Watchdog raises concerns over Sony merger
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is investigating Sony Music Entertainment’s acquisition of two Kobalt Music Grou…
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£100m in royalties paid to visual artists
Visual artists' rights manager DACS is celebrating a milestone: £100m distributed to artists. Since resale rights were p…
‘Political sentiment’ to trouble removal of hospital founder’s statue
Guy's & St Thomas' Foundation says it will remove a statue of the London hospital's founder, Thomas Guy, to &…
Instrument dealers banned from trading
Two owners of a London flute shop have been banned from trading for the rest of the decade. Fred Patrick Onn and Andrew Thomson ad…
Legislate fair payment from music streaming, inquiry says
After a nine-month-long inquiry, MPs have recommended "a complete reset" of music streaming to better compensate creator…
Creatives call for device tax to generate arts funding
A major collection society says the levy could provide up to £300m per year. What would it look like and how would it work?
What Banksy teaches us about art ownership
Think the elusive artist has automatic rights to their famous murals? It’s a bit more complicated than that. Jack Martin and…
A crash course in anti-money laundering regulations
Despite new requirements coming into force more than a year ago, many arts organisations remain woefully underprepared. Mary-Alice…
Getting copyright right
Big brands and advertisers are cottoning on to the marketing potential of street art. What does that mean for the artists? Timothy…
Call to boycott casting company over option to exclude disabled actors
Performers and advocates are outraged after casting directors were able to list roles as unavailable to D/deaf and…
Planning reform could put arts venues at risk
An 84-page plan to overhaul the system makes no mention of protecting arts and cultural venues.
Union speaks out on recompense for artists whose work is streamed
As ad hoc agreements are hastily put in place to enable performances to be streamed to audiences at home, AP has discovered an eco…
Creators alarmed by Government’s U-turn on copyright laws
On the eve of Brexit, musicians and authors are calling for equivalent legislation to safeguard their intellectual property rights…
Counter-terrorism steps for City of Culture
Coventry City of Culture is spending £1m on bolstering the police while local authorities plan strategies to reduce the…
GDPR one year on: four things to watch out for
Following recent large fines issued by the UK’s privacy watchdog, Raj Shah offers some tips to avoid falling foul of the reg…
Gaining confidence around compliance
The Primary Authority scheme can help reassure arts organisations they are meeting legal requirements on health and safety, tradin…
Stables faces new threat as developer circumvents noise ruling
The Milton Keynes venue says new plans to build 79 houses nearby present a “real threat” to its future.
Taking inspiration from sport
Why are many women in the arts not progressing into leadership roles? Alex Marshall asks if there are lessons to be learned from t…
Getting to grips with intellectual property
The idea of managing intellectual property fills many people with not just uncertainty but dread – which is why the Boosting…
Leave Means Leave tries to shut down anti-Brexit arts project
The Photographers’ Gallery says it will not curtail activity in the face of complaints from the pro-Brexit campaign group.&n…
Shadow minister: arts funding ‘should be conditional on ethical employment’
Justin Madders made the comments in relation to a tribunal hearing concerning the employment rights of art educators at the Nation…
How to… generate revenue from intellectual property
Many arts organisations need to think differently about their intellectual property to generate much-needed revenue. Luke McDonagh…
Universal challenges in the arts
Having worked in the arts all over the world, Matina Magkou has observed some common challenges – and ways of overcoming the…
Are you really GDPR ready?
GDPR obligations go beyond direct marketing, so when it comes to managing commercial risk, what might you have missed, asks Debbie…
