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RIAA Fires Back Against Yout Appeal in Years-Long Legal Battle: ‘The Service’s Entire Purpose Is Circumvention’

May 8, 2023

Amid a courtroom confrontation with Yout, the RIAA's legal team went ahead and highlighted the alleged similarities between the names and logos of the stream-ripper and YouTube. Photo Credit: Digital Music New... Read More...

Ed Sheeran Calls Out Frivolous Copyright Lawsuits — “Every Single Musician Will Agree With Me”

Ashley King

May 8, 2023

Photo Credit: CBS Sunday Mornings After his victory in the "Thinking Out Loud" copyright infringement lawsuit, Ed Sheeran is speaking out about his experience. Sheeran spoke about the experience on the CBS S... Read More...

50 Cent, Fat Joe, Scott Storch & More Face Copyright Infringement Lawsuit Over ‘Candy Shop’ and ‘Lean Back’

Ashley King

May 4, 2023

Photo Credit: Alex Const / CC by 2.0 50 Cent, Fat Joe, Remy Ma, Scott Storch, and a list of record labels face a copyright infringement lawsuit over their hits, 'Candy Shop' and 'Lean Back.' Rappers 50 Cent ... Read More...

Ed Sheeran Found ‘Not Guilty’ of Copyright Infringement In “Thinking Out Loud” Court Battle — As Sighs of Relief Emanate From Music Industry Corners

Paul Resnikoff

May 4, 2023

Ed Sheeran dazzling the crowd with his acoustical musings (photo credit: Christopher Johnson) Did Ed Sheeran steal "Thinking Out Loud"? Not according to a federal jury decision issued this morning. The supers... Read More...

Spinrilla Ordered to Shut Down and Pay the Major Labels $50 Million Following Years-Long Copyright Battle

Dylan Smith

May 4, 2023

Hip-hop streaming and discovery platform Spinrilla is officially set to cease operating and pay the major labels $50 million following a years-long copyright infringement legal battle. Judge Amy Totenberg j... Read More...

Ed Sheeran Puts Musicologist on Blast as Copyright Counteroffensive Continues

Ashley King

May 3, 2023

Photo Credit: Harald Krichel / CC by 3.0 As the Marvin Gaye copyright infringement trial against Ed Sheeran's "Thinking Out Loud" continues, Sheeran has some choice words about a musicologist who testified ag... Read More...

Ed Sheeran Says He’s ‘Done’ With Music if He Loses Marvin Gaye Copyright Infringement Case

Ashley King

May 2, 2023

Photo Credit: Drew de Fawkes / CC by 2.0 Ed Sheeran expressed the toll the Marvin Gaye copyright infringement case has had on him, saying he's "done" with music if he loses. British singer-songwriter Ed Shee... Read More...

Coachella Threatens Legal Action Against Frank Ocean Filmmaker

Ashley King

April 30, 2023

Photo Credit: Ole Haug / CC by 2.0 Coachella parent company AEG is threatening legal action against a filmmaker who created a concert film using found footage of Frank Ocean's April 16 performance at the fest... Read More...

Triller agrees to pay Sony Music Entertainment damages

TikTok Rival Triller Agrees to Pay $4.5 Million in Damages to Sony Music Entertainment

Ashley King

April 27, 2023

Photo Credit: Triller Triller has agreed to pay more than $4.5 million in damages to Sony Music Entertainment to resolve claims that Triller breached an agreement covering its use of musicians' songs on the p... Read More...

Plaintiff in Ed Sheeran Copyright Infringement Trial Collapses in the Courtroom

Ashley King

April 27, 2023

Photo Credit: Kathi Rud / CC by 2.0 As Ed Sheeran's high-stakes copyright infringement trial continues, the plaintiff collapses suddenly in the courtroom. The copyright infringement case in which Ed Sheeran ... Read More...

Ed Sheeran Takes the Stand in ‘Let’s Get It On’ Infringement Battle, Pushes Back Against ‘Smoking Gun’ Video Evidence

Dylan Smith

April 26, 2023

Ed Sheeran performing live. Photo Credit: Christopher Johnson Ed Sheeran has taken the stand in the high-profile copyright infringement case that he’s fending off for allegedly lifting elements of Marvin Gaye... Read More...

The Gap Band Heirs Drop BMG Breach of Contract Suit After Just Four Months — ‘There Was No Settlement’

Dylan Smith

April 25, 2023

Towards 2023’s beginning, the heirs of The Gap Band’s Ronnie Wilson and Robert Wilson sued BMG for allegedly failing to pay owed royalties from Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars’ “Uptown Funk.” Now, the estates have... Read More...

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

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

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’

Big Three vs ISPs — $47M Piracy Decision Against Grande Communications ISP Upheld by Federal Court

RIAA Fires Back Against Yout Appeal in Years-Long Legal Battle: ‘The Service’s Entire Purpose Is Circumvention’

Ed Sheeran Calls Out Frivolous Copyright Lawsuits — “Every Single Musician Will Agree With Me”

50 Cent, Fat Joe, Scott Storch & More Face Copyright Infringement Lawsuit Over ‘Candy Shop’ and ‘Lean Back’

Ed Sheeran Found ‘Not Guilty’ of Copyright Infringement In “Thinking Out Loud” Court Battle — As Sighs of Relief Emanate From Music Industry Corners

Spinrilla Ordered to Shut Down and Pay the Major Labels $50 Million Following Years-Long Copyright Battle

Ed Sheeran Puts Musicologist on Blast as Copyright Counteroffensive Continues

Ed Sheeran Says He’s ‘Done’ With Music if He Loses Marvin Gaye Copyright Infringement Case

Coachella Threatens Legal Action Against Frank Ocean Filmmaker

TikTok Rival Triller Agrees to Pay $4.5 Million in Damages to Sony Music Entertainment

Plaintiff in Ed Sheeran Copyright Infringement Trial Collapses in the Courtroom

Ed Sheeran Takes the Stand in ‘Let’s Get It On’ Infringement Battle, Pushes Back Against ‘Smoking Gun’ Video Evidence

The Gap Band Heirs Drop BMG Breach of Contract Suit After Just Four Months — ‘There Was No Settlement’