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YouTube Blocks Donald Trump RNC Acceptance Speech on Copyright Grounds

August 30, 2020

A muted video of Donald Trump's acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention appearing on YouTube on Friday, August 28th. YouTube muted Donald Trump's acceptance speech at the Republican National C... Read More...

Kim Kardashian Sued by Paparazzi Photographer for Posting a Picture of Herself and Kanye West on Instagram

Marsha Silva

January 24, 2020

Kim Kardashian-West is being sued for uploading a photograph of herself and her husband, Kanye West, to Instagram. The picture in question was taken in 2018, at the launch party for Nas' Nassir, and shows Ki... Read More...

George Gershwin’s ‘Rhapsody In Blue’ Enters the Public Domain (UPDATED)

Colin Cohen

January 2, 2020

Photo of George Gershwin "Rhapsody in Blue" by George Gershwin is entering the public domain, along with other works from 1924, and not everyone is happy about it. With the coming of the new year, Gershwin's... Read More...

Hit With a YouTube Copyright Claim? Now You Can Surgically Remove It

Ashley King

January 2, 2020

Photo Credit: YouTube YouTube Studio has been updated with trim tools to assist with the YouTube copyright claim process. The Assisted Trim tool lets creators remove the offending portion of the video, releas... Read More...

Rare, Unreleased Rolling Stones Recordings Surface on YouTube

Colin Cohen

January 1, 2020

Photo of the Rolling Stones On New Year's Eve, a collection of around 75 unreleased Rolling Stones songs were temporarily posted onto YouTube, in an apparent attempt to extend the term of the songs' copyright... Read More...

Testifying Against Plagiarism Accusations, Dr. Luke Argues Katy Perry's 'Dark Horse' is an "Original" Song

Katy Perry Battles Serious Interest Charges Following $2.8 Million ‘Dark Horse’ Verdict

Paul Resnikoff

December 28, 2019

After getting slapped with a $2.8 million copyright infringement penalty over 'Dark Horse,' Katy Perry is now battling to avoid years of interest penalties. Attorneys for Christian rapper Flame are on the at... Read More...

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YouTube Update Makes It Easier To Deal with Copyright Claims

Colin Cohen

December 26, 2019

YouTube has updated its Studio platform to allow video creators the ability to more easily deal with copyright disputes. Creators now can directly respond to copyright claims in the platform's interface. The... Read More...

Katy Perry Slapped With a $20,000 Court Fee Following $2.79 Million Copyright Infringement Loss

Paul Resnikoff

December 24, 2019

Is Flame rubbing it in? (photo: KG2016, CC BY-SA 4.0) After getting hit with a massive, $2.79 million copyright infringement fine for infringing upon the work for Christian rapper Flame, Katy Perry is now get... Read More...

123 Artists File Amicus Brief in Led Zeppelin's Closely Watched 'Stairway to Heaven' Lawsuit

123 Artists File an Amicus Brief in Led Zeppelin’s Closely Watched ‘Stairway to Heaven’ Lawsuit

Daniel Sanchez

August 2, 2019

The Led Zeppelin ‘Stairway to Heaven’ case is complicated, to say the least. It all started back in 2014 when a descendant of Randy Craig Wolfe, former Spirit band member and songwriter, made a ludicrous cla... Read More...

In Day One of 'Dark Horse' Damages Trial, Capitol Records Reveals The Label Spent $11.7 Million to Promote Katy Perry's Hit

In Day One of the ‘Dark Horse’ Damages Trial, Capitol Records Reveals the Label Spent $11.7 Million to Promote Katy Perry’s Hit

Daniel Sanchez

August 1, 2019

So, how much did Katy Perry actually earn from ‘Dark Horse?’ Update: Katy Perry, Capitol Records, Dr. Luke, Max Martin, and other 'Dark Horse' collaborators have been saddled with a $2.7 million fine by a Ca... Read More...

How Much Will ‘Coincidental’ Copyright Infringement Cost Katy Perry? Lawyers Say $41 Million

Daniel Sanchez

July 31, 2019

On Monday afternoon, a jury found Katy Perry, her producers, and Universal Music’s Capitol Records guilty of copyright infringement. The jury in a California federal courtroom ruled that Perry’s ‘Dark Horse’... Read More...

NYU Professor and Pianist Calls Katy Perry’s ‘Dark Horse’ Similarities with ‘Joyful Noise’ a “Coincidence”

Daniel Sanchez

July 25, 2019

So, did Katy Perry’s producers, including Dr. Luke, copy Marcus Grey’s 2008 single, ‘Joyful Noise,’ to create the smash-hit ‘Dark Horse?’ Update (July 29th): A California jury has now ruled that Katy Perry i... Read More...

Burt Bacharach Dazzles at the Guild of Music Supervisors Awards in LA — Here’s Who Took Home Trophies

Yes, Composers Can Make Money In Sports — Meet One of the Top Programmers In the Field

What I’ve Learned About Live Streaming — 3 Musicians Share Their Hard-Learned Lessons

How to Make It In the Music Industry — Two Behind-the-Scenes Professionals Break It Down

Music in Advertising: Here’s How Industry Pros Select Songs for Placement

Sync Licensing: It’s Much Bigger Than TV, Film, and Commercials

Artist Image Is Everything — Here’s How to Build Yours on a Budget

An Insanely Detailed Discussion About the Music Modernization Act

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‘Bone Conduction’ Headphones Don’t Go Over Your Ears — But Still Transmit Sound to Your Inner Cochlea

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Investing In Music Catalogs? It Ain’t All Daisies & Butterflies — Our Latest Podcast

TuneIn Says Google Is Receiving Special Privileges In the UK — Major Labels Disagree

Cox Communications Moves to Delay Its $1 Billion Payment to the Major Labels

What Is the CASE Act, Exactly? A Look at America’s Latest Copyright Law

YouTube Doesn’t Have to Share the Emails, IP Addresses, or Phone Numbers of Its Infringing Users, German Court Rules

Librarian of Congress Officially Names Shira Perlmutter Register of Copyrights

YouTube Blocks Donald Trump RNC Acceptance Speech on Copyright Grounds

Kim Kardashian Sued by Paparazzi Photographer for Posting a Picture of Herself and Kanye West on Instagram

George Gershwin’s ‘Rhapsody In Blue’ Enters the Public Domain (UPDATED)

Hit With a YouTube Copyright Claim? Now You Can Surgically Remove It

Rare, Unreleased Rolling Stones Recordings Surface on YouTube

Katy Perry Battles Serious Interest Charges Following $2.8 Million ‘Dark Horse’ Verdict

YouTube Update Makes It Easier To Deal with Copyright Claims

Katy Perry Slapped With a $20,000 Court Fee Following $2.79 Million Copyright Infringement Loss

123 Artists File an Amicus Brief in Led Zeppelin’s Closely Watched ‘Stairway to Heaven’ Lawsuit

In Day One of the ‘Dark Horse’ Damages Trial, Capitol Records Reveals the Label Spent $11.7 Million to Promote Katy Perry’s Hit

How Much Will ‘Coincidental’ Copyright Infringement Cost Katy Perry? Lawyers Say $41 Million

NYU Professor and Pianist Calls Katy Perry’s ‘Dark Horse’ Similarities with ‘Joyful Noise’ a “Coincidence”