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Led Zeppelin Didn’t Steal ‘Stairway to Heaven,’ Federal Appeals Court Rules

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Led Zeppelin's Plant n' Page (photo: Paul Hudson CC by 2.0) Led Zeppelin has officially beaten the rap on a long-running copyright infringement lawsuit surrounding 'Stairway to Heaven'. The copyright infring... Read More...

Yeasayer’s Black Panther Copyright Infringement Lawsuit Against The Weeknd Will Begin in April

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March 6, 2020
Experimental rock band Yeasayer’s Black Panther copyright infringement lawsuit against The Weeknd is set to initiate in April, according to a new filing. Specifically, United States District Judge Lorna G. S... Read More...

Ariana Grande’s ‘7 Rings’ Copyright Infringement Lawsuit Might Get Tossed

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March 3, 2020
The previously reported Ariana Grande copyright infringement lawsuit could be dismissed sooner rather than later. Earlier today, District Judge Naomi Reice Buchwald sent a letter to the lawsuit’s plaintiff a... Read More...

Marvin Gaye’s Estate Doubles Down on Pharrell Williams Perjury Charges

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Marvin Gaye's estate has doubled down on perjury allegations against Pharrell Williams, whose statements in a 2019 GQ interview are said to have contradicted those he gave while under oath in the courtroom. ... Read More...
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February 27, 2020
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Peloton has now settled its contentious legal battle against 14 different music publishers, a group corralled by the National Music Publishers' Association (NMPA). Peloton shared news of the settlement with ... Read More...

Indie Rock Band Yeasayer is Suing The Weeknd, Kendrick Lamar for Black Panther Copyright Infringement

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February 25, 2020
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Brooklyn-based indie rock band Yeasayer is suing The Weeknd and Kendrick Lamar for copyright infringement over “Pray for Me,” which was created for and featured in 2018’s Black Panther. Brooklyn-based Yeasay... Read More...
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A substantial number of podcast bootleggers are delivering illegal music to Spotify users, and it’s unclear how — or if — the streaming service will stem the tide of copyright infringement and stolen royaltie... Read More...

Juice WRLD Family Members Getting Dragged Into $15 Million Copyright Infringement Lawsuit

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February 4, 2020
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Photo Credit: Unsplash The piracy case against ISPs continues with juror questions about their piracy habits. Record label lawyers want to know potential juror's torrenting habits in an upcoming trial. The p... Read More...

After a Disastrous GQ Interview, Pharrell Williams Defends Himself Against Perjury Allegations

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Drake has been awarded another significant legal victory, this time by the U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals, which confirmed that the rapper's sampling of "Jimmy Smith Rap" in "Pound Cake/Paris Morton Mus... Read More...
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