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 five years.
Posts by Marco Foley
MCNA joins NYS legal panel on foreign music publishing and neighboring rights
On Friday 1 November, MCNA board member, Charlie Sanders, participated in New York State Bar Association’s panel on foreign music publishing and neighboring rights. Representing MCNA, the Songwriters Guild of America and Fair Trade Music International, Charlie was joined by colleagues Neeta Ragoowansi of Women in Music, Ernst Bakker of Zanoise and Peer Music’s Neville…
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MCNA partner announces recipients of 2024 FTMI awards for outstanding contribution to music creator rights
Teresa Parodi and Satoshi Watanabe are recipients of the FTMI Award for outstanding contribution to music creator rights in 2024. 28 October 2024 – Montréal, Canada: Fair Trade Music International (FTMI) has announced Argentinean songwriter and inaugural minister for culture, Teresa Parodi, and Japanese creators’ rights advocate, Satoshi Watanabe, as recipients of the 2024 FTMI…
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“Taylor’s Guitar”: An essay on creative freedom by Charles Sanders
MCNA 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 originating from Waxahachie, Texas made the social media rounds featuring the winning bidder of a…
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MCNA heads to Washington to campaign for protection of music creator rights against GenAI
Representatives of Music Creators North America, the Songwriters Guild of America and the Society of Composers & Lyricists, were out in force this week in Washington, DC. Whether on the Hill, at the US Copyright Office, or before the US Patent and Trademark Office, the message was made clear: for the sake of American musical…
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New remuneration right could solve legal and ethical challenges of generative AI for music creators
Legal analysis white paper, authored by Prof. Daniel Gervais and released by FTMI, now available to download as an eBook 12 September 2024 – Toronto: One of the world’s leading IP law experts has proposed a new right of remuneration that would level the playing field for music creators struggling against mass produced, generative AI…
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MCNA expresses thanks and support to Representative Scott Fitzgerald for MLC improvement comments
Coalition of independent US and global songwriters and composers expresses thanks and support to representative Scott Fitzgerald (R-WI) for his letter urging improvements to the US Mechanical Licensing Collective (MLC) September 3, 2024, Washington, DC : The Songwriters Guild of America (SGA), the Society of Composers & Lyricists (SCL) and the Music Creators North America…
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New Canadian legislation to require cultural contributions from large foreign streaming services
Our Canadian members, Songwriters Association of Canada and Screen Composers Guild of Canada have been campaigning for a legislative change to the funding of domestic and indigenous content. The following update first appeared on the S.A.C. website. Creators of Canadian and indigenous content to receive CAD $200 million boost as new legislation requires foreign-owned streaming…
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Grammy-winning songwriter Tiffany Red on the battle for equitable publishing
“There are people with Grammys and plaques that can’t pay their rent … it means nothing.” In a video released on 19 February, Grammy-winning songwriter Tiffany Red laid out yet another challenge facing independent music creators today. During the 15 minute piece, she described how the huge power imbalance between songwriters and some larger artists…
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In Memoriam: Frances Richard
“The member organizations of the Music Creators North America (MCNA) alliance join the National Music Council, the Songwriters Guild of America and the entire music community in mourning the loss of former ASCAP vice-president. Fran Richard. She cared deeply about composers, songwriters, creators of every stripe, and about the future of music itself. Her service…
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