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Regard’s ‘Ride It’ Has Over a Billion Spotify Streams — Now It’s the Focus of a Copyright Infringement Lawsuit

June 12, 2024

Regard’s ‘Ride It,’ the viral remix of Jay Sean’s 2008 track of the same name, is the focus of an infringement lawsuit over an uncleared sample. The year is 2019, and DJ Regard’s “Ride It” remix is a huge hi... Read More...

Interscope, Hulu, and Others Move to Dismiss ‘Dear Mama’ Infringement Suit Following ‘Pure Fantasy’ Settlement Demands

Dylan Smith

June 6, 2024

Following evidently fruitless settlement discussions, Universal Music Group’s Interscope Records has officially taken a step towards seeking the dismissal of an infringement lawsuit filed by Tupac Shakur coll... Read More...

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Estimated Payable Mechanicals, U.S., February 2024 (Last Month Prior to Spotify Bundling Discounts) (Source: Digital Music News)

Spotify Accounted for More Than 42% of All U.S. Mechanical Royalties Prior to Its Pre-Bundling Shift, DMN Pro Analysis Reveals

Paul Resnikoff

June 5, 2024

How much are streaming music platforms actually paying for publishing in the U.S.? Amid an intensifying battle over Spotify’s bundling and a corresponding mechanicals decline, here’s a comprehensive look at a... Read More...

Theft of an Entire Genre? Court Rejects Dismissal Motions in Reggaeton Copyright Infringement Suit Against Over 50 Artists

Dylan Smith

May 31, 2024

What do Karol G, Justin Bieber, Luis Fonsi, Daddy Yankee, Diplo, Jason Derulo, Anuel AA, Anitta, and Drake have in common? For one thing, they’re being accused of infringing on reggaeton itself by borrowing f... Read More...

OpenAI fires back against Scarlett Johansson lawsuit

OpenAI Fires Back Against Scarlett Johansson’s Concerns—Original Voice Actress Says ‘I’ve Never Been Compared to Her”

Ashley King

May 23, 2024

OpenAI has revealed documents related to its casting call for the ChatGPT 4.0 update that features a voice assistant. Scarlett Johansson sought legal counsel after saying she believes the voice was modeled on... Read More...

Beyoncé and Big Freedia Face Copyright Infringement Lawsuit Over ‘Explode’ and ‘Break My Soul’ — ‘The Similarities Go Beyond Substantial’

Dylan Smith

May 23, 2024

Beyoncé and Big Freedia are facing a copyright infringement lawsuit for allegedly copying elements of a New Orleans-based bounce group’s work on “Explode” and “Break My Soul.” Da Showstoppaz, a four-piece ac... Read More...

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Are Music IP Acquisitions Slowing Down? Here’s What the Data Says Through 2024’s First Five Months

Paul Resnikoff

May 22, 2024

Amid an uncertain economic climate and cooling industry funding, how are catalog acquisitions faring in 2024? We crunched the numbers to see where the space is positioned and where it could be heading during ... Read More...

Marriott Faces Sony Music Lawsuit Over Alleged ‘Rampant Infringement’ in Social Media Videos

Dylan Smith

May 22, 2024

Sony Music Entertainment (SME) is suing Marriott International for copyright infringement over the alleged unauthorized use of protected music in social media promo videos. The major label and several of it... Read More...

Where will Spotify's bundling adventure take us next?

What’s Wrong With Direct Publisher Licensing? Everything, According to Spotify and the Recording Industry

Paul Resnikoff

May 21, 2024

On Tuesday, NMPA president David Israelite advanced a different licensing schema to members of Congress that would change the game for music publishers — and complicate the game for everyone else. Just momen... Read More...

Books & Music: So simple, yet so complicated (photo: Andrea Piacquadio)

Spotify Immediately Responds to the MLC’s Lawsuit — And They’re Not Backing Down

Paul Resnikoff

May 17, 2024

Late yesterday, Digital Music News first reported on the Mechanical Licensing Collective's lawsuit against Spotify over allegedly underpaid publishing royalties. Now, Spotify is pushing back and seriously que... Read More...

Federal Judge Rejects Dismissal Motions in UMG v. Internet Archive ‘Great 78 Project’ Infringement Battle

Dylan Smith

May 16, 2024

Universal Music’s copyright infringement lawsuit against the Internet Archive is proceeding after the presiding judge rejected multiple dismissal motions. This latest development in the infringement dispute ... Read More...

As Spotify Embraces Bundles, Mechanical Royalties Take a Hit — But Are We Missing the Big Picture Here?

Paul Resnikoff

May 15, 2024

Make no mistake, music publishers aren't thrilled about Spotify's big shift towards bundled offerings. NMPA head David Israelite has condemned in no uncertain terms Spotify’s “perversion of the settlement” b... Read More...

SRR Capital Launches With a VC-Style Approach to Music Investing

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JYP Entertainment Sues Distributor OneSync Over the Alleged Infringement of Stray Kids Member Han’s ‘Back to Life’

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

Regard’s ‘Ride It’ Has Over a Billion Spotify Streams — Now It’s the Focus of a Copyright Infringement Lawsuit

Interscope, Hulu, and Others Move to Dismiss ‘Dear Mama’ Infringement Suit Following ‘Pure Fantasy’ Settlement Demands

Spotify Accounted for More Than 42% of All U.S. Mechanical Royalties Prior to Its Pre-Bundling Shift, DMN Pro Analysis Reveals

Theft of an Entire Genre? Court Rejects Dismissal Motions in Reggaeton Copyright Infringement Suit Against Over 50 Artists

Beyoncé and Big Freedia Face Copyright Infringement Lawsuit Over ‘Explode’ and ‘Break My Soul’ — ‘The Similarities Go Beyond Substantial’

Are Music IP Acquisitions Slowing Down? Here’s What the Data Says Through 2024’s First Five Months

Marriott Faces Sony Music Lawsuit Over Alleged ‘Rampant Infringement’ in Social Media Videos

What’s Wrong With Direct Publisher Licensing? Everything, According to Spotify and the Recording Industry

Spotify Immediately Responds to the MLC’s Lawsuit — And They’re Not Backing Down

Federal Judge Rejects Dismissal Motions in UMG v. Internet Archive ‘Great 78 Project’ Infringement Battle

As Spotify Embraces Bundles, Mechanical Royalties Take a Hit — But Are We Missing the Big Picture Here?