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Cox Takes Its Battle Against the Major Labels to the Supreme Court, Asking Justices to Address ‘Confusion, Disruption, and Chaos’

August 15, 2024

Internet provider Cox asks the US Supreme Court to review the decision to hold it liable for piracy to the tune of $1 billion in damages. Cox Communications has long been battling with a group of major recor... Read More...

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Nearly Half of All Active Music Litigation Is Being Handled by Just 12 Firms — And Other Fun Facts From Our Latest DMN Pro Weekly

Paul Resnikoff

August 15, 2024

What are the most active law firms and litigators in the music industry? Here's a ranking based on nearly 140 active cases being tracked by DMN Pro. Litigation is hardly rare in the music industry, where eac... Read More...

SiriusXM SoundExchange lawsuit statement

SiriusXM Swipes Back at SoundExchange’s $150 Million Unpaid Royalties Suit, Urging Dismissal and Damages for Counterclaims

Dylan Smith

August 12, 2024

Has SoundExchange’s unpaid royalties lawsuit against SiriusXM evolved into an all-out war? The satellite radio giant is hitting back at the complaint and demanding, among other things, damages for counterclai... Read More...

Can the Legal System Keep Up With AI? Music Publishers’ Anthropic Copyright Lawsuit Tentatively Set for 2026 Trial

Dylan Smith

August 9, 2024

Is the AI space evolving too quickly for the legal system to keep up? It certainly seems so, as music publishers’ high-stakes copyright infringement litigation against Anthropic might not receive a trial unti... Read More...

Copyright Infringement Lawsuit Against Beyoncé, Jay-Z, Big Freedia, and Others Suddenly Dropped With Prejudice

Dylan Smith

August 8, 2024

Less than three months after it was submitted, a copyright infringement lawsuit against Beyoncé, Jay-Z, Sony Music, and Big Freedia has been dismissed with prejudice. The development emerged in a newly file... Read More...

UMG, WMG, Sony weigh in on legal battle Anthropic

UMG, WMG, Sony Music Weigh In On Music Publishers’ AI Copyright Battle vs. Anthropic

Ashley King

August 8, 2024

An amicus brief filed in support of a court injunction against AI company Anthropic seeks to have the startup stop using lyrics without permission. Major label trade group RIAA argues that Anthropic’s defense... Read More...

Could the Major Labels Lose Against Suno and Udio? A Pressing Look At Where These Critical Cases Stand

Paul Resnikoff

August 7, 2024

Two critical court cases carry the potential to change the music industry for decades to come — and this is anything but a slam dunk for the major labels. So where do things stand in these all-important battles?

Finland Slashes Its Private Copying Compensation Plan — And Rights Organizations React

Ashley King

August 6, 2024

International associations of authors’ collective management organizations respond to the recent cut in the private copying compensation plan in Finland. Associations worldwide representing authors’ collecti... Read More...

Spotify Faces Major Patent Lawsuit Over ‘Remote Group Session’ and ‘Jam’ Features Here’s the Filing

Ashley King

August 6, 2024

British startup Bluejay Technologies sues Spotify for patent infringement over their Remote Group Session and Jam listening features. Bluejay Technologies, a London-based startup which developed an app in 20... Read More...

Suno, Udio Fire Back Against RIAA Copyright Suits, Doubling Down on Fair Use and Soundalike Output Arguments

Dylan Smith

August 2, 2024

AI-powered music-creation platforms Suno and Udio have officially fired back against the high-stakes copyright infringement lawsuits they’re facing from the major labels. Both defendants just recently took ... Read More...

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DMN Pro Weekly Report: 55% of Active Music Industry Lawsuits Involve Copyright Disputes. What’s the Remaining 45% About?

Paul Resnikoff

July 31, 2024

One thing the music industry doesn’t lack is litigation – or threats of litigation. But what kinds of disputes are behind the steady stream of lawsuits? DMN Pro zeroed in on that question by analyzing data f... Read More...

UMG, Sony Music, Others Shift $400 Million Legal Action Against the Internet Archive Into Alternative Dispute Resolution

Ashley King

July 31, 2024

Major labels shift their $400 million legal action against the Internet Archive’s Great 78 Project into alternative dispute resolution. The US record industry, including major labels like Universal Music and... Read More...

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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

Cox Takes Its Battle Against the Major Labels to the Supreme Court, Asking Justices to Address ‘Confusion, Disruption, and Chaos’

Nearly Half of All Active Music Litigation Is Being Handled by Just 12 Firms — And Other Fun Facts From Our Latest DMN Pro Weekly

SiriusXM Swipes Back at SoundExchange’s $150 Million Unpaid Royalties Suit, Urging Dismissal and Damages for Counterclaims

Can the Legal System Keep Up With AI? Music Publishers’ Anthropic Copyright Lawsuit Tentatively Set for 2026 Trial

Copyright Infringement Lawsuit Against Beyoncé, Jay-Z, Big Freedia, and Others Suddenly Dropped With Prejudice

UMG, WMG, Sony Music Weigh In On Music Publishers’ AI Copyright Battle vs. Anthropic

Could the Major Labels Lose Against Suno and Udio? A Pressing Look At Where These Critical Cases Stand

Finland Slashes Its Private Copying Compensation Plan — And Rights Organizations React

Spotify Faces Major Patent Lawsuit Over ‘Remote Group Session’ and ‘Jam’ Features Here’s the Filing

Suno, Udio Fire Back Against RIAA Copyright Suits, Doubling Down on Fair Use and Soundalike Output Arguments

DMN Pro Weekly Report: 55% of Active Music Industry Lawsuits Involve Copyright Disputes. What’s the Remaining 45% About?

UMG, Sony Music, Others Shift $400 Million Legal Action Against the Internet Archive Into Alternative Dispute Resolution