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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Microsoft’s OpenAI, GitHub Seek to Dismiss AI Copyright Infringement Lawsuit

Federal Judge Rejects Class Certification Motion In Artists’ UMG Copyright-Recapture Suit

Bad Bunny Copyright Infringement Lawsuit Heading For Settlement

Black Eyed Peas, BMG Take Legal Action Following ‘Pooping Unicorns’ Parody

Getty Images Sues AI Artwork Generator Alleging Massive Copyright Infringement

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

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

354 Songwriters and Managers Sign Letter Demanding Changes to the MLC’s Post-Termination Royalty Payments

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

Lil Uzi Vert, Young Thug, & Gunna Sued for $1 Million Over Allegedly Stolen Sample

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

DaBaby, Roddy Ricch, and Interscope Exec Face Copyright Infringement Lawsuit Over ‘Rockstar’

Plaintiffs Drop ‘Shake It Off’ Copyright Infringement Lawsuit Against Taylor Swift

Roddy Ricch Faces Copyright Infringement Lawsuit Over Mega-Hit ‘The Box’

Greenberg Traurig Finally Dumps Kanye West As a Client In Ultra Music Copyright Lawsuit

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