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Federal Judge Orders Sarah Silverman vs. Meta Lawsuit Into ‘Alternative Dispute Resolution’

July 13, 2023

Photo Credit: David Shankbone / CC by 3.0 After comedian Sarah Silverman and two authors filed copyright infringement lawsuits against Meta and OpenAI, a federal judge has ordered the Meta lawsuit into 'alter... Read More...

Sarah Silverman Sues OpenAI and Meta for Copyright Infringement, DMCA Violations Amid Continued Artificial Intelligence Boom

Dylan Smith

July 10, 2023

Sarah Silverman, who's suing OpenAI and Meta for allegedly infringing upon her writing while training their respective AI offerings. Photo Credit: Gage Skidmore Sarah Silverman has officially filed class-acti... Read More...

Mick Jagger and Keith Richards Move to Dismiss ‘Living in a Ghost Town’ Lawsuit

Raha Ali

July 5, 2023

Screengrab of the official YouTube video of The Rolling Stones' 2020 track "Living in a Ghost Town" The Rolling Stones have filed a 'Motion to Dismiss' the copyright infringement lawsuit by Spanish songwriter... Read More...

Ninth Circuit Refuses to Hear Nirvana Artwork Infringement Lawsuit: ‘The United Kingdom Provides An Adequate Alternative Forum’

Dylan Smith

July 4, 2023

Nirvana merchandise (far left) that allegedly infringes upon artwork created by C.W. Scott-Giles. Photo Credit: Digital Music News Close to two years back, a district court dismissed a lawsuit filed by a UK-b... Read More...

Kanye West Moves to Dismiss ‘Life of the Party’ Infringement Suit, Pointing to KRS-One’s Catalog-Use Statements

Dylan Smith

June 28, 2023

Photo Credit: Pieter-Jannick Dijkstra / CC by 2.0 Kanye West (known also as Ye) has moved to dismiss a copyright infringement lawsuit filed over the allegedly unauthorized use of Boogie Down Productions’ “Sou... Read More...

Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Genius’ ‘Stolen Lyrics’ Case Against Google and LyricFind

Dylan Smith

June 26, 2023

Photo Credit: Genius About 16 months after an appellate court ruled in favor of Google and lyrics platform LyricFind as part of a lawsuit levied by competing lyrics database Genius, the Supreme Court has refu... Read More...

Is It Time to Repeal the Section 115 Compulsory License? One Songwriter Is Formally Urging the Copyright Office To Do Just That

Dylan Smith

June 23, 2023

Washington, D.C.'s James Madison Memorial Building, which houses the U.S. Copyright Office. Is it time to repeal the Section 115 compulsory license? Singer-songwriter George Johnson believes so, and he’s call... Read More...

RIAA Subpoenas Discord for the Identities of Multiple ‘AI Hub’ Server Users Over Allegedly Infringing Content

Dylan Smith

June 22, 2023

Photo Credit: Alexander Shatov With artificial intelligence (and soundalike tracks) becoming increasingly prevalent in the music space and beyond, the RIAA has officially subpoenaed Discord in an effort to as... Read More...

NMPA Sues Twitter for $250 Million in Copyright Lawsuit for Music Publishers

Ashley King

June 14, 2023

Photo Credit: Bastian Riccardi The trade group the National Music Publishers' Association (NMPA) has sued Twitter for $250 million for copyright infringement on behalf of several music publishers. The lawsui... Read More...

Cardi B Attorneys to Recover $350,000 in Legal Fees Following Years-Long ‘Back Tattoo’ Lawsuit, Court Documents Show

Dylan Smith

June 13, 2023

Photo Credit: Court Documents In January, evidence suggested that Cardi B would face yet another round in the much-publicized “back tattoo” lawsuit she’d spent the better part of a decade fending off. Now, th... Read More...

DistroKid Faces Potential Class-Action Lawsuit Over Alleged DMCA Takedown Mishandling

Dylan Smith

June 9, 2023

DistroKid is officially facing a potential class-action lawsuit over its alleged mishandling of false Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) takedown requests. West Virginia-based label Doeman Music Group ... Read More...

Appellate Court Rejects Outsized Attorneys’ Fees in Napster Class Action Complaint: ‘The Benefit From This Litigation Was Minimal’

Dylan Smith

June 8, 2023

Photo Credit: Napster An appellate court has officially rejected the prior approval of $1.7 million in legal fees for the attorneys who recovered $52,841.05 on behalf of rightsholders in a copyright infringem... Read More...

Ed Sheeran Battles Yet Another Infringement Claim Against ‘Thinking Out Loud’

Rick Astley and Yung Gravy Settle ‘Betty (Get Money)’ Copyright Infringement Suit After Eight Months

Federal Judge Tosses Copyright Infringement Suit Filed Against Jay-Z, Timbaland, and Ginuwine by Soul Musician Ernie Hines

Ed Sheeran Beats Appeal in Marathon ‘Let’s Get It On’ Copyright Infringement Lawsuit

ChatGPT Developer OpenAI Faces Another Copyright Suit From Authors — Protected Works Allegedly Used ‘Without a Word of Permission’

Federal Judge Orders Sarah Silverman vs. Meta Lawsuit Into ‘Alternative Dispute Resolution’

Sarah Silverman Sues OpenAI and Meta for Copyright Infringement, DMCA Violations Amid Continued Artificial Intelligence Boom

Mick Jagger and Keith Richards Move to Dismiss ‘Living in a Ghost Town’ Lawsuit

Ninth Circuit Refuses to Hear Nirvana Artwork Infringement Lawsuit: ‘The United Kingdom Provides An Adequate Alternative Forum’

Kanye West Moves to Dismiss ‘Life of the Party’ Infringement Suit, Pointing to KRS-One’s Catalog-Use Statements

Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Genius’ ‘Stolen Lyrics’ Case Against Google and LyricFind

Is It Time to Repeal the Section 115 Compulsory License? One Songwriter Is Formally Urging the Copyright Office To Do Just That

RIAA Subpoenas Discord for the Identities of Multiple ‘AI Hub’ Server Users Over Allegedly Infringing Content

Cardi B Attorneys to Recover $350,000 in Legal Fees Following Years-Long ‘Back Tattoo’ Lawsuit, Court Documents Show

DistroKid Faces Potential Class-Action Lawsuit Over Alleged DMCA Takedown Mishandling

Appellate Court Rejects Outsized Attorneys’ Fees in Napster Class Action Complaint: ‘The Benefit From This Litigation Was Minimal’