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IFPI and wide range of European creators, producers and performers urge no fudging of EU Value Gap fix
IFPI, in coordination with 26 creative sector organisations including Europe’s authors, journalists, TV producers, football leagues, publishers, filmmakers and photo agencies, have written a letter urging a clear legal solution in Europe to the Value Gap as the European Council negotiates new copyright laws. The EU Directive for Copyright in the Digital Single Market as […]
Read more >Ed Sheeran officially named the best-selling global recording artist of 2017
(Ed Sheeran. Photo by John Marshall) IFPI, the organisation that represents the recorded music industry worldwide, has named Ed Sheeran as the world’s best-selling recording artist of 2017, reflecting the unparalleled, record-breaking success of his third studio album ÷ (Divide) and its singles including the global smashes Shape of You, Castle on the Hill, Galway […]
Read more >IFPI announces promotions within its trade, legal & litigation teams
With IFPI’s General Counsel, Jo Oliver, due to depart for a new position at Recorded Music New Zealand in March, IFPI has taken the opportunity to make changes to the structure of its legal and litigation teams. The move sees the promotion of several long-standing team members with a proven track record of dedication and […]
Read more >IFPI’s Music Consumer Insight Report – translated editions available
IFPI’s Music Consumer Insight Report, released in Autumn 2017, is now available in other major languages. The publication, which examines the way music fans are engaging with recorded music across 13 leading markets, has been translated into French, Spanish and Turkish. An abbreviated version is also available in Italian. IFPI’s national groups and Latin American […]
Read more >IFPI and Europe’s creative industries joint call on EU Presidency to make progress towards a Value Gap solution
IFPI, alongside 23 other creative industry organisations including authors, performers, publishers, filmmakers, TV producers, European football leagues and photo agencies, have written to the new presidency of the European Council seeking an effective solution to the Value Gap. The letter is in advance of a meeting tomorrow wherein the EU’s 28 governments will steer their […]
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