Universities for AUKUS: The Social License Confidence Trick
by www.counterpunch.org
www.counterpunch.org— “Can we still see universities as places to learn and produce knowledge that, at the risk of sounding naïve, is for the greater good of humanity, independently transient of geopolitical skirmishes?” Wanning Sun from the University of Technology, Sydney, asks in hope. “The history of universities during the Cold War era tells us that it is precisely at More
Music Business Worldwide—Universal Music and TikTok strike new licensing deal. The announcement brings to an end a long-running licensing dispute between the two companies.
ETtech.com—Universal Music Group reaches new licensing agreement with TikTok. Universal Music Group and TikTok said on Thursday that they had reached a new licensing agreement that will restore the label's songs and artists to the social media platform. TikTok began removing Universal's content from its app after their licensing deal expired in January and the two sides failed to reach agreement on royalty payments to artists and songwriters, protections from artificial intelligence (AI), and online safety for TikTok's users. The short video app is a valuable marketing...
New York Post—Taylor Swift's songs returning to TikTok after Universal Music licensing deal. Universal and TikTok said they were working “expeditiously” to return music by the label’s artists to TikTok.