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Suno Fires Back Against Major Labels’ Proposed Amended Complaint: ‘A Gambit to Try to Evade Application of the Fair Use Doctrine’

October 6, 2025

Suno has fired back against the majors’ amended copyright suit, the central stream-ripping claim in which is allegedly a “futile” attempt to pivot due to the “burgeoning consensus” that training on protected ... Read More...

Authors’ $1.5 Billion Anthropic Settlement Moves Forward With Updated Website — Initial Payouts Could Arrive by Mid-August 2026

Dylan Smith

October 3, 2025

A little over one week after receiving preliminary approval, the $1.5 billion Bartz v. Anthropic settlement is moving forward with an online claims form and an estimated August 2026 initial payouts distributi... Read More...

Universal Music and Warner Music Reportedly Set to Ink ‘Landmark’ AI Licensing Pacts ‘Within Weeks’

Dylan Smith

October 2, 2025

The major labels – or at least Universal Music and Warner Music – are reportedly closing in on AI licensing agreements with ElevenLabs, Google, and others. That’s according to a Financial Times piece pointi... Read More...

OpenAI’s Sora 2 Reportedly Requires Rightsholders to Opt Out of Appearing in Generated Videos — Without a Blanket Pullout Option

Dylan Smith

September 30, 2025

OpenAI has debuted Sora 2 – and taken an aggressive approach to the video generator’s outputs, which will reportedly contain protected materials from rightsholders who don't opt out. The Wall Street Journal... Read More...

Major Labels Submit Amended Infringement Complaint Against Udio — Redaction-Heavy Filing Calls Out ‘The Illegal Scraping of Copyrighted Sound Recordings from YouTube’

Dylan Smith

September 29, 2025

Let the amended copyright complaints continue: The major labels have updated their infringement suit against Uncharted Labs, the company behind AI music generator Udio. The RIAA-corralled plaintiffs just rec... Read More...

Mechanical Licensing Collective v. Spotify Rematch Moves Forward With Overhauled Arguments — Judge Says the MLC ‘States Multiple Plausible Claims’

Dylan Smith

September 26, 2025

Can the Mechanical Licensing Collective (MLC) successfully challenge Spotify’s bundling craze with an updated line of arguments? We’re about to find out, as a federal judge has revived the previously dismisse... Read More...

U.S. Government Reaffirms Cox Support in Supreme Court Case Against the Major Labels, Moves to Participate in Oral Argument

Dylan Smith

September 24, 2025

The U.S. government has reaffirmed its support for Cox Communications in the ISP’s Supreme Court showdown against the majors – and moved to participate in an upcoming oral argument. According to the Supreme... Read More...

An Artist-Led Lawsuit Against Suno Lawsuit Introduces Stream-Ripping Claims, Says the Music Generator’s ‘Dataset Is Soiled With Piracy and Misappropriation’

Dylan Smith

September 23, 2025

Another day, another amended copyright complaint against Suno, which is now grappling with “stream-ripping” allegations in a months-old indie-led action. Those allegations surfaced in an amended suit from c... Read More...

The Battle for US Copyright Office Control Continues — Trump Administration Fires Back Following Perlmutter Reinstatement

Dylan Smith

September 23, 2025

Weeks following an appellate ruling in favor of Shira Perlmutter, the Trump administration has fired back against the register’s arguments amid a summary judgement sub-dispute. Said sub-dispute represents ju... Read More...

Mike Tyson and Producer Ty Fyffe Jointly Dismiss ‘Murdergram’ Copyright Infringement Lawsuit

Dylan Smith

September 22, 2025

Six weeks later, producer Tyrone Fyffe’s copyright infringement complaint against Mike Tyson has officially concluded. Counsel for the plaintiff (who’s also known as Sugarless) and Iron Mike confirmed as mu... Read More...

Major Labels Fire Off Amended Suno Complaint — New ‘Stream-Ripping’ Claims Take Center Stage

Dylan Smith

September 22, 2025

The major record labels have submitted an amended infringement complaint against Suno, which is now accused of “stream ripping” protected music from YouTube. DMN previously noted that an amended action was ... Read More...

Meta Moves to Dismiss Eminem Publisher’s Copyright Suit, Pointing to ‘The Absence of Virtually Any Specific Allegations’

Dylan Smith

September 19, 2025

Meta has officially moved to dismiss the infringement suit filed against it by Eminem publisher Eight Mile Style (EMS), claiming, among other things, that the action “is remarkably short on specifics.” The ... Read More...

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

Suno Fires Back Against Major Labels’ Proposed Amended Complaint: ‘A Gambit to Try to Evade Application of the Fair Use Doctrine’

Authors’ $1.5 Billion Anthropic Settlement Moves Forward With Updated Website — Initial Payouts Could Arrive by Mid-August 2026

Universal Music and Warner Music Reportedly Set to Ink ‘Landmark’ AI Licensing Pacts ‘Within Weeks’

OpenAI’s Sora 2 Reportedly Requires Rightsholders to Opt Out of Appearing in Generated Videos — Without a Blanket Pullout Option

Major Labels Submit Amended Infringement Complaint Against Udio — Redaction-Heavy Filing Calls Out ‘The Illegal Scraping of Copyrighted Sound Recordings from YouTube’

Mechanical Licensing Collective v. Spotify Rematch Moves Forward With Overhauled Arguments — Judge Says the MLC ‘States Multiple Plausible Claims’

U.S. Government Reaffirms Cox Support in Supreme Court Case Against the Major Labels, Moves to Participate in Oral Argument

An Artist-Led Lawsuit Against Suno Lawsuit Introduces Stream-Ripping Claims, Says the Music Generator’s ‘Dataset Is Soiled With Piracy and Misappropriation’

The Battle for US Copyright Office Control Continues — Trump Administration Fires Back Following Perlmutter Reinstatement

Mike Tyson and Producer Ty Fyffe Jointly Dismiss ‘Murdergram’ Copyright Infringement Lawsuit

Major Labels Fire Off Amended Suno Complaint — New ‘Stream-Ripping’ Claims Take Center Stage

Meta Moves to Dismiss Eminem Publisher’s Copyright Suit, Pointing to ‘The Absence of Virtually Any Specific Allegations’