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Sony Music Sues the University of Southern California Over Alleged Social Media Infringement: ‘USC Chose to Flaunt Copyright Law’

March 13, 2025

Sony Music Entertainment (SME) has fired off another social media copyright complaint – this time against the University of Southern California (USC), which is accused of “blatantly willful” infringement. T... Read More...

OpenAI Says Copyright Training Restrictions Would Equal ‘Forfeiting Our AI Lead’ to China

Ashley King

March 13, 2025

OpenAI hopes for a nation where AI training on copyrighted works counts as fair use — or else, the company says, the US might ‘forfeit’ its AI lead to China. Courts have yet to decide whether AI training con... Read More...

Hip-Hop Producer Turbo Beats $10 Million Infringement Claim Surrounding Now-Famous ‘Run That Back, Turbo’ Producer Tag

Ashley King

March 12, 2025

Producer Turbo wins the $10 million infringement claim filed against him by the vocalist of his now-famous ‘Run that back, Turbo’ producer tag. The suit was initially filed in January 2024 by musician Jamal ... Read More...

George Clinton Files $100 Million Lawsuit Against Bridgeport Music Alleging Copyright Theft

Ashley King

March 11, 2025

George Clinton has filed a $100 million lawsuit against his former business partner and Bridgeport Music, alleging copyright theft. Funk musician George Clinton has filed a copyright lawsuit against former b... Read More...

Ultra Publishing Fires Off Amended Infringement Action Against Sony Music, Says the Major Label Is ‘Willfully Committing Blatant, Ongoing, and Massive Piracy’

Dylan Smith

March 11, 2025

The Ultra International Music Publishing v. Sony Music legal battle is getting even uglier, as Ultra has doubled down on its copyright infringement claims in an amended complaint. Ultra Music Publishing – o... Read More...

Federal Judge allows AI copyright suit against Meta to go forward

Federal Judge Allows Authors’ AI Copyright Case Against Meta to Move Forward After Dismissing a Portion of the Lawsuit

Ashley King

March 10, 2025

A federal judge allows an AI copyright lawsuit against Meta to move forward, though he dismissed a portion of the original suit. A group of authors, including Richard Kadrey, Ta-Nehisi Coates, and comedian S... Read More...

US Government Responds to Accusations of Racism Targeting Diddy — “Outrageous and Illogical”

Ashley King

March 6, 2025

The US government responds to Diddy’s accusations of racism as he tries to get the charges against him dismissed. As his court date draws near, Sean “Diddy” Combs and his legal team hope to have charges agai... Read More...

Chloe Bailey Copyright infringement lawsuit

Chloe Bailey, Columbia/Sony Music Slapped with Copyright Infringement Lawsuit by Songwriter

Ashley King

February 25, 2025

Chloe Bailey faces a copyright infringement lawsuit from a songwriter who claims not to have been properly compensated for their work. Chloe Bailey is facing Trouble in Paradise. The R&B singer, known mo... Read More...

Altice USA Ordered to Disclose Subscriber Names, Addresses, and More in Warner Music Copyright Battle

Dylan Smith

February 19, 2025

A federal court has ordered Altice USA to turn over the identities of up to 100 subscribers accused of copyright infringement by Warner Music Group (WMG) and Sony Music Entertainment (SME). The presiding ju... Read More...

Thomson Reuters Scores Major ‘Fair Use’ Victory in AI Copyright Infringement Case

Dylan Smith

February 12, 2025

Following several rightsholder setbacks in copyright actions against AI developers, Thomson Reuters has scored a major “fair use” victory. That important win arrived in the form of a fresh summary judgement... Read More...

R. Kelly Still Hasn’t Paid His Victims Nearly $10 Million in Damages, New Lawsuit Claims

Ashley King

February 9, 2025

R. Kelly’s victims are suing the incarcerated R&B icon for the nearly $10 million in damages he still owes them. Six victims who won a $10.3 million judgement against disgraced R&B artist R. Kelly in... Read More...

Notorious B.I.G. Estate Sues Target, Home Depot, and Several Others Over Alleged ‘King of New York’ Photo Infringement

Dylan Smith

February 5, 2025

The Notorious B.I.G. estate and others are suing canvas-art company iCanvas as well as several retailers for allegedly infringing on a well-known picture of the famed rapper. The Biggie Smalls estate's IP c... Read More...

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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

OpenAI Says Copyright Training Restrictions Would Equal ‘Forfeiting Our AI Lead’ to China

Hip-Hop Producer Turbo Beats $10 Million Infringement Claim Surrounding Now-Famous ‘Run That Back, Turbo’ Producer Tag

George Clinton Files $100 Million Lawsuit Against Bridgeport Music Alleging Copyright Theft

Ultra Publishing Fires Off Amended Infringement Action Against Sony Music, Says the Major Label Is ‘Willfully Committing Blatant, Ongoing, and Massive Piracy’

US Government Responds to Accusations of Racism Targeting Diddy — “Outrageous and Illogical”

Chloe Bailey, Columbia/Sony Music Slapped with Copyright Infringement Lawsuit by Songwriter

Altice USA Ordered to Disclose Subscriber Names, Addresses, and More in Warner Music Copyright Battle

Thomson Reuters Scores Major ‘Fair Use’ Victory in AI Copyright Infringement Case

R. Kelly Still Hasn’t Paid His Victims Nearly $10 Million in Damages, New Lawsuit Claims

Notorious B.I.G. Estate Sues Target, Home Depot, and Several Others Over Alleged ‘King of New York’ Photo Infringement