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, right?
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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FTMI Generative AI white paper and campaign notes now available in French language
The Gen AI white paper written by Prof. Daniel J. Gervais and published by FTMI together with CIAM, is now available to download in French language translation. Titled “The Remuneration of Music Creators for the Use of Their Works by…
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Global economic study shows human creators’ future at risk from generative AI
CISAC has released the first global study measuring the economic impact of Generative AI in the music and audiovisual sectors. The report details how GenAI will enrich tech companies while substantially jeopardising the income of human creators in the next…
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FTMI joins NYS legal panel on foreign music publishing and neighboring rights
On Friday 1 November, FTMI advisory board member, Charlie Sanders, participated in New York State Bar Association’s panel on foreign music publishing and neighboring rights. Representing FTMI, the Songwriters Guild of America and Music Creators North America, Charlie was joined by…
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FTMI announces recipients of 2024 awards for outstanding contribution to music creator rights
Fair Trade Music International has announced Argentinean songwriter and inaugural minister for culture, Teresa Parodi, and Japanese creators’ rights advocate, Satoshi Watanabe, as recipients of the 2024 FTMI Award. The presentation was made by FTMI board member and songwriter, Martine…
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“Taylor’s Guitar”: An essay on creative freedom by Charles Sanders
Advisory board member, Charlie Sanders, recently published a guest post on the Trichordist website regarding the freedom to create and the lessons we can draw from history. The text is reproduced below with Charlie’s kind permission. Recently, a viral video…
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FTMI partner announces new collaboration with the African Music Library
The African Music Academy (AMA) has announced new partnership with the African Music Library (AML). This data-based documentation and preservation organisation aims to work with music makers, engineers, historians and anthropologist to document all music made in Africa. This objective…
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