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Copyright, licensing, royalty law and platform policy — the legal side of music tech, explained for Nigerian and global music professionals.

Why Nigeria’s Top Cop Just Sat Down With Burna Boy

IGP Olatunji Disu met Burna Boy in Lagos to discuss using the creative industry to rebuild police-youth trust, a meeting that follows his proposed Orange Economy desk for IP and piracy enforcement.

Policy & Legal

October 5, 2026

byTobi Alade

SIAE Still Holds 99.2 Percent of Italy’s Songwriter Royalties. Leaving It Has a 31 August Deadline.

Policy & Legal

October 5, 2026

byGrace Wangeci

Nigeria Ended Its Tax Break for Musicians’ Foreign Earnings. One Royalty Exemption Survived.

Policy & Legal

October 5, 2026

bySeyi Bankole

Attendees gather outside the Melia Marina hotel in Palma for The Palma Summit 2026.

The Palma Summit 2026 to Draw More Than 750 Delegates

Policy & Legal

October 5, 2026

byPatrick Ofe

Sony Music Files 260,000 AI Deepfake Takedown Requests in Six Months

Policy & Legal

October 5, 2026

byGrace Wangeci

France Refunds 40 Percent of a Small Label’s Album Costs. Spending Before You File Does Not Count.

Policy & Legal

October 4, 2026

byDaniel Obembe

SoundExchange Pays Featured Artists 45 Percent of US Digital Radio Royalties. An Unclaimed Share Expires in Three Years.

Policy & Legal

October 4, 2026

byGrace Wangeci

Bahrain and Oman Wrote Music Royalty Societies Into Law in 2006 and 2008. Neither Has One Collecting.

Policy & Legal

October 3, 2026

byChisom Enyindah

Japan Will Pay Labels and Performers for Shop Music by 2029. The Label’s Nationality Decides Who Collects.

Policy & Legal

October 2, 2026

byGrace Wangeci

Concert tickets and a smartphone on a table.

California Bans Ghost Tickets, but Exemptions Draw Criticism

Policy & Legal

October 2, 2026

byDave Ayodeji

Israel’s Songwriter Society Collected NIS 41.5 Million From Digital in 2024. Opting Out Takes Radio With It.

Policy & Legal

October 1, 2026

byGrace Wangeci

The 10 Percent Question: Music’s New Arithmetic of Access

The All-New InterSpace Distribution App for iPhone Is Here

SoundOn’s Free Plan Keeps 10 Percent of Your Streaming Royalties. Paying 30 Dollars a Year Breaks Even at 300.

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The 10 Percent Question: Music’s New Arithmetic of Access

The All-New InterSpace Distribution App for iPhone Is Here

SoundOn’s Free Plan Keeps 10 Percent of Your Streaming Royalties. Paying 30 Dollars a Year Breaks Even at 300.

The 10 Percent Question: Music’s New Arithmetic of Access

The All-New InterSpace Distribution App for iPhone Is Here

Policy & Legal

Why Nigeria’s Top Cop Just Sat Down With Burna Boy

SIAE Still Holds 99.2 Percent of Italy’s Songwriter Royalties. Leaving It Has a 31 August Deadline.

Nigeria Ended Its Tax Break for Musicians’ Foreign Earnings. One Royalty Exemption Survived.

The Palma Summit 2026 to Draw More Than 750 Delegates

Sony Music Files 260,000 AI Deepfake Takedown Requests in Six Months

France Refunds 40 Percent of a Small Label’s Album Costs. Spending Before You File Does Not Count.

SoundExchange Pays Featured Artists 45 Percent of US Digital Radio Royalties. An Unclaimed Share Expires in Three Years.

Bahrain and Oman Wrote Music Royalty Societies Into Law in 2006 and 2008. Neither Has One Collecting.

Japan Will Pay Labels and Performers for Shop Music by 2029. The Label’s Nationality Decides Who Collects.

California Bans Ghost Tickets, but Exemptions Draw Criticism

Israel’s Songwriter Society Collected NIS 41.5 Million From Digital in 2024. Opting Out Takes Radio With It.

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