Mandy Dalugdug

1 week ago | musicbusinessworldwide.com | Mandy Dalugdug

Sony Music Labels, the recorded music division of Sony Music Entertainment Japan, has acquired full rights to the popular Spookiz animated series. This marks the first time that Sony Music Labels, which primarily focuses on music recording business, has come to acquire animated character content. The deal gives Sony Music Labels control over the globally distributed content that has accumulated 6.1 million YouTube subscribers and more than 3.1 billion total views.

1 week ago | musicbusinessworldwide.com | Mandy Dalugdug

Major record companies have filed a rebuttal to the US government’s support for Cox Communications in a copyright dispute that has been elevated to the Supreme Court. Cox Communications, one of the US’s largest internet service providers, was sued by record labels including Sony Music Entertainment (the lead plaintiff), Universal Music Group and Warner Music Group in 2018.

2 weeks ago | musicbusinessworldwide.com | Mandy Dalugdug

Grammy-winning artist Wyclef Jean has partnered with Jaeson Ma, co-founder of Asian music collective 88rising, to launch OpenWav, a platform that promises artists higher earnings via fan engagements. The startup, based in Los Angeles, was launched on Wednesday (June 11) during A2IM Indie Week in New York City, with backing from creator economy-focused fund Connect Ventures, Warner Music Group, Goodwater Capital, Soma Capital, SuperScrypt, Dragonfly, Galaxy Interactive, and Animoca Brands.

2 weeks ago | asianamericans.einnews.com | Mandy Dalugdug

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2 weeks ago | musicbusinessworldwide.com | Mandy Dalugdug

Walt Disney and Comcast’s NBCUniversal have sued artificial intelligence company Midjourney, accusing the image generator of copying their copyrighted characters without permission. The complaint, filed Wednesday (June 11) in the US District Court for the Central District of California in Los Angeles, marks the first major AI copyright challenge from Hollywood studio giants, according to the Associated Press and CNBC.