Market Developments

French Senate: unanimous approval of a bill establishing the presumption of use of cultural content by AI providers

REGULATORY FRAMEWORK

Tuesday, 28 April 2026

The bill aims to alleviate the difficulty faced by royalties holders in proving that their works have been used without permission for training an AI model, when the training data of the model is unknown to them because it has not been disclosed by the AI providers.

Deezer: 44% of new uploads are songs with Artificial Intelligence

MARKET DEVELOPMENTS

Monday, 27 April 2026

The 44% of daily uploads now on Deezer, meaning approximately 75,000 songs, comes from songs entirely made by artificial intelligence. On a monthly basis, more than 2 million AI tracks are added. This is a massive increase compared to January 2025, when the respective posts did not exceed 10,000 a day, during the first presentation of the AI detection tool.

Taylor Swift: Trademarks voice and image to block AI

MARKET DEVELOPMENTS

Monday, 27 April 2026

Taylor Swift's company submitted three trademark applications to the US Patent and Trademark Office. Two concern audio trademarks for phrases like "Hey, it's Taylor Swift" and "Hey, it's Taylor", while the third concerns a specific image of the singer on stage. This move is estimated to aim at protecting her from the unauthorized use of her voice and image through AI, such as deepfakes or digital imitations.

Google to invest 40 billion dollars in AI startup Anthropic

MARKET DEVELOPMENTS

Friday, 24 April 2026

Google is strengthening its partnership with Anthropic with an immediate investment of 10 billion dollars and triple that amount if specific milestones are achieved, according to the artificial intelligence startup. The investment expands their partnership, under which Anthropic will use Google's specialized chips and cloud computing services to support its technology.

How will major record labels overcome the threat to royalties from music made with AI?

MARKET DEVELOPMENTS

Thursday, 23 April 2026

In five years, major music companies will not only be scanning the internet for AI royalties violations, but they will be sending legal letters directly to violators... using Artificial Intelligence. Sound unbelievable? It isn't. It is contained within two patent applications published by the US Patent and Trademark Office on February 12, 2026.

GenAI and Royalties - The European Parliament asks for clear rules

REGULATORY FRAMEWORK

Thursday, 12 March 2026

With 460 votes in favor, 71 against, and 88 abstentions, the European Parliament's vote on the Report of the Committee on Legal Affairs (JURI) was completed. The focus of the discussion was the relationship of GenAI with creators' royalties and the issue of training large language models (LLMs).

Like Company v Google: CJEU Holds First-Ever Hearing on Generative AI and Copyright on 10 March 2026

Tuesday, 10 March 2026

On 10 March 2026, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) held its first oral hearing addressing the interaction between generative artificial intelligence and EU copyright and related rights law in the preliminary reference proceedings Like Company v Google Ireland Limited (C-250/25).

US Supreme Court: AI-Generated Art Not Protected by Royalties

REGULATORY FRAMEWORK / CASE LAW

Tuesday, 03 March 2026

The US Supreme Court will not review a lower court's ruling which determined that art created by AI cannot be protected by royalties. The US Supreme Court refused to hear a case regarding whether AI-generated art can acquire royalties protection.

Meta Outperforms Forecasts with $59.89 Billion in Revenue and $135 Billion in Investments

MARKET DEVELOPMENTS

Thursday, 29 January 2026

Meta recorded revenue of $59.89 billion for the fourth quarter of 2025, beating estimates by $1.48 billion, while Mark Zuckerberg announced a "major acceleration of Artificial Intelligence" in 2026 with record capital expenditures of $135 billion in infrastructure and new talent.

European Parliament’s Committee calls for legislative intervention to protect authors’ rights across the Generative AI value chain

REGULATORY FRAMEWORK / CASE LAW

Wednesday, 28 January 2026

The European Parliament’s Committee on Legal Affairs (JURI) adopted today its report on Generative AI and Copyright, sending a clear and strong political message on the need to protect European creators in the generative AI market.

"It's Not Innovation, It's Theft": A Powerful Front of 700 Artists Against Artificial Intelligence

MARKET DEVELOPMENTS

Friday, 23 January 2026

More than 700 artists from the film and creative industries, including Cate Blanchett and Scarlett Johansson, are signing an open letter against the unauthorized use of their work by Artificial Intelligence companies, demanding clear protection of their royalties.

Congressman Moran, Congresswoman Dean Introduce Bipartisan TRAIN Act to Increase Transparency in AI Training Data

Thursday, 22 January 2026

U.S. Representatives Nathaniel Moran (TX-01) and Madeleine Dean (PA-04) announced the introduction of the bipartisan Transparency in AI Training (TRAIN) Act, legislation to address growing uncertainty around artificial intelligence and copyright law.