American Music Fairness Act

Don’t Let Congress Reward the Stations That Don’t Pay Artists (Editor Charlie/Artist Rights Watch)

Trump AI Executive Order

White House drafts order directing Justice Department to sue states that pass AI regulations (Gerrit De Vynck and Nitasha Tiku/Washington Post)

DOJ Authority and the “Because China” Trump AI Executive Order (Chris Castle/MusicTech.Solutions)

THE @DAVIDSACKS/ADAM THIERER EXECUTIVE ORDER CRUSHING PROTECTIVE STATE LAWS ON AI—AND WHY NO ONE SHOULD BE SURPRISED THAT TRUMP TOOK THE BAIT

Bartz Settlement

WHAT $1.5 BILLION GETS YOU:  AN OBJECTOR’S GUIDE TO THE BARTZ SETTLEMENT (Chris Castle/MusicTechPolicy)

Ticketing

StubHub’s First Earnings Faceplant: Why the Ticket Reseller Probably Should Have Stayed Private (Chris Castle/ArtistRightsWatch)

The UK Finally Moves to Ban Above-Face-Value Ticket Resale (Chris Castle/MusicTech.Solutions)

Ashley King: Oasis Praises Victoria’s Strict Anti-Scalping Laws While on Tour in Oz — “We Can Stop Large-Scale Scalping In Its Tracks” (Artist Rights Watch/Digital Music News)

NMPA/Spotify Video Deal

GUEST POST: SHOW US THE TERMS: IMPLICATIONS OF THE SPOTIFY/NMPA DIRECT AUDIOVISUAL LICENSE FOR INDEPENDENT SONGWRITERS (Gwen Seale/MusicTechPolicy)

WHAT WE KNOW—AND DON’T KNOW—ABOUT SPOTIFY AND NMPA’S “OPT-IN” AUDIOVISUAL DEAL (Chris Castle/MusicTechPolicy)