IMPF comments on the potential sale of Downtown Music to Virgin Music Group: "IMPF is both saddened and concerned by news of a potential sale of Downtown Music to Universal-owned Virgin Music Group. Downtown Music Publishing and Sheer Publishing Africa are valued...
CISAC's global economic study shows the immense impact Gen AI is likely to have on creators. See the study here.
IMPF congratulates the College of Commissioners which has been confirmed by the European Parliament and is expected to take office in early December. We look forward to working with those commissioners with relevant portfolios towards promoting an environment in which...
Statement from IMPF IMPF welcomes the important findings in the final report of Australia's Senate Select Committee on Artificial Intelligence, which expressly recognises the 'unprecedented theft' of copyrighted works. We congratulate APRA AMCOS on its work to date on...
IMPF joins a coalition of Creators and Rightsholders organisations calling for a meaningful implementation of the AI Act to enable creators and rightsholders to exercise and enforce their rights when it comes to ingesting and copying copyright-protected works for...
The international tech company offers metadata management software and reporting solutions to creators, music rights holders, and major broadcasters. See the Press Release here.
IMPF proudly supports this initiative and calls for others to join. Signatories include creators of many repertoires: musicians, writers, actors, artists, photographers, and more. Nobel-winning authors, Academy Award-winning actors, Oscar-winning composers, and...
See Music Week article here. See the Press Release here.
TikTok must engage with and establish a licensing agreement with Merlin if it wishes to use the music of Merlin's members on its platform. To try and circumnavigate Merlin's collective licensing is a thinly veiled attempt to divide independent labels and drive down...
IMPF welcomes MPAJ to the Friends and Supporters Category. See the press release here.