Daniel Tencer

1 week ago | musicbusinessworldwide.com | Daniel Tencer

The growing debate over the future of intellectual property law in the age of AI took a wild turn in the past few days when Jack Dorsey, the co-founder of Twitter and Block, and initially a leading figure at Bluesky, declared he would like to see all IP law eliminated. “Delete all IP law,” Dorsey wrote on X on Friday (April 11).

1 week ago | musicbusinessworldwide.com | Daniel Tencer

Welcome to Music Business Worldwide’s weekly round-up – where we make sure you caught the five biggest stories to hit our headlines over the past seven days. MBW’s round-up is supported by Centtrip, which helps over 500 of the world’s best-selling artists maximize their income and reduce their touring costs. We learned this week that Warner Music Group‘s long-awaited superfan app is headed towards the finish line, with Ed Sheeran lining up as its first featured artist.

2 weeks ago | musicbusinessworldwide.com | Daniel Tencer

Seeker Music, the rights and publishing company headed up by Evan Bogart, has struck a deal with Blackheart, an indie entertainment company founded by legendary rocker Joan Jett and her longtime collaborator Kenny Laguna. The partnership will see Seeker acquire a “substantial share” of Blackheart’s recorded and publishing rights, which includes music by Joan Jett & the Blackhearts. The deal’s financial terms were not disclosed.

2 weeks ago | musicbusinessworldwide.com | Daniel Tencer

A bill that requires “all-in” ticket pricing and bans speculative ticketing is headed for a full vote in both chambers of the US Congress. The Transparency in Charges for Key Events Ticketing (TICKET) Act, which has been bouncing around the halls of Congress for a few years now, passed through the House of Representatives’ Energy and Commerce Committee on Tuesday (April 8) with broad bipartisan support.

2 weeks ago | musicbusinessworldwide.com | Daniel Tencer

A bipartisan bill aiming to crack down on unauthorized deepfakes has been reintroduced in the US Congress, with the support of the music industry and other creative sectors, joined this time by some major tech companies.