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BMG Files Massive Copyright Suit Against Anthropic — 45-Page Complaint Alleges Training Infringement, Piracy, Unlawful Copying, CMI Removals, and More

March 18, 2026

Anthropic is grappling with another massive infringement lawsuit – this time from BMG, which has accused the AI giant of running “roughshod over the rights of countless creatives and rightsholders.” BMG subm... Read More...

American Law Institute’s ‘Copyright Restatement’ Project Faces Growing Opposition—500+ Sign Petition Staunchly Opposing New Rules

Ashley King

March 17, 2026

A petition to bring awareness to the inaccuracies of copyright law in the American Law Institute’s Copyright Restatement has over 500 signatures. In opposition to the American Law Institute’s (ALI) Copyright... Read More...

Travis Scott, SZA, and Future Are Still On the Hook as ‘Telekinesis’ Copyright Infringement Lawsuit Moves Forward

Ashley King

March 15, 2026

The copyright claim against Travis Scott, SZA, and Future over their 2023 track “Telekinesis” will move forward after a judge refused to toss the case. The claims have been substantially trimmed, however. Th... Read More...

Chad Hugo Slaps Pharrell Williams With Expanded Unpaid-Royalties Suit, Demands Credits on Tracks from Tyler the Creator, Latto, and Rosalía

Dylan Smith

March 13, 2026

Less than two months after filing a massive unpaid-royalties lawsuit against Pharrell Williams, Chad Hugo has fired off an expanded complaint. Now, The Neptunes co-founder is demanding credits on releases fro... Read More...

Bad Bunny Beats Copyright Suit After Adding Multiple Writers to ‘Enséñame a Bailar’ — Federal Judge Says the Plaintiffs ‘Abandoned’ the Case

Dylan Smith

March 10, 2026

One credits expansion later, Bad Bunny – as well as Spotify, Apple Music, Sony Music’s The Orchard, and others – has officially beaten a copyright complaint centering on “Enséñame a Bailar.” That infringemen... Read More...

Anna’s Archive Sued by Lengthy List of Publishers—Book Publishers, That Is

Ashley King

March 9, 2026

A coalition of major book publishers files suit against Anna’s Archive over “staggering” levels of piracy, echoing the suit filed by Spotify and several major record labels in December. A group of 13 major b... Read More...

Indie Artist Coalition files lawsuit against Google

Indie Artist Coalition Files Major Lawsuit Against Google Over AI Copyright Theft—’Broadest, Most Comprehensive Attack’ Against AI Music Models

Ashley King

March 9, 2026

A group of independent musicians is suing Google over the alleged widespread theft and distribution of copyrighted material. A coalition of independent musicians from across the United States has filed a law... Read More...

GEMA v. Suno Copyright Case Ramps Up in Germany — High-Stakes Ruling Officially Scheduled for June 12th

Dylan Smith

March 9, 2026

As one high-profile music-world trial draws to an abrupt close, another case is ramping up: Over in Germany, proceedings are officially underway in GEMA’s copyright infringement action against Suno. We initi... Read More...

When It Rains, It Pours: Valve Faces PRS Lawsuit Over Allegedly Unlicensed Steam Music, Still Staring Down $880 Million+ UK Consumer-Harm Complaint

Dylan Smith

March 9, 2026

Valve Corporation has for decades been operating Steam without the required UK public performance license – at least according to a new lawsuit from PRS for Music. PRS formally announced the complaint, tech... Read More...

As Robert Kyncl Embraces AI, South Korea’s Music Industry ‘Declares War’ — New Organization Aims to Tackle the Technology’s ‘Unprecedented Disruption’

Dylan Smith

March 4, 2026

Warner Music CEO Robert Kyncl is lauding artificial intelligence’s perceived ability to unlock value. But the technology is eliciting a far different response in South Korea, where industry orgs are coordinat... Read More...

Stephen Thaler A Recent Entrance to Paradise

Supreme Court Declines to Review a Monumental AI Copyright Decision — Leaving the ‘Human Authorship’ Standard In Place

Dylan Smith

March 3, 2026

The Supreme Court has opted against hearing a case concerning an attempt to copyright AI-generated artwork – thereby leaving in place an appellate court’s determination that the Copyright Act “requires all el... Read More...

Are Opt-Outs Impossible? Musician Continues to Fire Back Against Stability AI In Training-Focused Infringement Suit

Dylan Smith

February 25, 2026

Want to opt out of AI music generators’ training datasets? Good luck: Stability AI is aggressively seeking to dismiss the infringement lawsuit filed by musician Anders Manga, who’s firing back against the pus... 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’

The Music Industry Litigation Tracker — Cases Bubbling Right Now: Sony Music v. Kroger, SoundExchange v. Music Choice, Suno v. Apple (Round II), Penske Media v. Google, More

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

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

BMG Files Massive Copyright Suit Against Anthropic — 45-Page Complaint Alleges Training Infringement, Piracy, Unlawful Copying, CMI Removals, and More

American Law Institute’s ‘Copyright Restatement’ Project Faces Growing Opposition—500+ Sign Petition Staunchly Opposing New Rules

Travis Scott, SZA, and Future Are Still On the Hook as ‘Telekinesis’ Copyright Infringement Lawsuit Moves Forward

Chad Hugo Slaps Pharrell Williams With Expanded Unpaid-Royalties Suit, Demands Credits on Tracks from Tyler the Creator, Latto, and Rosalía

Bad Bunny Beats Copyright Suit After Adding Multiple Writers to ‘Enséñame a Bailar’ — Federal Judge Says the Plaintiffs ‘Abandoned’ the Case

Anna’s Archive Sued by Lengthy List of Publishers—Book Publishers, That Is

Indie Artist Coalition Files Major Lawsuit Against Google Over AI Copyright Theft—’Broadest, Most Comprehensive Attack’ Against AI Music Models

GEMA v. Suno Copyright Case Ramps Up in Germany — High-Stakes Ruling Officially Scheduled for June 12th

When It Rains, It Pours: Valve Faces PRS Lawsuit Over Allegedly Unlicensed Steam Music, Still Staring Down $880 Million+ UK Consumer-Harm Complaint

As Robert Kyncl Embraces AI, South Korea’s Music Industry ‘Declares War’ — New Organization Aims to Tackle the Technology’s ‘Unprecedented Disruption’

Supreme Court Declines to Review a Monumental AI Copyright Decision — Leaving the ‘Human Authorship’ Standard In Place

Are Opt-Outs Impossible? Musician Continues to Fire Back Against Stability AI In Training-Focused Infringement Suit