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Metallica Issues A Copyright Strike Against the U.S. Government—Over A Pentagon Drone Video

July 15, 2025

Metallica issued a copyright strike against the U.S. government’s Department of Defense (DoD) after a video showcasing a new drone used “Enter Sandman” without permission. The DoD released a video on X/Twitt... Read More...

Google pause infringement during Supreme Court review

It’s Not Just Verizon: Google Also Moves to Pause Infringement Litigation Amid Supreme Court Review of Cox v. Sony

Ashley King

July 13, 2025

Google requests a stay in a case against Cengage, Macmillan, and other textbook publishers pending the Supreme Court’s decision in Cox v. Sony Music Entertainment. A lawsuit filed against Google by several t... Read More...

Verizon Moves to Stay Major Label Infringement Suit Pending Supreme Court’s Cox Communications Ruling

Dylan Smith

July 11, 2025

As the Supreme Court prepares to hear a marathon copyright case involving Cox Communications, Verizon is looking to stay the separate infringement action it’s fending off from the major labels. Verizon just ... Read More...

DSW Fires Back Against the Majors’ Social Media Infringement Claims: ‘This Case Is About the Labels’ Greed’

Dylan Smith

July 10, 2025

It turns out Designer Shoe Warehouse (DSW) isn’t thrilled about being sued for social media copyright infringement. Amid a courtroom confrontation with Warner Music, the retail chain’s parent is now seeking a... Read More...

Karol G and Tiësto Resoundingly Triumph in ‘Don’t Be Shy’ Copyright Lawsuit

Ashley King

July 9, 2025

A federal judge rules the plaintiff’s expert witness is unqualified and tosses a lawsuit accusing Karol G and DJ Tiësto of copyright infringement. In Miami, a federal judge has thrown out a case accusing Kar... Read More...

Another Fair Use Decision Comes Down in Favor of AI Developers — But the Court Says Its Ruling Doesn’t Mean ‘Meta’s Use of Copyrighted Materials to Train Its Language Models Is Lawful’

Dylan Smith

June 26, 2025

Another day, another fair use ruling – this time in favor of Meta, which has scored a summary judgement win in the copyright lawsuit filed against it by authors including Sarah Silverman and Richard Kadrey. ... Read More...

Hybe and Quality Control Dropped from Sculpture-Centered Copyright Suit — Litigation Continues Against Quavo

Dylan Smith

June 26, 2025

Just shy of three months later, Hybe America and its Quality Control Music Publishing subsidiary have been dropped from a copyright infringement suit centering on a 2018 sculpture. According to visual-artis... Read More...

US Copyright Office Battle Rages On: Trump Administration Fires Back Against Ex-Register Perlmutter’s Push for Preliminary Injunction

Dylan Smith

June 25, 2025

One month and change later, the legal battle for Copyright Office control is still in full swing. Now, a preliminary injunction push from fired Register of Copyrights Shira Perlmutter is taking center stage. ... Read More...

‘It’s Time for the Two-Tier Royalty Scandal In Music to End’ — An Activist Indie Songwriter Speaks Out

George Johnson

June 25, 2025

A few months back, Universal Music Group (UMG) and Warner Music Group (WMG), two titans of the recording industry, quietly struck lucrative “direct deals” with Spotify. The following comes from activist inde... Read More...

Anthropic Scores Major Fair Use Win in Authors’ Infringement Suit: ‘Using Copyrighted Works to Train LLMs to Generate New Text Was Quintessentially Transformative’

Dylan Smith

June 25, 2025

Training LLMs on protected works without authorization is fair use – at least according to a new federal court ruling in a copyright lawsuit filed against Anthropic by several authors. Judge William Alsup j... Read More...

Songwriters Guild of America and Society of Composers & Lyricists File Brief in High-Stakes Copyright Termination Case

Dylan Smith

June 24, 2025

Do U.S. copyright terminations extend to international markets? The Society of Composers & Lyricists and the Songwriters Guild of America believe so, and they’re weighing in on a high-stakes case revolvin... Read More...

University of Southern California Moves to Dismiss Entire Sony Music Infringement Suit: ‘USC Is Not Subject to Personal Jurisdiction in New York’

Dylan Smith

June 24, 2025

The University of Southern California (USC) has moved to dismiss Sony Music’s infringement lawsuit on jurisdictional grounds and for failure to state a claim. USC kicked off that straightforward dismissal pu... 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

Metallica Issues A Copyright Strike Against the U.S. Government—Over A Pentagon Drone Video

It’s Not Just Verizon: Google Also Moves to Pause Infringement Litigation Amid Supreme Court Review of Cox v. Sony

Verizon Moves to Stay Major Label Infringement Suit Pending Supreme Court’s Cox Communications Ruling

DSW Fires Back Against the Majors’ Social Media Infringement Claims: ‘This Case Is About the Labels’ Greed’

Karol G and Tiësto Resoundingly Triumph in ‘Don’t Be Shy’ Copyright Lawsuit

Another Fair Use Decision Comes Down in Favor of AI Developers — But the Court Says Its Ruling Doesn’t Mean ‘Meta’s Use of Copyrighted Materials to Train Its Language Models Is Lawful’

Hybe and Quality Control Dropped from Sculpture-Centered Copyright Suit — Litigation Continues Against Quavo

US Copyright Office Battle Rages On: Trump Administration Fires Back Against Ex-Register Perlmutter’s Push for Preliminary Injunction

‘It’s Time for the Two-Tier Royalty Scandal In Music to End’ — An Activist Indie Songwriter Speaks Out

Anthropic Scores Major Fair Use Win in Authors’ Infringement Suit: ‘Using Copyrighted Works to Train LLMs to Generate New Text Was Quintessentially Transformative’

Songwriters Guild of America and Society of Composers & Lyricists File Brief in High-Stakes Copyright Termination Case

University of Southern California Moves to Dismiss Entire Sony Music Infringement Suit: ‘USC Is Not Subject to Personal Jurisdiction in New York’