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ASCAP warns US creative economy ‘will be undermined’ if copyright laws loosened for AI developers
"The US can win the AI race without abandoning the strong copyright laws that have fueled creativity and entrepreneurship across the country for decades” Source...

Ticketmaster told to change labeling practices following Oasis ticket investigation in the UK
Watchdog's demands come after a formal investigation into Ticketmaster's handling of Oasis ticket sales last year Source...

What the RIAA, NMPA and other music organizations want from Donald Trump’s AI Action Plan
Key suggestions from a joint AI Action Plan submission from 10 music industry bodies Source...

Limp Bizkit and Fred Durst take case against UMG to California state court
A federal court tossed out most of the allegations the band made against UMG, on the grounds that they belong in a state court Source...

‘Stem is now the most well-funded, well-supported independent player in the distribution space.’
Concord's Tom Becci and Stem's Milana Lewis discuss the strategic thinking behind Concord's acquisition of the Los Angeles-based distribution platform Source...

KATSEYE, concerts, and BTS’s comeback: What we learned from HYBE’s latest earnings call
Revelations and predictions from Korean firm's all-important Q4 chat with fiscal analysts Source...

Armada’s BEAT Music Fund buys stake in catalog of DJ and producer Tiga
The deal includes rights to “a large portion” of masters from Tiga including hits that have collectively amassed over 33 million Spotify streams Source...

Napster acquired in $207m deal by $12.25bn-valued tech startup Infinite Reality
Acquisition arrives a few weeks after Infinite Reality closed a $3 billion round of funding Source...

Silver Lake takes Endeavor private in $25bn deal, rebrands it WME Group
The deal marks “the largest private equity sponsor public-to-private investment transaction in over a decade,” said Silver Lake Source...