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Frances Moore named in Billboard’s 2023 International Power Players List
26th April 2023 – Frances Moore, Chief Executive of IFPI, has been named as one of Billboard’s International Power Players of 2023. The list, released every year, recognises the industry’s top executives that are helping to drive the growth of the global recorded music business. Moore’s inclusion references IFPI’s continued global expansion, noting the opening […]
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Record companies in Germany take successful action against hosting provider of stream ripping software, YouTube-DL
3rd April 2023 – IFPI, the organisation that represents the recording industry worldwide, and BVMI, its National Group in Germany, working on behalf of their member record companies, have managed a successful action against the individual hosting the stream ripping software YouTube-DL. The Hamburg Regional Court has issued an injunction requiring the individual to stop […]
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Comment from IFPI on the Court of Milan’s decision to uphold its order against CloudFlare
March 30, 2023 – “We welcome the decision today from the Court of Milan which confirmed that CloudFlare is obliged to cease providing access to three copyright infringing sites and any additional ‘mirror sites’ via its public DNS service. In doing so the Court of Milan has set an important precedent that online intermediaries can be required […]
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IFPI Global Music Report: Global Recorded Music Revenues Grew 9% In 2022
Read IFPI’s Global Music Report 2023 – State of the Industry HERE 21st March 2023 – The global recorded music market grew by 9.0% in 2022, driven by growth in paid subscription streaming, according to IFPI, the organisation that represents the recorded music industry worldwide. Figures released today in IFPI’s Global Music Report show total […]
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Brazilian authorities continue large-scale initiative ‘Operation 404’ against infringing music services
March 15, 2023 – With the support of IFPI and Pro-Música Brasil, Brazilian law enforcement authorities have completed a substantial series of actions as part of the ongoing ‘Operation 404’, an initiative that tackles copyright and licencing infringing services on the internet. Operation 404 is one of the largest copyright infringement campaigns of its kind […]
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Bad Bunny’s Un Verano Sin Ti announced as winner of IFPI’s Global Album Award
IFPI, the organisation that represents the recorded music industry worldwide, has announced Bad Bunny’s Un Verano Sin Ti as the winner of the Global Album Award for 2022. Bad Bunny is the first Latin American artist to win an IFPI Global Chart Award. Un Verano Sin Ti, the hugely celebrated fifth album from the Puerto […]
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