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1. 2 Live Crew can’t take back their recorded music copyrights after all, appeals court rules

   A US federal appeals court has overturned 2 Live Crew's high-profile victory in their long-running copyright fight

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2. ‘Blurred Lines’ copyright lawyer Richard Busch joins law firm Adams & Reese as Special Counsel

   Drew Davis and David Niemierzycki will also join Busch in the firm's Nashville office, serving on the Global Intellectual Property team.

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3. Concord Music Publishing ANZ acquires interest in catalog of The Presets co-founder Julian Hamilton

   Concord has also signed Hamilton to a new publishing deal covering future works.

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4. Havas, led by Yannick Bolloré, launches label via UMG’s Virgin Music Group

   Virgin Music Group will handle VOLYUM's global distribution.

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5. Suno moves to keep size of its AI training data sealed in UMG and Sony’s copyright case, citing ‘competitive harm’

   Suno CTO Georg Kucsko argued that if rivals obtain access to Suno's model, this could allow them to benchmark their own systems against that of Suno.

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6. Anthropic confidentially files for IPO – days after $65B raise pushed AI firm’s valuation to $965B

   Anthropic said the proposed IPO will depend on market conditions and other factors.

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7. Apple Music code spotted in Android app beta hints at new subscription tiers with Spotify-style skip limits (report)

   The code strings were discovered in the beta version of the Apple Music app for Android by tech analyst Aaron Perris.

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8. Emma Robinson upped to VP, Partnerships at Merlin amid series of senior promotions

   Merlin has also promoted four additional members of its Partnerships team: Shannon Bradley, Alice Moss, Daniele Yandel, and Simon Marcel.

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9. LabelWorx launches Elevate funding platform for independent electronic music labels, with initial $10M earmarked for advances

   The program will commit $10 million in capital to selected labels in its first round, alongside tailored strategic guidance and priority access to promotional tools.

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10. Jean-Sebastien Permal joins Warner Music as SVP of A&R, EMEA and Central Europe

    He will lead all domestic frontline activity across Warner Music Central Europe and its domestic labels in Germany, Switzerland, Austria, the Netherlands and Belgium.

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