Tag: rights

Tag: rights

Paul Shaver joins SoundExchange as SVP of Business Development
Shaver joins from the Canadian Musical Reproduction Rights Agency (CMRRA), where he was President of both CMRRA and SX Works. Source...

Sia sells 50% of music catalog to Pophouse in $180M deal
Pophouse says it's acquired Sia's "publishing and master music rights"; the pricetag suggests a $360M valuation for the full set Source...

Tokyo court rules that a person’s voice can be protected by publicity rights – a first for Japan
Kenjiro Tsuda lost his takedown claim against TikTok, and won something better: Japan's first ruling placing the human voice inside publicity rights. Source...

SoundExchange strikes reciprocal agreement with the UAE’s MusicNation, opening neighboring rights royalty flows in both markets
SoundExchange-affiliated artists will collect royalties for broadcasts in the UAE, while Emirati creators will receive payouts for US airplay. Source...

BMG deepens Jean-Michel Jarre partnership, licensing his recorded music catalog
BMG secures exclusive licensing rights to electronic music innovator Jean-Michel Jarre’s recorded catalog across a broad range of territories worldwide. Source...

Judge throws out copyright claims in Wixen’s $102M lawsuit against Meta
A judge ruled that Wixen has not shown it holds the rights that would let it sue over the 681 works it says Meta used without a license. Source...

5 things to know about Suno’s BMG licensing deal, download caps, watermarks, and more
The BMG deal supplies the rights; the caps and the watermarks supply the controls. The other two are new exits: one professional, one physical. Source...

Global Music Rights and Music Choice settle 95-song copyright case
GMR filed the complaint on June 8, alleging that Music Choice continued performing songs from its catalog after the companies' license agreement lapsed. Source...