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Promusicae and AGEDI, which compile Spain's official charts, have adopted IFPI's principles for recordings made with generative AI. A track can chart only if it is substantially human made, made with an authorised AI service and labelled for listeners. None of those terms is defined, and the Spanish announcement mentions no way to appeal.
AIvia AGEDI
Moral rights are your right to be credited and to object to distortion of your work, and in India they stay with you even after you sell the copyright. Section 57 covers authors and Section 38B covers performers. Germany and the UK have similar rules. The US limits them to a narrow class of visual art, which leaves music out. Here is what that means for AI remixes, deepfakes and uncredited samples.
Artist rightsvia Indian Kanoon
Indian radio stations do not need your permission to play a published song. Section 31D of the Copyright Act lets them broadcast it under a statutory licence, as long as they give notice and pay royalties at a rate fixed by law. IPRS collects for the song and PPL India for the recording. Here is what IPRS charges a radio channel, who actually sets the rate, and how to register so the money can reach you.
Artist rightsvia Indian Kanoon
A distributor licenses your music for a fee and takes nothing else. A label-services company licenses your masters for a few years and keeps a larger cut. A traditional label usually owns the masters and pays you a royalty, and a 360 deal adds a share of touring, merch and other income on top. Here is what each one takes, in one table, and when each makes sense for an independent artist.
Industryvia UK Competition and Markets Authority
Under US law a "work made for hire" makes the hiring party the legal author, which also switches off the right to take your work back after 35 years. A clause saying "work for hire" doesn't make it true, though. Here is when it actually applies to music, and what to check before you sign.
Artist rightsvia U.S. Copyright Office
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