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As Adidas Sells Off Remaining Yeezy Products, Kanye West Stands To Benefit from a $140 Million+ Payday

May 29, 2023

Photo Credit: Rodrigo Ferrari / CC by 2.0 With Adidas offloading north of $1.3 billion in remaining Yeezy inventory, Kanye West stands to benefit from a cool $140 million or so potential payday. Herzogenaur... Read More...

Tom Petty Estate Promises ‘Swift Legal Action’ Over ‘Stolen’ Memorabilia Auction

Dylan Smith

May 25, 2023

The Tom Petty estate has revealed that it’s “pursuing swift legal action” over the auction of allegedly “outright stolen” memorabilia. Tom Petty’s official Twitter account just recently posted a lengthy mess... Read More...

Gap Sues Kanye West for $2 Million as Ugly Fallout Continues

Ashley King

May 24, 2023

Photo Credit: Lan Deng The failed partnership between clothing brand Gap and disgraced rapper Kanye West continues stewing beef — now with a new $2 million lawsuit over a modified storefront in downtown Los A... Read More...

Fetty Wap Sentenced to Six Years Behind Bars and Five Years of Supervised Release on Drug Charge

Dylan Smith

May 24, 2023

Fetty Wap, who's been sentenced to six years in prison. Photo Credit: Aneesh Mandava Approximately 19 months after he was arrested at Rolling Loud on drug distribution charges, rapper Fetty Wap (real name Wil... Read More...

Musician Maria Schneider Cannot Certify a Class Action Against YouTube, Judge Rules

Raha Ali

May 23, 2023

On Monday, YouTube gained a small victory in the ongoing battle against Schneider's infringement claims. Attorneys for Schneider had urged Judge Donato to let the case proceed as a class action, but Donato ru... Read More...

IFPI Responds to EU Calls to Strengthen IP Enforcement in ‘Priority Countries’ China, India, & Turkey

Ashley King

May 22, 2023

Photo Credit: IFPI IFPI releases a statement on the European Commission's calls to strengthen intellectual property protection and enforcement in "priority countries" China, India, and Turkey. The European C... Read More...

The Most Common Reasons Why Copyright Takedowns, Penalties, and Lawsuits Happen — According to a Top Music Licensing Expert Easy Song

Paul Resnikoff

May 21, 2023

Music copyright is complicated — and takedowns, penalties, and lawsuits for copyright infringement are all too common. But 99% of takedowns, penalties, and lawsuits related to copyright violations can be avoi... Read More...

Supreme Court Hands A Major Section 230 Victory to Tech Giants Alphabet, Meta, & Twitter

Ashley King

May 18, 2023

Photo Credit: Anna Sullivan The Supreme Court hands Big Tech a win via Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act. It means social media companies aren't liable for the content their users post. Section 2... Read More...

Music Industry Applauds Supreme Court Ruling in Prince Artwork Case — Emphasizing the Potential Implications for AI

Dylan Smith

May 18, 2023

The Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C. Photo Credit: Joe Ravi In a ruling that may have major implications for the music industry – especially amid the advent of artificial intelligence – the Supreme ... Read More...

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman Says Creators ‘Need to Benefit’ from AI — But His Company Is ‘Still Talking to Artists and Content Owners About What They Want’

Dylan Smith

May 17, 2023

Photo Credit: Jonathan Kemper With artificial intelligence continuing to play an increasingly significant music industry role, Sam Altman has communicated that members of the creative community "deserve contr... Read More...

Ed Sheeran jury selection process begins

Ed Sheeran Beats Another ‘Let’s Get It On’ Copyright Suit Involving ‘Thinking Out Loud’

Dylan Smith

May 17, 2023

Ed Sheeran performing live. Photo Credit: Christopher Johnson Why stop at one copyright lawsuit victory? A federal judge has dismissed with prejudice another infringement complaint filed against Ed Sheeran co... Read More...

Open On Sunday Continues to Reshape Catalog Acquisitions Through its Market Development Partner Program

Open On Sunday

May 15, 2023

Photo Credit: Unsplash Open On Sunday’s Market Development Partner Program is a lucrative way for connected people in the music business to earn substantial commissions off the growing music catalog sales mar... Read More...

Federal Prosecutors Move to Garnish R. Kelly Royalties From Universal Music Group, Sony Music Entertainment

Multiple HYBE Employees Face Insider Trading Charges Related to BTS Military Hiatus

YouTuber LaTasha Kebe Files for Bankruptcy Following $4 Million Cardi B Defamation Judgement

Yout Refutes RIAA Arguments and ‘Unsupported Assertions’ Amid Appeal: ‘Not a Case That Can or Should Be Decided on a Motion to Dismiss’

Sonos Wins $32.5 Million Patent Infringement Victory Over Google

As Adidas Sells Off Remaining Yeezy Products, Kanye West Stands To Benefit from a $140 Million+ Payday

Tom Petty Estate Promises ‘Swift Legal Action’ Over ‘Stolen’ Memorabilia Auction

Gap Sues Kanye West for $2 Million as Ugly Fallout Continues

Fetty Wap Sentenced to Six Years Behind Bars and Five Years of Supervised Release on Drug Charge

Musician Maria Schneider Cannot Certify a Class Action Against YouTube, Judge Rules

IFPI Responds to EU Calls to Strengthen IP Enforcement in ‘Priority Countries’ China, India, & Turkey

Supreme Court Hands A Major Section 230 Victory to Tech Giants Alphabet, Meta, & Twitter

Music Industry Applauds Supreme Court Ruling in Prince Artwork Case — Emphasizing the Potential Implications for AI

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman Says Creators ‘Need to Benefit’ from AI — But His Company Is ‘Still Talking to Artists and Content Owners About What They Want’

Ed Sheeran Beats Another ‘Let’s Get It On’ Copyright Suit Involving ‘Thinking Out Loud’

Open On Sunday Continues to Reshape Catalog Acquisitions Through its Market Development Partner Program