal
Under the deal, O2 and Virgin Media broadband customers will get 50% more tickets to shows at The O2 through Priority Tickets. Source...

Michael Smith, man behind $8M AI song and bot streaming fraud, sentenced to 18 months in prison
US District Judge John G. Koeltl also ordered Michael Smith to forfeit USD $8,091,843.64, the loss figure agreed by both sides. Source...