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Too Little, Too Late? Sony Music Fires Off Blanket Warning Against the AI Mining of Its Catalog

Too little, too late? Sony Music has fired off a blanket warning against the unauthorized training of AI systems on its song catalog and other IP. The overarching Sony Music Group today made that clear-cut announcement on behalf of Sony Music Entertainment (SME) as well as its various subsidiaries and Sony Music Publishing (SMP). Spanning

Pandora Hits Back at MLC Lawsuit Over Streaming Royalties: ‘Legally Incoherent’

Music In a strongly-worded response, Pandora says the royalties group "thinks it knows better than the entire music publishing industry." Illustration by Thiago Prudêncio/SOPA Images/LightRocket...

Huey Lewis Calls Musical Inspired by His Band’s Songs a ‘Creative Outlet’ After Losing His Hearing

Music You may not think of Buddhist philosophy and Huey Lewis as the same time very often, but it works for him when considering...

Elden Ring and Stray lead in GDCA 2023 nominations

From a dark fantasy in The Lands Between to a post-apocalyptic walled city filled with robots (and one cat), the 2023 Game Developers Choice Awards nominees travel time, space, and everything in between. Organizers of the 2023 Game Developers Conference are excited to reveal this year's finalists for the 23rd annual Game Developers Choice Awards—the

Keke Wyatt Announces New Album, Her First In Six Years

Keke Wyatt is headed back into the studio. Regarded as “one of the greatest singers of her generation,” the R&B Divas: Atlanta alum has signed a new deal with Shanachie Entertainment and is gearing up to release a new album—her first in six years. “I really feel good about signing with Shanachie!” Wyatt, 40, expressed

As Writers Strike Looms, Reality Producers Optimistic About Possible Unscripted Boom

A potential writers strike would be incredibly harmful for many in Hollywood, but there’s one sector of the entertainment industry that is quietly optimistic that it could lead to a boom for them: the unscripted television makers. As history has shown, there’s also precedent for an uptick — from the 1988 strike that led to

Skybound makes multimillion-dollar investment in WrestleQuest dev Mega Cat Studios

If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. Deal is The Walking Dead firm's first major investment in a game development studio Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox Skybound Entertainment has invested in

DualSense Edge Controller Has a Smaller Battery Than Original DualSense

by William D'Angelo , posted 1 day ago / 1,335 ViewsSony Interactive Entertainment has officially released the PlayStation 5 DualSense Edge wireless controller today and a teardown of the controller has shown it has a smaller internal battery than the original PS5 DualSense controller. PlayStation had previously stated the DualSense Edge controller has a "moderately shorter"

Nicole Kidman and Maya Erskine to Star in ‘The Perfect Nanny’ Limited Series at HBO

HBO is developing the Leïla Slimani novel “The Perfect Nanny” into a limited series. Maya Erskine creates and writes the series, and will star opposite Nicole Kidman. Both also serve as executive producers for the project, which comes from Legendary Entertainment along with HBO. Published in 2016, “The Perfect Nanny” was inspired by the real-life

Skybound invests in WrestleQuest studio MegaCat Games

Cream ‘o’ the crop, rise to the top, yeeeah!.. Skybound Entertainment has made a committed financial investment in indie studio MegaCat Studios, the developer working on fun-looking, ring-rocking RPG WrestleQuest. As reported by GamesIndustry.biz, Skybound Entertainment has not released a figure for its investment, but the site’s sources believe it to be in the “multi-million”

Judge Declares Mistrial In T.I. & Tiny’s Lawsuit Against Toymaker MGA Entertainment Over Popular LOL Surprise Dolls

The judge presiding over T.I. and his wife Tameka “Tiny” Harris‘s lawsuit against a toymaker has been declared a mistrial, after jurors heard a woman testifying she “did not want to support a company that steals from African Americans and their ideas.” The lawsuit, filed against MGA Entertainment, claims the toy company stole from their daughter’s

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Too Little, Too Late? Sony Music Fires Off Blanket Warning Against the AI Mining of Its Catalog

Too little, too late? Sony Music has fired off a blanket warning against the unauthorized training of AI systems on its song catalog and other IP. The overarching Sony Music Group today made that clear-cut announcement on behalf of Sony Music Entertainment (SME) as well as its various subsidiaries and Sony Music Publishing (SMP). Spanning

Pandora Hits Back at MLC Lawsuit Over Streaming Royalties: ‘Legally Incoherent’

Music In a strongly-worded response, Pandora says the royalties...