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Universal Music Sues DistroKid for Copyright Infringement and Deceptive Trade Practices, Says the Distributor ‘Is Flooding Platforms With AI-Generated Slop’

September 15, 2026

Today in high-profile industry litigation: A firmly worded complaint filed by Universal Music Group (UMG) against DistroKid, which the major label says “is engaged in both deceptive trade practices and blatan... Read More...

Samsung Fires Back Against Dua Lipa’s Copyright and Trademark Infringement Suit, Aggressively Pushing to Dismiss the $15 Million Action

Dylan Smith

September 14, 2026

Samsung is firing back against Dua Lipa’s $15 million copyright and trademark infringement suit, which the South Korean conglomerate believes should be dismissed in its entirety. Seoul-headquartered Samsung ... Read More...

Federal Judge Dismisses Wixen’s $100 Million-Plus Infringement Lawsuit Against Meta — Though This Case Is Far From Over, Folks

Dylan Smith

September 9, 2026

Eight months later, a federal judge has dismissed Wixen's copyright and defamation lawsuit against Meta for failing "to adequately allege standing under the Copyright Act." But with an amended complaint now o... Read More...

Federal Judge Rejects MLC’s Interlocutory Appeal Push in Spotify Bundling Battle — While Striking One of the DSP’s Defenses

Dylan Smith

September 7, 2026

Nearly 28 months after the bundling-focused Mechanical Licensing Collective v. Spotify legal battle kicked off, a federal judge has denied the MLC’s push for an interlocutory appeal. We broke down that strai... Read More...

When It Rains, It Pours: SOCAN Sues Suno for Allegedly ‘Engaging in Rampant Copyright Infringement on a Massive Scale’

Dylan Smith

September 2, 2026

When it rains, it pours: SOCAN has filed a Suno copyright lawsuit of its own, accusing the platform of unlawfully training on protected works and then generating infringing outputs. SOCAN submitted the stra... Read More...

Trump’s DOJ Drops Another Legal Bomb; Declares Training Isn’t Infringement as Fair Use Battles Rage

Dylan Smith

September 2, 2026

With a number of AI copyright battles unfolding – and with billions riding on the all-important fair use question – the Justice Department has doubled down on its position that training LLMs on protected text... Read More...

RCN Moves to Toss the Major Labels’ Marathon Lawsuit, Claiming They’ve Already ‘Dismissed Every Other Secondary Copyright Infringement Case Against an ISP’

Dylan Smith

September 2, 2026

Following the Supreme Court’s Cox v. Sony decision, internet service provider RCN is doubling down on its push to end the copyright suit filed against it by the major labels. Technically, it’s been months si... Read More...

Bad Bunny victory in Frankenstein reggaeton infringement lawsuit

Bad Bunny Scores a Huge Victory in ‘Frankenstein’ Reggaeton Infringement Lawsuit

Ashley King

September 1, 2026

A judge has reversed his earlier decision, ruling in favor of Bad Bunny and striking down a significant portion of a massive copyright lawsuit affecting over 150 artists. In a rare move, U.S. District Judge ... Read More...

Suno Faces Yet Another Multimillion-Dollar Copyright Lawsuit — This Time from Latin and Regional Mexican Label Gerencia

Dylan Smith

September 1, 2026

Another day, another high-stakes copyright lawsuit against Suno – this time from Latin label and publisher Gerencia 360, which is accusing the AI music platform of infringing on hundreds of compositions and r... Read More...

Jermaine Dupri and So So Def Recordings Drop Their Sony Music Unpaid Royalties Lawsuit Without Prejudice

Dylan Smith

August 31, 2026

About two months later, the Jermaine Dupri v. Sony Music unpaid royalties battle – involving north of $18 million in allegedly due payments – has drawn to a close. Dupri and his So So Def Recordings label ma... Read More...

Udio Fires Back Against Supersized Sony Music Suit, Emphasizing Its Fair Use Defense and Acknowledging ‘That It Acquired Some of Its Training Data by Utilizing YT-DLP’

Dylan Smith

August 31, 2026

Udio has fired back against Sony Music’s supersized copyright suit – including by doubling down on its fair use argument and by accusing the major of engaging “in anticompetitive activities that extend an unl... Read More...

The Legal Pile-On Continues: Sony Music Publishing and Warner Chappell Music Sue Anthropic, Alleging ‘Blatant Theft’ of Intellectual Property

Ashley King

August 30, 2026

A group of music publishers headed by Sony and Warner is suing Anthropic for "tens of thousands" over the allegedly blatant theft of copyrighted music. The lawsuit, filed late Friday, is part of a growing lit... Read More...

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Universal Music Sues DistroKid for Copyright Infringement and Deceptive Trade Practices, Says the Distributor ‘Is Flooding Platforms With AI-Generated Slop’

Samsung Fires Back Against Dua Lipa’s Copyright and Trademark Infringement Suit, Aggressively Pushing to Dismiss the $15 Million Action

Federal Judge Rejects MLC’s Interlocutory Appeal Push in Spotify Bundling Battle — While Striking One of the DSP’s Defenses

When It Rains, It Pours: SOCAN Sues Suno for Allegedly ‘Engaging in Rampant Copyright Infringement on a Massive Scale’

Trump’s DOJ Drops Another Legal Bomb; Declares Training Isn’t Infringement as Fair Use Battles Rage

RCN Moves to Toss the Major Labels’ Marathon Lawsuit, Claiming They’ve Already ‘Dismissed Every Other Secondary Copyright Infringement Case Against an ISP’

Bad Bunny Scores a Huge Victory in ‘Frankenstein’ Reggaeton Infringement Lawsuit

Suno Faces Yet Another Multimillion-Dollar Copyright Lawsuit — This Time from Latin and Regional Mexican Label Gerencia

Jermaine Dupri and So So Def Recordings Drop Their Sony Music Unpaid Royalties Lawsuit Without Prejudice

Udio Fires Back Against Supersized Sony Music Suit, Emphasizing Its Fair Use Defense and Acknowledging ‘That It Acquired Some of Its Training Data by Utilizing YT-DLP’

The Legal Pile-On Continues: Sony Music Publishing and Warner Chappell Music Sue Anthropic, Alleging ‘Blatant Theft’ of Intellectual Property