by Jenny Crawford | Nov 11, 2021 | CREATOR ECONOMY
Last week, nearly 50K individuals flocked to Lisbon for a week of tech-forward discussions, networking, and collaboration at Web Summit 2021. Among those speakers was our founder and CEO Rasty Turek. Joining fellow panelists including the COO of Believe, Isabelle...
by Jenny Crawford | Sep 30, 2021 | CREATOR ECONOMY, NEWS & DATA
Dispute resolution over the use of copyrighted material on user-generated content (UGC) platforms has long been a grim process. For years, creators have uploaded their works online, only to be reprimanded for using copyrighted content. Many creators’ livelihoods rest...
by Jenny Crawford | Aug 3, 2021 | ARTICLE 17, NEWS & DATA, RIGHTSHOLDERS
Article 17 is the largest copyright reform in recent history, one that impacts platforms, rightsholders and content creators alike. To help us all get a handle on the legislation’s changes, we partnered with the Music Business Association to host three virtual events...
by Jenny Crawford | Jul 6, 2021 | DATA INSIGHTS, NEWS & DATA
7.19.21 Update: The results are in and the winner of Palme d’Or was Julia Ducournau’s “Titane.” In the wake of its win at this year’s Cannes, the trailer for “Titane” doubled in views and tripled in re-uploads (July 2: 190K views and 29 re-uploads; July 19: 369K...
by Jenny Crawford | May 27, 2021 | ARTICLE 17, NEWS & DATA, PLATFORMS, POLICY
This is the final installment in a three-part blog series on Article 17. Miss the first two blogs? Catch up on “The Issue” and “The Debate.” Article 17 implementation is currently underway with EU member states adopting the Copyright Directive. France and...
