Music Industry

All industries

In the music sector, we have in-depth experience of all aspects of the business, from negotiating contracts with artists and/or producers, to dealings and licensing (as well as litigation) with collecting societies, to the enforcement of rights in the event of infringement (with particular regard to the world of new technologies), to the implementation of AI in the sector and the management of the challenges it poses.

Significant experience

• We have represented record producers in a series of landmark cases relating to rights infringements, both offline and online, ranging from the earliest cases involving the burning of music recordings and distribution via illegal channels, through to the making available of content by the first internet service providers (peer-to-peer), right up to today’s cases where we deal with platforms and other providers.
• We assisted labels in a landmark case concerning liability for infringements related to user-generated content (UGC).
• We have handled, and continue to handle, complex litigation involving various types of collecting societies, acting on behalf of both users and rights holders.
• We have advised and still advise labels, artists and authors on contracts relating to the production of musical works.
• We advise on the latest developments in AI: the use of models, internal guidelines for employees, infringement of rights in training and outputs, transparency obligations and the text and data mining opt-out