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Photo Credit: Gorupdebesanez / CC by 3.0 Neil Young has followed through and sued Trump for using his music at his rallies. But does Young have a case? Young filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against Pr... Read More...
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New York City-headquartered publisher Round Hill Music has filed a massive copyright infringement lawsuit against Paris-based indie label distribution company Believe Digital and its TuneCore subsidiary. Rou... Read More...
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Photo Credit: C-SPAN Congress asked Jeff Bezos during historic antitrust hearings why Twitch doesn't pay music royalties. Bezos replied, "I don't know." That may seem strange, but it's true. Rather than lice... Read More...

Taylor Swift Accused of Stealing Her Latest Album Cover Artwork

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Side-by-side comparison of Taylor Swift's Folklore and Ihsahn's Telemark album covers (photo: Ihsahn IG) Some are calling out Taylor Swift for allegedly lifting the artwork on her newly released Folklore albu... Read More...

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