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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...
Galliford Try wins £98m trio of infrastructure contracts
Galliford Try has announced three civils contract wins worth a total £98m. The contractor’s environment business has won two contracts for Thames Water under its AMP7 framework, worth £64m in total. Galliford Try Environment will build a £33m pipeline in Thames Water’s Riverside Flow Monitoring Zone in south London in anticipation of increased demand from
Galliford Try and Seddon scoop places on CHIC mega-framework
Major contractors including Galliford Try, Equans and Seddon have scooped multiple spots on a new housing framework worth more than £3bn. The eight-year development framework covers new-build, retrofit and refurbishment projects across the UK. The Communities and Housing Investment Consortium (CHIC), which runs the framework, said it would “support and promote modern methods of construction
Galliford Try acquires M&E business
AVRS is a specialist mechanical, electrical, instrumentation, control and automation (MEICA) design and build contractor to the water and energy sectors. Established in 1972, AVRS has long-term contracts with water and energy companies as well as the Coal Authority and the Ministry of Defence. It has been delivering specialist MEICA services to the nuclear sector since 2013
Galliford Try sells piling business to Van Elle
The deal includes a fleet of 11 piling rigs A deal has been struck on a cash-free, debt-free basis. Based in Leatherhead, Rock & Alluvium was established in 1963 and taken over by Galliford Try in 1989. It operates a fleet of 11 piling rigs, mainly in the residential and commercial sectors in London and
Galliford Try gets back into house-building
Dr Angela Brockbank has joined Galliford Try from Thirteen Housing GroupGalliford Try has hired Angela Brockbank as its new director for the affordable homes sector, with a brief to develop business relations with affordable housing providers and local authorities. The company has no intention to get back into speculative house-buildings but is looking to revive
Galliford Try reports profit and turnover growth
Galliford Try has reported moderate increases in profit and turnover. The contractor turned over £1.39bn in the year to 30 June 2023, a 13 per cent increase on a year earlier. Revenue at its infrastructure arm grew substantially from £441.9m to £590.8m, while growth at the company’s larger building division was slower, edging up by
Galliford Try under fire over demolition of 19th century facade
Cardiff Council has said Galliford Try will be “held to account” after kick-starting demolition of a much-loved building facade without planning consent. The local authority branded the contractor’s decision to start removal of the colourful frontage of Guildford Crescent as “completely unacceptable”. Earlier this summer, Galliford Try submitted plans for a 30-storey build-to-rent tower (pictured
Galliford Try to remodel art deco City landmark
Galliford Try has been appointed by St Martin's Property Investments to undertake the £72m remodelling and refurbishment of Adelaide House in the City of London...
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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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In a strongly-worded response, Pandora says the royalties...
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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...