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Court Sets 2024 Trial Date In Epidemic Sound’s Copyright Infringement Battle Against Meta

Dylan Smith
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...

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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YouTube Wins Partial Summary Judgement Against Maria Schneider In Long-Running Content ID Legal Battle

Dylan Smith
January 9, 2023
Photo Credit: Maurice / CC by 2.0 A federal judge has officially granted YouTube partial summary judgement in its long-running legal battle with Grammy-winning composer Maria Schneider. This latest developm... Read More...
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Lil Uzi Vert, Young Thug, & Gunna Sued for $1 Million Over Allegedly Stolen Sample

Ashley King
January 6, 2023
Photo Credit: Icebox / CC by 3.0 Lil Uzi Vert, Young Thug, and Gunna are being sued for $1 million for a sample allegedly used in their collaborative song, "Strawberry Peels." Sun City Publishing is suing Li... Read More...

UMG, BMG, and Concord Name Altice USA In $1 Billion+ Copyright Suit, Claim the ISP ‘Deliberately Turned a Blind Eye to Its Subscribers’ Infringement’

Dylan Smith
December 16, 2022
An Altice USA call center. Photo Credit: Hudconja BMG, Concord, and Universal Music Group (UMG) have officially filed a more than $1 billion copyright infringement lawsuit against New York City-headquartered ... Read More...
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DaBaby, Roddy Ricch, and Interscope Exec Face Copyright Infringement Lawsuit Over ‘Rockstar’

Dylan Smith
December 13, 2022
Photo Credit: Hot Spot ATL / CC by 3.0 DaBaby and Roddy Ricch are facing a copyright infringement lawsuit over beats that they allegedly used without permission in their 2020 hit “Rockstar.” One Craig Mims,... Read More...
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Plaintiffs Drop ‘Shake It Off’ Copyright Infringement Lawsuit Against Taylor Swift

Ashley King
December 12, 2022
Photo Credit: Jana Zills / CC by 2.0 Plaintiffs drop 'Shake It Off' Copyright Infringement lawsuit against Taylor Swift, allowing her to focus on re-recording her album, '1989.' A lawsuit filed initially aga... Read More...
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Triller Formally Responds to Sony Music Copyright Lawsuit, Admits ‘It Has Been Unable to Make Payments’

Dylan Smith
December 9, 2022
Photo Credit: Triller In August, Sony Music Entertainment (SME) sued Triller for allegedly failing to pay millions in owed licensing fees. Now, the short-form video-sharing app has officially responded to the... Read More...
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Roddy Ricch Faces Copyright Infringement Lawsuit Over Mega-Hit ‘The Box’

Ashley King
December 7, 2022
Photo Credit: Markus Winkler Roddy Ricch and producer 30 Roc are facing a copyright infringement lawsuit over the rapper's mega-hit "The Box." In a lawsuit filed in federal court in Manhattan, California-bas... Read More...
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Greenberg Traurig Finally Dumps Kanye West As a Client In Ultra Music Copyright Lawsuit

Dylan Smith
December 1, 2022
Photo Credit: Pieter-Jannick Dijkstra / CC by 2.0 Last month, reports revealed that Greenberg Traurig was having a seemingly difficult time dumping Kanye West as a client. Now, the New York City-headquartered... Read More...

CNN Faces $17 Million+ Lawsuit From Freeplay Music Over ‘Blatant and Willful Copyright Infringement’

Dylan Smith
December 1, 2022
Photo Credit: Rubaitul Azad CNN is officially facing a multimillion-dollar copyright infringement suit for allegedly using approximately 115 works owned by Freeplay Music (FPM) in close to 280 segments withou... Read More...
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