Fair MusE project

🎶 The new Fair MusE report 'From Value Networks for Recorded Music to Music Ecosystem' explores how Music Streaming Services (MSS) & User-Generated Content (UGC) platforms are transforming value networks in the #musicindustry. It also features a systematic review of academic & grey literature, plus case studies on YouTube & Spotify. Read here: https://lnkd.in/dEDNBUvr

On December 11 Fair MusE held a policy workshop at Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation in Lisbon. The event focused on the evaluation of the impact of EU laws and policies on the rights of music creators, bringing together top researchers, policymakers, and industry experts. Following the presentations, participants and audience members engaged in discussions on key fairness challenges in the rapidly evolving digital music landscape. Giuseppe Mazziotti, Principal Investigator of Fair MusE and Abreu Professor in Law and Innovation at Católica Global School of Law (Universidade Católica Portuguesa), set the tone by highlighting the project’s focus on connecting research with practical, real-world issues. Here are the details https://lnkd.in/dNnmqt_4

Save the Date! 🎵 On January 17, 2025, join us in Paris for a Data Workshop on 'How can we evaluate fairness in music streaming? The workshop will be held by Manuel M. from Deezer Research 📍 Centre Internet et Société du CNRS ⏰ 09-15.30 CET Experts, policymakers, & researchers unite to discuss fairness indicators for a diverse, equitable music ecosystem. Discover more here https://lnkd.in/dBX2WP5D

🎶 Ready to face the music? Then join us for a Fair MusE project workshop that tackles the changing rhythm of platforms, businesses, and professionals in the music industry! On February 7, 2025, we’ll be hitting the play button on some key verses, including: 🎧 How online platforms have reconfigured the value networks and the mapping of a music ecosystem 📊 Perspectives from key European music associations and industry stakeholders on fairness within the music industry 💡 Innovative business models in and around music platforms So, whether you’re a music professional, policymaker, researcher, or someone who strikes a chord with the future of music, make sure to save the date and register now: 🗓 Friday, 7 February 2025 🕘 09:00-13:00 CET 📍 Fondation Universitaire Stichting, Rue d'Egmont 11, 1000 Bruxelles 🎟 Registration (free of charge but required): https://lnkd.in/gpCh-Y45 We look forward to exploring these key issues with you and shaping the next beat of the music industry! #music #musicindustry #platforms #fairness #workshop #businessworkshop

On December 11, we held our first Policy Workshop at the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation in Lisbon. The event brought together dozens of lawyers, music industry professionals, legal practitioners, academics, and students to discuss the preliminary research results achieved within the project’s Work Package 2: Assessing the Role of Regulation. The workshop was attended by a diverse group of stakeholders and policymakers, including representatives from the European Commission, the EUIPO - European Union Intellectual Property Office, the Autoridade da Concorrência (AdC) - Portuguese Competition Authority, as well as associations representing composers, performers, record labels, collecting societies, independent management entities, and tech companies. Academics specializing in law and technology issues also contributed significantly to the discussions. The event, which attracted considerable interest from online attendees, provided valuable feedback to Fair MusE researchers on their ongoing legal and empirical work concerning the multifaceted concept of ‘fairness’ in European digital policies and the impact of online platforms on music professionals and Internet users. Prof. Giuseppe Mazziotti, Principal Investigator of Fair MusE: “We are reaching the conclusion that fairness in the digital music market is unattainable without greater transparency across both ends of the spectrum. Right-holders, including composers and performers—or their collective management organizations—need more detailed insights into the value generated by the online exploitation of their work across the entire digital music ecosystem, from platforms like Spotify and Apple Music to social media giants like TikTok. Without a deeper understanding of where and how the commercial value of music arises within each service’s business model—particularly within social media’s “attention” markets—it becomes impossible for right-holders to assess whether their remuneration is genuinely fair. At the same time, the music industry as a whole must strive to improve the consistency and interoperability of its data and metadata infrastructures. Without such improvements, the largest music platforms will continue to produce usage reports that fail to accurately identify right-holders. This shortfall undermines the ability to provide, as required by EU law, remuneration that is both ‘appropriate and proportionate.’” Stay tuned for an in-depth analysis of the event’s main findings!

📢 Fair MusE project & REBOOT Horizon Europe at the 6th Conference on the Cultural and Creative Industries – Anna Kandyla & Dr. Apostolos Samaras Anna Kandyla & Dr. Apostolos Samaras participated in the 6th Conference on Cultural and Creative Industries, which took place in Patras between 6 and 7 December 2024, as part of the panel on “Music and Audiovisual Industries”. ✨ Apostolos' presentation, was titled “Competitiveness” and “cultural diversity” in EU policies for the audiovisual sector, in the framework of #REBOOT project (check the first comment for more). ✨Anna presented key findings from FairMuse’s research on the concept of fairness in European Union (EU) law and policy. 🔗 You can find more info here: https://lnkd.in/diYAF5hh

Unison’s David Araújo e Sá Tomás Labrusco Serras Pereira participated in an engaging panel discussion organised by Fair MusE project and led by Professor Giuseppe Mazziotti, focusing on social media copyright liability and collective rights management under EU law. The session explored the implementation of Article 17 of the Digital Single Market Directive and its impact on the European music industry, particularly on fair remuneration for rights-holders and the evolution of licensing practices. Joined by experts from Sony Music, PEX, and the European Commission, the panel addressed key challenges and opportunities for creating a more equitable and sustainable music ecosystem. 🎵👏 #EUCopyright #FairMusE #MusicIndustry #UnisonInAction

#recommended event to keep track of the European discussions on #rights and regulations in the #musicindustry #musictech #EUpolicy

Very grad to have been able to join these panels by Fair MusE project about The Role of Regulation in the European Music Ecosystem 👌🏼 #fairmuse #musicbusiness #musicindustry #wakantantarecords

The Fair MusE Policy Workshop for Work Package 2, "Assessing the Role of Regulation," has officially begun! The event is being held today from 9:00 to 15:30 (WET) at the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation and online. Main themes of the workshop are: 🟨 Fairness for Music Creators under EU Law 🟦 Impact of Social Media’s Copyright Liability on Creators’ Remuneration 🟩 Digital Music Licensing and the Challenges of Collective Rights Management ⬛ Impact of Competition Law and Platform Regulation on the Music Ecosystem