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Global Music Rights Settles Lawsuits With Two Radio Groups Following RMLC Agreement

Dylan Smith
January 23, 2023
A little less than one year after concluding a long-running legal battle with the Radio Music License Committee (RMLC), performance rights organization Global Music Rights (GMR) has settled a pair of lawsuits... Read More...
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Black Eyed Peas, BMG Take Legal Action Following ‘Pooping Unicorns’ Parody

Ashley King
January 19, 2023
Photo Credit: Mika Väisänen / CC by 4.0 BMG alleges that a gaggle of slime-pooping unicorn dolls have ripped off a Black Eyed Peas hit song. Music publisher BMG Rights Management is suing toymaker MGA Entert... Read More...

IFPI Touts ‘The First Successful Blocking Action Targeting Stream Ripping Sites In India’ — 20 Platforms Blocked

Dylan Smith
January 19, 2023
Mumbai, India. Photo Credit: Hardik Joshi The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) is touting what it describes as “the first successful blocking action” against stream-ripping website... Read More...

Flo Rida Awarded Nearly $83 Million by Florida Jury in Breach-Of-Contract Suit Against Energy Drink Maker

Dylan Smith
January 18, 2023
Flo Rida performing live in 2022. Photo Credit: Minda Haas Kuhlmann A Florida jury has officially awarded Flo Rida nearly $83 million in a breach-of-contract lawsuit that he filed against Celsius Holdings, th... Read More...
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Senate Judiciary Committee to Hold Hearing on ‘Ticketmaster Debacle’

Ashley King
January 18, 2023
Photo Credit: Mike Stoll The Senate Judiciary Committee will hold its first hearing on January 24 to address "the Ticketmaster debacle." Struggles with Ticketmaster have been ongoing for years, but Taylor Sw... Read More...
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Getty Images Sues AI Artwork Generator Alleging Massive Copyright Infringement

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January 17, 2023
Photo Credit: Note Thanun Getty Images says it has started legal proceedings against AI artwork generator Stable Diffusion. The lawsuit was filed this week in the UK in London's High Court and alleges "Stabi... Read More...
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Court Sets 2024 Trial Date In Epidemic Sound’s Copyright Infringement Battle Against Meta

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January 16, 2023
Photo Credit: Unsplash In November, a federal judge rejected Facebook parent Meta’s motion to dismiss a copyright infringement suit levied against it by royalty-free song library Epidemic Sound. Now, the high... Read More...
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Court Rejects RIAA Motion for Attorneys’ Fees In Years-Running Legal Battle With Stream-Ripper Yout

Dylan Smith
January 16, 2023
Photo Credit: David Veksler Earlier this month, the RIAA doubled down on its aggressive push to make stream-ripper Yout cough up $250,000 in attorneys' fees as part of their long-running courtroom confrontati... Read More...
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The Gap Band Heirs Sue BMG Over Allegedly Owed ‘Uptown Funk’ Royalties

Dylan Smith
January 13, 2023
The Gap Band heirs are officially suing BMG for allegedly failing to pay owed royalties stemming from the incorporation of 1979’s “Oops Upside Your Head” in Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars’ “Uptown Funk” (2014). ... Read More...
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PRS for Music Sues LIVENow Over Unlicensed Livestreams – Dua Lipa Among Them

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January 13, 2023
Photo Credit: PRS for Music British music copyright collective PRS for Music is suing livestreaming platform LIVENow. The lawsuit was filed last month and first spotted by Law360 with a Dua Lipa livestream a... Read More...

Dr. Dre Selling Catalog Rights to Universal Music Group, Shamrock in Reported $200 Million-Plus Deal

Paul Resnikoff
January 11, 2023
Dr. Dre's seminal The Chronic: is it part of this juicy deal? Dr. Dre has reportedly sold a sizable chunk of his music rights — at a juicy multiple — to Shamrock Holdings and Universal Music Group. Outrageou... Read More...
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354 Songwriters and Managers Sign Letter Demanding Changes to the MLC’s Post-Termination Royalty Payments

Dylan Smith
January 9, 2023
Washington, D.C.'s James Madison Memorial Building, which houses the U.S. Copyright Office. A multitude of songwriters have formally voiced their support for a United States Copyright Office (USCO) rule that ... Read More...
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