Todd Murphy

FIBEP is still running fast while many are coming back to work after time off. We currently have WMIC'26 fully planned, and reservations are very strong. The agenda will deliver great value to those who can make it to Tokyo, Japan. This destination is ideal for our discussions around innovation, AI usage, and evolving licensing issues. I look forward to seeing you all. Check out the new podcast to learn more about this year’s Congress. Additionally, we have already locked in our Copyright...

FIBEP played an active role at the 2026 AMEC Global Summit in Dublin, where I represented our position on copyright and AI governance during the panel “Copyright in the Age of AI.” The strong response created new opportunities for collaboration with AMEC and PDLN members on standards, content rights, and AI policy. At the same time, FIBEP leaders continue to represent our industry across key organizations including PDLN, IFRRO, and ICCO. Upcoming engagements, including Cannes on June 24, further

The challenge facing media monitoring, copyright management, and publishing is not one any single organisation can solve alone. AI has changed how content is ingested, summarised, and redistributed; copyright law was not written for it; and the commercial relationships between media monitoring organisations (MMOs), copyright management organisations (CMOs), publishers, and end clients are being renegotiated in real time across dozens of jurisdictions.