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Mumford & Son's Ben Lovett on the future of live music, checking his privilege and closing his career loop.

The development of digital technology this century has had one of the greatest impacts on our consumption of media.

Generative AI excels in conversation with advanced content manipulation, multimedia capabilities, and vast, quick data retrieval. Its impact spans art, therapy, and debate, demonstrating transformative potential and sparking discussions on its unique "otherness" and artificial entityhood.

The next instalment of our virtual series explores virtual influencers and their relation to brands to promote products.

A year ago, my article on anti-money laundering measures in the art market focused on the recent risk assessment published by the government.

Following Brexit, the rules that allowed people to live and work freely throughout the EU have changed. But how will this affect bands and artists who wish to perform in the UK?

Recent music cases involving both types of copyright have shown once again that where there's a right, there's a fight – especially where significant cash is at stake.

There is a misconception that all inventors are eccentric old men who spend their lives tinkering with gadgets in a shed.

Co-production agreements enable theatre companies to pool resources and share risks when developing and staging theatrical productions. This article examines the essential contractual provisions that parties should negotiate before embarking on a co-production, from financial contributions and rights ownership to marketing responsibilities and future exploitation rights.

Thefts from one of the most famous museums in the world, The British Museum, has garnered international attention over the past month.

Cost cutting has been a major topic of discussion in the art industry this month. I have participated in several interesting discussions regarding resource sharing and am optimistic that there will be more offerings for art business in the near future.

The Global Talent visa allows internationally recognized artists and cultural professionals to live and work in the UK. Applicants require endorsement from Arts Council England, with successful applicants gaining flexibility in employment, potential accelerated residency, and access to grant funding.

In cases where technical and documentary evidence is insufficient to prove the authenticity of a work of art, the English courts will rely heavily on expert (or connoisseurship) evidence.

Making an application for endorsement is the necessary first-step in an application for a Global Talent Visa in the field of arts and culture.

The UK CMA has launched a market study into music and streaming services focusing on how the music streaming value chain operates.

In this article Ben looks at the current moves by the UK’s recording industry to push for a Europe wide extension in the term of copyright for sound recordings - from fifty years to ninety five years. But Ben asks if this is the time for a complete overhaul in the way copyrights are owned and suggests that any change in term should only be made with additional provisions to protect both the customers and the creators of recorded music.

In the fall of 2009, the art world was abuzz over the potential discovery of a lost masterpiece by Leonardo da Vinci - and the fact that it had been sold at auction at Christie's only eleven years earlier for less than $22,000.