European Union
News In the 22 EU markets tracked yearly by IFPI, 60% of the Top 10 tracks were by domestic artists, compared to 47% in non-EU markets News Spotify says 44% of royalties generated in the EU came from EU artists, a record high News The company’s new European division will provide access to its entire supply chain, including manufacturing, packaging, and project management News The fine stems from an ongoing investigation launched in 2019 following a complaint from Spotify News The AI Act requires tech companies to reveal what copyrighted materials were used to train AI, but whether they will have to license that material is less clear News The EU's Digital Services Act allows for fines of up to 6% of annual sales for violations News The deal concluded an intensive, three-day negotiation process between the Council presidency and the European Parliament's negotiators on the AI Act Analysis Rightsholders such as publishers will likely find something to like - and tech companies may find something to dislike - in the EU's AI Act News Artists' remuneration from music streaming expected to “dominate” the study, reports Politico News New Zealand's current copyright protection covers 50 years 
