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After being fined $1 billion, Cox Communications is seeking a drastic reduction in penalties. In December of 2019, Cox Communications, a major US-based provider of television, telephone, and internet service... Read More...

A Snoop Dogg Photograph Puts the Recording Academy In Legal Hot Water

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A New York photographer has filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against the Recording Academy over a Snoop Dogg photograph. In the filing, which was submitted in the U.S. District Court in Manhattan on Ja... Read More...
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President Trump has signed the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), expanding U.S. copyright law into Mexico and Canada. President Trump has signed USMCA, a trade agreement between the United State... Read More...

Peloton Loses Its Antitrust Countersuit Against Music Publishers — But Continues Its Aggressive Shift Towards Direct Artist Licensing

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A hairy legal battle between music publishers and Peloton took another turn this week. Peloton suffered a serious setback against litigating music publishers in federal court this week — though this case is ... Read More...

Impala Speaks Out Against the UK’s Unwillingness to Enforce EU Copyright Directive

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January 28, 2020
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Impala, a leading advocate of independent record labels in Europe, is speaking out against the United Kingdom’s decision to not enforce the European Union’s controversial Copyright Directive. In a statement,... Read More...
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With Brexit rapidly approaching, the United Kingdom has decided it will not enforce the EU’s Copyright Directive. It's now confirmed: the post-Brexit United Kingdom will not enforce the European Union’s cont... Read More...

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Kim Kardashian-West is being sued for uploading a photograph of herself and her husband, Kanye West, to Instagram. The picture in question was taken in 2018, at the launch party for Nas' Nassir, and shows Ki... Read More...

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Photo of Ariana Grande by Lindsay Neilson (Twitter, IG) A rapper is suing pop star Ariana Grande for copyright infringement, claiming that she copied the chorus of "7 Rings" from one of his songs. The suit a... Read More...
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Yellowcard's William Ryan Key, a plaintiff against Juice WRLD Yellowcard's aggressive copyright infringement lawsuit against Juice WRLD, who passed away last year, is slated to resume on February 4th. The la... Read More...

Katy Perry Receives Overwhelming Support From 15 Musicologists After $2.8 Million Copyright Infringement Ruling

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January 13, 2020
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McGill University's Schulich School of Music ‏ Katy Perry has received a strong showing of support from 15 expert musicologists hailing from the U.S., Canada, Europe, and even Japan. The armada of musicologi... Read More...

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January 8, 2020
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Latest legal filing in Marcus Gray et. al v. Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson (aka Katy Perry) et. al. Attorneys for Katy Perry are recruiting expert musicologists to reverse a shocking, $2.8 million copyright infri... Read More...
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