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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’
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In a strongly-worded response, Pandora says the royalties group "thinks it knows better than the entire music publishing industry."
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Huey Lewis Calls Musical Inspired by His Band’s Songs a ‘Creative Outlet’ After Losing His Hearing
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You may not think of Buddhist philosophy and Huey Lewis as the same time very often, but it works for him when considering...
Flutter posts $375m net loss in Q1 despite revenue growth
Flutter Entertainment reported a $375m (£299m/€348m) net loss in the first quarter after higher expenses and negative foreign currency translation offset a 16.4% year-on-year increase in revenue. For the three months to 31 March, revenue at Flutter hit $3.40bn. This is comfortably ahead of Q1 2023, with Flutter reporting growth across almost all markets, with
Titanfall 2’s Time-Traveling MacGuffin Enters The Fray In New Apex Legends Trailer
GameSpot may receive revenue from affiliate and advertising partnerships for sharing this content and from purchases through links. Apex Legends Season 21: Upheaval launched, surprisingly, without an actual launch trailer. But just over a week after the new season went live, Apex Legends developer Respawn Entertainment has released a new animated short featuring a device
Ubisoft Cancels Tom Clancy’s The Division Heartland
by William D'Angelo , posted 6 hours ago / 561 Views Ubisoft in its latest earnings report announced Red Storm Entertainment's free-to-play multiplayer survival game, Tom Clancy's The Division Heartland, has been cancelled. "As part of Ubisoft’s efforts to streamline its operations and adapt to evolving market trends, there have been further reorganizations within the
Sharp Alpha Closes $25M Fund to Fuel Sports, Gaming Startups
Sharp Alpha Advisors has announced the successful closing of Sharp Alpha Fund II, its venture capital fund that has surpassed its initial target, securing over $25 million to invest in early-stage sports, gaming, and entertainment businesses. The fund has attracted diverse backers, including public companies, US financial institutions, pro sports team owners, family offices, top
Flutter Reports $375M Comprehensive Net Loss in Q1, 16% Revenue Growth
The leading online sports betting and iGaming operator with a versatile portfolio of brands including FanDuel, Sky Betting & Gaming, Sportsbet, PokerStars, Paddy Power, and MaxBet, Flutter Entertainment plc, has published its Q1 2024 financial report. The industry leader, which recorded $11,790 million of revenue globally for fiscal year 2023, and $3,397 million of revenue
New ‘IP List’ Spotlights Books From Underrepresented Authors Available to Option
The current Peak IP era presents a potential pitfall for diversity in media, considering a 2020 New York Times feature that found 95 percent of the books published by the major publishing houses since 1950 were written by white authors. That’s why nonprofit Pathos Labs, the think tank that looks to use media and entertainment
Paramount Stock Falls on Report Sony Is ‘Rethinking’ $26 Billion Bid
Shares of Paramount Global slid Tuesday following a CNBC report that Sony was “rethinking” its bid to acquire Paramount in conjunction with private-equity firm Apollo Global Management. Earlier this month, Sony Pictures Entertainment and Apollo sent a nonbinding offer to Paramount Global’s board offering to take Paramount private for $26 billion in cash, a price
John Legend Says Chrissy Teigen Injured Her Neck ‘Trying to Be an Acrobat’
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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
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Pandora Hits Back at MLC Lawsuit Over Streaming Royalties: ‘Legally Incoherent’
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Huey Lewis Calls Musical Inspired by His Band’s Songs a ‘Creative Outlet’ After Losing His Hearing
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You may not think of Buddhist philosophy and...