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Sony Music Fires Off Supersized Infringement Lawsuit Against Udio — Doubling Down on Its Fair Use Arguments, DMCA Claims, and More

July 20, 2026

Weeks after a federal court rejected Sony Music’s request to supersize its Udio copyright lawsuit, the major label has responded by firing off a fresh complaint alleging the infringement of over 30,000 record... Read More...

Gamma, French Montana, and Kanye West Face ‘Where They At’ Copyright Lawsuit Over Paparazzi Outburst Video

Dylan Smith

July 20, 2026

A copyright lawsuit over a paparazzi video? Celebrity photograph business Bauer-Griffin is suing Gamma, its Vydia subsidiary, French Montana, Kanye West, and others for allegedly incorporating a caught-on-cam... Read More...

Elon Musk X and music publishers stop suing one another

After Years of Fighting, Elon Musk’s X and Music Publishers Officially Stop Suing Each Other. But Why?

Ashley King

July 17, 2026

Major music publishers and Elon Musk’s X have abruptly dropped their lawsuits against one another, but information about a settlement (if any) has yet to be revealed. For now, neither side is talking. After ... Read More...

Suno Doubles Down on Attempt to Conceal Its Warner Music Licensing Deal, Claims Turning Over the Contract Would ‘Threaten to Chill Future Settlements’

Dylan Smith

July 16, 2026

The battle over Warner Music’s Suno licensing deal just got even uglier: Now, the AI music platform has officially fired back against Universal Music’s and Sony Music’s continued push to obtain a copy of the ... Read More...

Bad Bunny Legal Team Fires Back Against ‘Frankenstein’ Reggaeton Infringement Suit, Says a Copyright Claim Cannot Be ‘Stitched Together from Three Separate Songs’

Dylan Smith

July 16, 2026

Half a decade ago, a trio of copyright suits accused all manner of artists and companies of infringing on reggaeton releases including “Fish Market.” Now, having come up short in their summary judgment push, ... Read More...

anthropic accused of submitting court documents with AI hallucinations

Anthropic Goes ‘Mano-a-Mano’ Against Music Industry Power Attorney Donald Passman

Paul Resnikoff

July 14, 2026

Anthropic is currently embroiled in multiple lawsuits against major music publishers, with billions of dollars at stake. But according to legal filings shared with Digital Music News, the Claude creator is al... Read More...

Judge Tosses Epidemic Sound’s Newer Meta Lawsuit, Rules on Older Case’s Dueling Summary Judgment Motions Amid Marathon Infringement Dispute

Dylan Smith

July 13, 2026

After years of back-and-forth litigation, a federal judge has officially ruled on dueling summary judgment motions – and dismissed one complaint altogether – in the ugly Epidemic Sound v. Meta showdown. Tec... Read More...

Sam Smith Normani lawsuit over "Dancing with a Stranger"

Sam Smith and Normani Just Can’t Put This ‘Dancing With a Stranger’ Lawsuit to Bed

Ashley King

July 12, 2026

Sam Smith and Normani asked a federal judge to toss out a copyright lawsuit that alleges their 2019 hit “Dancing With a Stranger” copies an earlier track with a similar name. It’s been a long road for Sam Sm... Read More...

Spotify, Apple, Amazon, Pandora, and Google Coordinated to Remove Irving Azoff’s GMR from the Latest Mechanical Rate-Setting Proceedings, Legal Documents Reveal

Paul Resnikoff

July 10, 2026

The seemingly mundane deliberations over future mechanical royalty rates in the US are starting to feel like a Verdi opera — with colorful industry titan Irving Azoff and his Global Music Rights (GMR) playing... Read More...

New Jeans, ADOR/HYBE Slapped with Copyright Infringement Lawsuit Over ‘ETA’

Ashley King

July 7, 2026

NewJeans, label ADOR, and parent company HYBE face a copyright infringement lawsuit for allegedly lifting from an earlier track for their hit “ETA.” A lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court for the Central... Read More...

Indie label representing Scatman John sues Moncho Chavea and Morad

Stealing Scats? Indie Label Behind Scatman John Sues Moncho Chavea and Morad for Copyright Infringement

Ashley King

July 7, 2026

The Danish indie label behind Scatman John has filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against Spanish artists Moncho Chavea and Morad over a scat sample. Iceberg Records, the Danish independent label behind ... Read More...

Taylor Swift Beats Poetry-Focused Copyright Suit — Federal Judge Says the ‘Original Elements’ in Question Are ‘Not Protected Expression and Cannot Be Infringed’

Dylan Smith

July 6, 2026

A federal judge has dismissed with prejudice a copyright infringement lawsuit that accused Taylor Swift of lifting creative elements from multiple poems across several albums. Judge Aileen M. Cannon made th... Read More...

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Sony Music Fires Off Supersized Infringement Lawsuit Against Udio — Doubling Down on Its Fair Use Arguments, DMCA Claims, and More

Gamma, French Montana, and Kanye West Face ‘Where They At’ Copyright Lawsuit Over Paparazzi Outburst Video

Suno Doubles Down on Attempt to Conceal Its Warner Music Licensing Deal, Claims Turning Over the Contract Would ‘Threaten to Chill Future Settlements’

Bad Bunny Legal Team Fires Back Against ‘Frankenstein’ Reggaeton Infringement Suit, Says a Copyright Claim Cannot Be ‘Stitched Together from Three Separate Songs’

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Sam Smith and Normani Just Can’t Put This ‘Dancing With a Stranger’ Lawsuit to Bed

Spotify, Apple, Amazon, Pandora, and Google Coordinated to Remove Irving Azoff’s GMR from the Latest Mechanical Rate-Setting Proceedings, Legal Documents Reveal

New Jeans, ADOR/HYBE Slapped with Copyright Infringement Lawsuit Over ‘ETA’

Stealing Scats? Indie Label Behind Scatman John Sues Moncho Chavea and Morad for Copyright Infringement

Taylor Swift Beats Poetry-Focused Copyright Suit — Federal Judge Says the ‘Original Elements’ in Question Are ‘Not Protected Expression and Cannot Be Infringed’