We are thrilled to introduce you to GUZZU, a groundbreaking Web3 platform that is transforming the music industry’s digital merchandising landscape. So, what exactly is GUZZU? It is a platform that enables artists to unleash their creativity and monetize their digital assets. By leveraging blockchain technology, GUZZU empowers creators to connect with their fans on…
This year, as part of the Digital Licensing Sessions, Primavera Pro and Unison wants to get you closer to the opportunity to have one of your songs used in a film, series, commercial or other audio-visual media. Fifteen music supervisors from all over the world, working in film, television, advertising, video games and other audio-visual…
Digital licensing is a topic that year after year is gaining more importance in the music industry, and the second edition of Digital Licensing Sessions at Primavera Pro 2023 confirms it. In partnership with Unison in a second year in a row, and from May 31 to June 1 at the CCCB, the event will…
BELEM, a Creative Europe EU-funded co-operation project, has launched an educational programme to build capacity for publishers, labels and artists to better monetise lyrics. Led by Unison, the education programme was launched at the Westway Lab event in Guimarães, Portugal. The BELEM education programme will consist of twelve individual webinars, each one covering different topics,…
EarthPercent (aka ‘The Earth’), the UK and US-based environmental charity co-founded by world-renowned music artist Brian Eno, today announced the pilot of a groundbreaking initiative to adopt the construct of the Earth as a songwriter and legal beneficiary of music royalties. This marks an unprecedented step by the music industry to support songwriters who wish…
Once again, new season comes full of networking events we did not want to miss. We have inaugurated the year with the following meetings: MIDEM and Rio Music Market, and there are many more to come. Here are the events in which our team is part of the program and many others in which we…
January has passed in a blink of an eye. A month of review of last year’s achievements and getting the engines tuned and prepared for the year ahead. When looking back at 2022, we could not be more proud of Unison’s achievements and developments. We have continued to grow and to deliver value to our…
On 27 December 2022, the Council of Ministers approved the Bill for the creation of the Copyright and Related Rights Office. This office, created in the image and likeness of the institutional architecture of other neighbouring countries -such as France or Portugal- is one of the measures included in Spain’s Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan…
The first Open Call from BELEM to the industry aims to provide more accurate translations of works and increase the potential for artists, labels and publishers to monetise lyrics. BELEM, a Creative Europe EU-funded co- operation project, in which UNISON is participating in a very active manner as one of the partners, is announcing its…
At Unison we have filed a new lawsuit against the Spanish CMO (Sociedad General de Autores y Editores – SGAE) before the Commercial Courts of Barcelona, for abuse of dominant position in the Spanish rights management market. The new lawsuit has been filed as a result of the anti-competitive practices of abusive litigation (“sham ligitation”)…