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Coca-Cola Fires Back Against Johnny Cash Estate’s ELVIS Act Lawsuit, Denies Its Alleged ‘Soundalike’ Advert Is Infringing

May 13, 2026

Remember the Johnny Cash estate’s ELVIS Act lawsuit against the Coca-Cola Company? Nearly six months later, the beverage giant has officially fired back against the complaint. Coca-Cola just recently submitt... Read More...

Samsung Denies ‘Any Allegations of Intentional Misuse’ Amid $15 Million Dua Lipa Lawsuit, Says It Remains ‘Open to a Constructive Resolution’

Dylan Smith

May 12, 2026

Samsung has officially responded to Dua Lipa’s copyright infringement lawsuit by denying “any allegations of intentional misuse” and underscoring that it’s “open to a constructive resolution with Ms. Lipa’s t... Read More...

Warner Music and Suno Really, Really Don’t Want You to See Their Licensing Agreement — And They’re Fighting Tooth-and-Nail Against UMG and Sony to Keep It Private

Dylan Smith

May 11, 2026

For obvious reasons, Suno and Warner Music Group (WMG) really don’t want to reveal the terms of their lawsuit-ending licensing agreement. Now, the AI music generator is aggressively firing back against a dema... Read More...

Jason Derulo Sony Savage Love copyright lawsuit win

Jason Derulo, Sony Music Triumph in Heated ‘Savage Love’ Copyright Infringement Lawsuit

Ashley King

May 10, 2026

A federal jury ruled in favor of Jason Derulo in a copyright dispute filed against him and Sony Music over his hit “Savage Love (Laxed - Siren Beat).” On Thursday (May 7), a federal jury in Los Angeles ruled... Read More...

Hybe NewJeans copyright lawsuit over How Sweet song

Hybe, NewJeans Slapped With Copyright Infringement Lawsuit Over ‘How Sweet’

Ashley King

May 10, 2026

The members of NewJeans, as well as their label partners Ador and Hybe, are being sued for copyright infringement over the group’s hit “How Sweet”. A group of four songwriters is suing the members of K-pop g... Read More...

Court Rejects NVIDIA Contributory Claim Dismissal Attempt in Authors’ Suit; Chipmaker ‘Knew That Its Scripts Were Directly Contributing to Infringement’

Dylan Smith

May 7, 2026

Despite the Supreme Court’s Cox v. Sony Music decision – and the subsequent end of multiple contributory infringement suits – a federal judge has denied NVIDIA’s attempt to dismiss a related claim in its copy... Read More...

Universal Music Fires Back Against Salt-N-Pepa Appeal in High-Stakes Copyright Termination Legal Battle

Dylan Smith

May 6, 2026

Universal Music Group (UMG) has fired back against Salt-N-Pepa’s appeal in a high-stakes rights-reversion case involving “Push It” and a number of other well-known works. DMN’s been covering that courtroom ... Read More...

SNEP, SACEM, and 79 Other French Organizations Back Aggressive AI Regulatory Bill — Proposed Law Would Presume Models Trained on ‘Cultural’ Works ‘Unless Proven Otherwise’

Dylan Smith

May 5, 2026

Is it time to make “guilty until proven innocent” the norm in training-focused lawsuits against gen AI developers? SNEP, SACEM, and 79 other French organizations seem to believe so, as they're aggressively ba... Read More...

Indie Music Sector Flames Copyright Office Over ‘Disastrous’ 43% Registration Fee Increase

Ashley King

May 5, 2026

A2IM led a coalition of indie orgs in filing a formal complaint with the U.S. Copyright Office, opposing the proposed 43% registration fee increase. On Monday, the American Association of Independent Music (... Read More...

Zuckerberg Personally Authorized Massive Copyright Infringement to Train AI, Multiple Publishers Allege

Ashley King

May 5, 2026

Five book publishers and an author allege that Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg personally authorized mass copyright infringement to train the company’s AI. Now, they're suing. Meta and its founder and CEO Mark Zuck... Read More...

Sony Music v. Udio Legal Battle Heats Up — AI Music Generator Acknowledges Obtaining ‘Audio Data from YouTube,’ Using Stream-Ripper YT-DLP

Dylan Smith

May 1, 2026

Still fending off a high-stakes lawsuit from Sony Music, Udio is doubling down on its longstanding fair use arguments and defending its training-related ingestion of “audio data from YouTube.” The AI music ... Read More...

Jimi Hendrix bandmates lose copyright case

Jimi Hendrix Bandmates Will Not Experience Copyright Shares, British High Court Rules

Ashley King

April 28, 2026

The estates of two former Jimi Hendrix bandmates lose a case against Sony Music UK, claiming they were entitled to copyright and performers’ rights. Owners of the estates of former Jimi Hendrix bandmates, ba... Read More...

SRR Capital Launches With a VC-Style Approach to Music Investing

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Kroger Moves to Toss Sony Music-Led Infringement Lawsuit, Arguing Cox v. Sony Invalidates Everything

JYP Entertainment Sues Distributor OneSync Over the Alleged Infringement of Stray Kids Member Han’s ‘Back to Life’

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Billboard Owner Penske Media Officially Appeals AI-Focused Google Antitrust Lawsuit Dismissal

BTS Copyright Infringement Lawsuit Over ‘Swim’ Abruptly Dropped After a Few Months

Coca-Cola Fires Back Against Johnny Cash Estate’s ELVIS Act Lawsuit, Denies Its Alleged ‘Soundalike’ Advert Is Infringing

Samsung Denies ‘Any Allegations of Intentional Misuse’ Amid $15 Million Dua Lipa Lawsuit, Says It Remains ‘Open to a Constructive Resolution’

Warner Music and Suno Really, Really Don’t Want You to See Their Licensing Agreement — And They’re Fighting Tooth-and-Nail Against UMG and Sony to Keep It Private

Jason Derulo, Sony Music Triumph in Heated ‘Savage Love’ Copyright Infringement Lawsuit

Hybe, NewJeans Slapped With Copyright Infringement Lawsuit Over ‘How Sweet’

Court Rejects NVIDIA Contributory Claim Dismissal Attempt in Authors’ Suit; Chipmaker ‘Knew That Its Scripts Were Directly Contributing to Infringement’

Universal Music Fires Back Against Salt-N-Pepa Appeal in High-Stakes Copyright Termination Legal Battle

SNEP, SACEM, and 79 Other French Organizations Back Aggressive AI Regulatory Bill — Proposed Law Would Presume Models Trained on ‘Cultural’ Works ‘Unless Proven Otherwise’

Indie Music Sector Flames Copyright Office Over ‘Disastrous’ 43% Registration Fee Increase

Zuckerberg Personally Authorized Massive Copyright Infringement to Train AI, Multiple Publishers Allege

Sony Music v. Udio Legal Battle Heats Up — AI Music Generator Acknowledges Obtaining ‘Audio Data from YouTube,’ Using Stream-Ripper YT-DLP

Jimi Hendrix Bandmates Will Not Experience Copyright Shares, British High Court Rules