The IFPI says music companies and distributors have agreed on new rules to combat using AI-generated music to defraud streaming services and divert royalties
Scammers are flooding platforms with tracks then deploying bots to rack up plays and royalty paymentsSee also Mediagazer
IFPI report: subscription audio streaming revenue grew 10.3% to $12.7B in 2022, which ended with 589M paid subscribers; total streaming grew 11.5% YoY to $17.5B
IFPI report: 86% of survey respondents stream music, 57% of 16-24 year olds use a paid service; 38% of consumers obtain music through piracy
The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), the trade body for the worldwide record business, released its Music Consumer Insight Report …
Finnish court orders two founders of Pirate Bay, Fredrik Neij and Gottfrid Svartholm, to pay IFPI record labels $477K+ in six-year-old case
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Finnish court orders two founders of Pirate Bay, Fredrik Neij and Gottfrid Svartholm, to pay IFPI record labels $477K+ in six-year-old case
In November 2011, the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), with support from Finnish anti-piracy group Copyright Information …
Apple explores Spotify-like streaming service, iTunes app for Android as downloads decline
Apple Mulls Launching Spotify Rival, Android App as Downloads Decline (Sources) — The iPhone maker explores multi-pronged strategy to shore up double-digit drops in iTunes downloads, according to IF...
New music industry plan: halt flow of money to pirate music sites
The international music trade group IFPI has found a way to shut down, it hopes, piratical iTunes-style websites operating in countries like Russia and the Ukraine—it wants to curtail their ability to...
The Pirate Bay Trial Day 10: Calls for Jail Time
Today, members of the prosecution and representatives for the music and movie industries presented their closing statements to the court. Prosecutor Håkan Roswall stepped up first, followed by Peter ...
Pirate Bay Trial Day 8: Pirates Kill the Music Biz
Today's first witness is Tobias Andersson from Piratbyrån and later on the IFPI's CEO John Kennedy will testify, although it's not expected that he will respond to the open letter and peace offering i...
Pirate Bay Trial Day 7: Screenshots for Evidence
Today's scheduled witnesses are Magnus Mårtensson, a lawyer for the IFPI, Anders Nilsson of Antipiratbyrån and John Stéenmark. — Prosecutor Håkan Roswall begins by saying that Tobias Andersson from ...