Chris Cooke
Co-Founder, Managing Director and Publisher at Complete Music Update
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2 days ago |
completemusicupdate.com | Chris Cooke
Live Nation owns three of the four major UK music festivals, although independent events that are not connected to either Live Nation or AEG account for nearly three quarters of the festival sector’s combined capacity each year. That’s according to ‘Festival Forecast’, a new report from the Association Of Independent Festivals that provides an overview of the UK festival market, organising events by owner, capacity and type.
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2 days ago |
completemusicupdate.com | Chris Cooke
The first US court decision on the crucial question as to whether or not training a generative AI model with existing content constitutes fair use under American copyright law is in, and Californian judge William Alsup says that it is. Which means AI companies - in this case Anthropic - can make use of existing content when training models without getting permission from the relevant creators or copyright owners.
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3 days ago |
witn.com | Chris Cooke
PITT COUNTY, N.C. (WITN) - WITN meteorologists say the heat Eastern North Carolina is seeing this week has caused an extreme heat warning. While the heat can be dangerous for humans, it can also cause problems for pets. We asked a veterinarian in Greenville for advice on how to keep your pets safe from heat-related illnesses this time of year.
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3 days ago |
completemusicupdate.com | Chris Cooke
Spotify has told Canada’s broadcasting regulator the CRTC that if it seeks to regulate music streaming services in the same way it regulates radio, instead of protecting Canadian music it will “threaten the very mechanisms” that have powered a decade of growth in the country’s record industry. Rules that govern traditional radio make no sense in streaming, it insists, adding that “regulating Spotify like a radio station is like regulating Uber like a horse and buggy”.
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3 days ago |
completemusicupdate.com | Chris Cooke
Closing arguments in the Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs criminal trial are expected to begin on Thursday, after defence lawyers indicated they do not plan to call any witnesses, meaning they will only need a couple of days to present the musician’s defence. The prosecution were due to finish their arguments against Combs today, after yesterday showing jurors 20 minutes of video footage from the so called ‘freak offs’ that have been central to this case.
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My new passport has arrived in good old Brexit Blue (aka black). I got extra pages to accommodate more stamps, so if you're outside the UK + would like to book a lecture about copyright or streaming or data, my passport can definitely accommodate you + hopefully my diary can too! https://t.co/SHj2BcIFYm
Did I forget to order a new passport, meaning I’m now going fast track which involved a trip to the Passport Office? Maybe. If Polish border guards were willing to be creative, I reckon you could fit two more stamps in my old passport. But not an argument for the border, I guess. https://t.co/ARG4C0AKTt
We'll be publishing our first ThreeWeeks performer Q&A of the year tomorrow, which means the Edinburgh Festival is getting close again. But there's still time to apply to join our review team - if you or anyone you know is interested, info here: https://t.co/wyk1RdcqXn https://t.co/JBbune2JPM