@ArtistRights Newsletter 6/23/25: Vinyl Tariffs, AI Moratorium Clears Senate Byrd Rule, New State AI Laws, Termination Rights, Ticketing Fraud Financing
Save the Date! September 18 Artist Rights Roundtable in Washington produced by Artist Rights Institute/American University Kogod Business & Entertainment Program. Details to follow!
The Artist Rights Watch Podcast: S4E9: Pressing Matters: Tariffs Are Killing the US Vinyl Business
While demand for vinyl continues to climb, independent U.S. manufacturers face steep tariffs on the raw materials they need—like nickel, PVC, steel, and paperboard. It’s a textbook case of policy failure that rewards offshore production and punishes domestic creators.
Copyright Litigation
Creators Rally Behind Cyril Vetter’s Termination Rights Case In The Fifth Circuit (MusicTechPolicy/Chris Castle)
Spotify Stream Share Threshold
Spotify’s Paradox: An Algorithm Can Spot Breakout Artists… But Doesn’t Pay Them (MusicTechSolutions/Chris Castle)
Artificial Intelligence Legislation
@Unite4Copyright: Say "No" to Unlicensed AI Training (TheTrichordist)
Republicans’ bid to stop state AI laws heads for a crucial vote (Washington Post/Will Oremus)
Tail Or Dog? The Ai Moratorium Mess Is An Existential Constitutional Issue And A Divisive Political Reality(MusicTechPolicy/Chris Castle)
Congress Moves Closer to Ban on AI Regulation. It Isn’t a Sure Thing (Barons/Joe Light & Adam Levine)
Texas AI Governance Law Signed by Governor (National Law Review/Lynn Freedman)
Maine Enacts AI Chatbot Disclosure Law (HoganLovells/Mark Brennan)
Artificial Intelligence Litigation
Comparing Judge Alsup and Judge Chhabria’s fair use decisions in Anthropic, Meta cases (ChatGPT Is Eating the World/Ed Lee)
Fair Use Decision Fumbles Training Analysis but Sends Clear Piracy Message (Kevin Madigan/Copyright Alliance)
Ticketing
How Scalper Loans And Ticket Financing Drive Up Prices And Shut Out True Fans (MusicTechPolicy/Chris Castle)
