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Taylor Swift Confirmed by IFPI as Biggest-Selling Global Recording Artist of the Year
Taylor Swift wins award for unprecedented third time, confirming her place as most successful artist in the award’s 10-year history
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Unanimous vote in the COREPER meeting endorses the EU AI Act
2nd Feb 2024 – IFPI has issued the following statement on the unanimous vote in the COREPER (EU Ambassadors) meeting endorsing the EU AI Act: “The Council’s unanimous approval of the EU AI Act marks an important step forward in helping to protect creators in the AI environment. AI offers creators both opportunities and risks, and we believe […]
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EU AI Act Joint statement from European creators and rightsholders
Brussels, 1 February 2024 – IFPI has today co-signed a rightsholder letter about the EU AI Act – please see the full text of the letter below. We represent a broad coalition of over two hundred organisations in Europe’s creative and cultural sectors, encompassing authors from multiple sectors including music, visual, audiovisual, and literary; book […]
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Brazilian and Peruvian authorities continue ‘Operation 404’ against infringing music services
28th November 2023 – Brazilian law enforcement authorities, together with authorities in Peru, have completed a further series of actions as part of the ongoing ‘Operation 404’, an initiative to tackle infringing services on the internet, supported by IFPI and Pro-Música Brasil. Operation 404 continues to be one of the largest campaigns of its kind […]
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Brazilian authorities shut down major illegal filesharing site in Brazil
Prominent illegal filesharing forum, FileWarez, shut down following co-ordinated action by record company bodies and local authorities 25th October, 2023 – IFPI, the organisation that represents the recorded music industry worldwide, alongside its Brazilian national group Pro-Música, have welcomed the successful action against FileWarez.tv – one of the most prominent illegal file sharing sites in […]
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Record companies successfully act against streaming manipulation site in Germany
Campaign continues against streaming manipulation services that jeopardise revenues returning to artists Berlin, 9th October 2022 – IFPI, the organisation that represents the recording industry worldwide, and BVMI, its National Group in Germany, have announced that, following successful legal action, prominent Germany-based streaming manipulation service, SP-Onlinepromotion.com has shut down. The operators of the site are […]
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