Hey everyone, I’m thrilled to introduce you to one of our newest clients here at Unison Rights. We’re beyond excited to welcome Bruno Mota, a powerhouse Portuguese music producer, to the Unison family. Bruno’s impressive track record and innovative approach to music production make him a perfect fit for our roster of clients, and we…
We are thrilled to announce an exciting partnership that reinforces Unison’s commitment to support creators and engage with the British music artists’ community. Unison Rights, a leading player in the realm of music rights management, has officially joined forces with the Music Managers Forum UK (MMF UK) as an Associate Partner. This collaboration confirms and strengthens…
It is not easy to be an artist. If you are a musician, music is part of yourself, and creating it is probably not an option, but a necessity. Nonetheless, for being able to sustain a career in music, and being able to work on it full time, you also need to understand it from…
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has emerged as a transformative force in the contemporary technological landscape, but its existence and capabilities have always sparked a huge social debate and great concern. In this article, we will explain, in broad terms, what Artificial Intelligence is, how it works, and some of the reasons why it is feared. What…
The Court of Appeal of Barcelona has issued an important ruling confirming the abuse of dominant position by the Sociedad General de Autores y Editores (SGAE) against UNISON RIGHTS OGI, S.L. (UNISON). In its ruling of February 16, 2024, the Court of Appeal of Barcelona confirmed the first-instance judgment issued in July 2022, highlighting that…
According to the European legislative body, streaming platforms wield significant influence in the music industry. However, the absence of European regulations raises concerns about fairness in revenue distribution and algorithm transparency. A call to action Through a resolution passed last November, with 23 votes in favor, members of the European Parliament (MEPs) affiliated to the…
Global collections in 2022 rebounded again with the highest annual increase ever recorded: 26.7% to €12.1bn. Royalty collections in Europe register a record growth of 26.1% to €6.6 billion in 2022, accounting for more than half of the global total at 54.8%. Music collections reached a record growth in 2022. Royalties increased by 28.0% to…
UNISON will launch SOLO, the platform that enables global management of all digital rights on one single place, providing the most advanced professional tools for any artist to manage their digital rights. SOLO tracks all digital rights earnings from compositions and recordings in one unique, easy-to-use and transparent dashboard without intermediaries. In addition, it integrates…
Entrepreneur managed &/or booked James Brown, Fela, Suzanne Vega, Gipsy Kings, R.E.M., Bad Brains, Sun Ra, Violent Femmes. Directed US/Can Europe, Brazil & France’s music export offices, music trade missions globally. SVP LyricFind, EVP .MUSIC, Partner; Mondo, SyncSummit, Heaven11, Venue Pilot, Songtradr, YouBloom. 19 year+ mission is giving music human translated, legal, subtitles;.YouTube subtitles due…
In the case we intend to comment on in this post, the opinion of Maciej Szpunar, Advocate General (AG) in case C-10/22, Liberi editori e autori (LEA) v Jamendo, was published on 25 May 2023. The case focuses on settling the interpretative doubts raised by the Tribunale ordinario di Roma on the compliance of Italian…