MCNA demands greater protections in GenAI settlements and licensing agreements
Statement of The Music Creators North America (MCNA) Coalition Demanding Greater Protections of Music Creator Rights in GenAI Settlements and Licensing Agreements New York. November 13, 2025–The Music Creators North America (MCNA) coalition serves as the collective voice of the…
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2025 Fair Trade Music International Awards presented in Johannesburg
Yvonne Chaka Chaka and Myung Sun Yoon receive 2025 FTMI Award for outstanding contribution to music creators. 23 October 2025 – Johannesburg, South Africa: Fair Trade Music International (FTMI) has announced South African songwriter and singer, Yvonne Chaka Chaka, and…
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FTMI to feature guest articles on new, fair-trade initiatives
Perhaps you don’t need to go viral to go direct? All over the world today, music creators are finding it increasingly difficult to earn an equitable livelihood from the use of their work. Whilst the cost of living continues to…
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Indie music creators led by SGA, SCL and MCNA demand fairness in generative AI industry negotiations
Music week in NYC kicks off with a bang. The Songwriters Guild of America, the Society of Composers & Lyricists, and Music Creators North America (led respectively by music creators Rick Carnes, Ashley Irwin and Eddie Schwartz), have released a…
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New U.S. Chamber Report Reveals IP Boosts U.S. Economy, Drives Job Growth
It’s popular amongst some champions of the often misinterpreted “fair use” doctrine to refer to copyright as some type of tax. An outdated system that stifles creation. We should remember however that copyright was developed specifically to drive innovation, creativity…
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Portuguese translation of FTMI Generative AI white paper now available
A Portuguese language translation of the Gen AI white paper written by Prof. Daniel J. Gervais and published by FTMI together with CIAM, is now available to download . Titled “The Remuneration of Music Creators for the Use of Their…
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Op-ed: What could the Bern Convention’s “Three-Step Test” mean for GenAI music?
The three-step test is an important legal doctrine established in 1967 under the Bern Convention. It helps the 181 parties to this treaty to standardise any copyright limitations or exceptions that they wish to add to their respective national copyright…
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FTMI Generative AI white paper now available in Spanish
A Spanish language translation of the Gen AI white paper written by Prof. Daniel J. Gervais and published by FTMI together with CIAM, is now available to download . Titled “The Remuneration of Music Creators for the Use of Their…
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Op-ed: My favourite album now costs me half a penny and that’s a problem
Like many music lovers, I also enjoy learning about the equipment we use to listen to it. John Darko is perhaps my favourite voice in this space and regularly produces excellent opinion pieces. Below, he works out the cost of…
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