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1. Universal Music Greater China acquires Carrier Creative catalog, home to ‘golden-era’ Mandopop recordings by Little Tigers and Johnny Chiang

   The deal was announced on Monday (June 8) at UMGC's inaugural China Summit in Beijing.

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2. Judge vacates order that sealed Udio’s ‘confidential’ data in Sony Music’s copyright lawsuit

   The decision reopens the question of how much of the material that Udio has designated confidential will stay off the public docket.

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3. 220+ rights orgs worldwide urge France’s National Assembly to adopt bill that would force AI firms to prove copyrighted content wasn’t used to train their tech

   The Darcos bill would reverse the burden of proof in AI copyright disputes in France

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4. Universal Music signs Mandopop star Jason Zhang to develop his international career

   New agreement with Zhang and his Planet Culture label extends across music, live business and strategic development.

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5. What does an attribution engine actually do?

   Monica Corton, a music publishing veteran and the founder of Go To Eleven Entertainment, talks about AI — and to the industry’s one great hope for deciding who actually gets paid when machines make music…

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6. US musicians union sues UMG and Warner Music, alleging member recordings were licensed to Suno and Udio ‘without compensation or credit’

   The American Federation of Musicians claim the two companies licensed recordings made by its members to Suno and Udio without crediting the musicians.

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7. ‘Landmark’ declaration signed at CISAC General Assembly calling for ‘protection of human creativity’ in the AI era

   The Paris Commitment urges governments, tech firms and cultural industries to ensure human creators remain protected and fairly remunerated in the AI era.

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8. Universal Music eyes €1 billion bond sale, Bloomberg reports

   News follows UMG's recent rejection of a $64 billion takeover bid from Bill Ackman's Pershing Square

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9. Spotify seeking rights to show live video of music festivals (report)

   Spotify has already begun adding footage from live events, including a Dua Lipa show in Mexico City, Bloomberg reported.

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10. Suno asks court to block UMG and Sony from expanding copyright lawsuit to over 61,000 recordings

    Suno argued that granting the labels' request would deny the company a timely ruling on whether training its AI model on copyrighted music is fair use.

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