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Pandora Faces Five Copyright Lawsuits for Allegedly Failing to License Comedy Albums from Robin Williams, George Carlin, and Others

February 7, 2022

About two months after the beginning of streaming services’ much-publicized licensing dispute with high-profile comedians, five Word Collections clients – Bill Engvall, Ron White, Andrew Dice Clay, and the es... Read More...

Anime YouTuber Battle Against Copyright Results In New YouTube Rule

Ashley King

January 30, 2022

A YouTuber's legal fight against a Japanese animation company influenced YouTube's international copyright policy. Mark Fitzpatrick, who owns the Totally Not Mark YouTube channel, regularly reviews anime on ... Read More...

Jimi Hendrix Estate Preemptively Sues Estates of Noel Redding and Mitch Mitchell Over Copyright Infringement Notice

Dylan Smith

January 20, 2022

The Jimi Hendrix estate is preemptively suing the estates of the late “Voodoo Child (Slight Return)” artist’s Jimi Hendrix Experience bandmates over a new infringement claim concerning the act’s recordings. ... Read More...

Sound Credit Unleashes Version 4 — A Quantum Leap for Eliminating $1.4 Billion In Annual Missing Royalties

Paul Resnikoff

January 19, 2022

One of these days, the billions of dollars in unmatched and unpaid annual music royalties will shrink into the millions. And then, down to de minimis thousands. But what will it take to get there? For years,... Read More...

Cox Fires Back Against $1 Billion Infringement Verdict: The Major Labels ‘Lied to Cox; They Lied to the Court; and They Lied to the Jury’

Dylan Smith

January 14, 2022

Cox Communications has officially accused the major labels of improperly creating (and then concealing issues with) evidence in their much-publicized copyright infringement lawsuit. Atlanta-headquartered Co... Read More...

FLVTO.biz Challenges $83 Million Damages Recommendation in RIAA Lawsuit, Citing Lack of Infringement Evidence

Dylan Smith

January 10, 2022

Late last month, a federal judge recommended that FLVTO.biz be ordered to pay $83 million in damages as part of its much-publicized legal battle with the RIAA. Now, the Russian stream-ripper has officially ch... Read More...

Lou Reed Album Stealthily Dropped Before Christmas — Then Quickly Withdrawn

Ashley King

January 3, 2022

A 17-track album of Lou Reed demos dropped in Europe right before Christmas — before disappearing days later. The album was titled "I'm So Free: The 1971 RCA Demos" and was released by RCA/Sony Music on iTun... Read More...

Winnie-the-Pooh and More Early Sound Recordings Enter Public Domain

Ashley King

January 3, 2022

Winnie-the-Pooh and other early sound recordings from 1926 are now in the public domain in the United States. Duke University published the full list of works entering the public domain this year. In additio... Read More...

Madonna Issues Legal Warning to Tory Lanez — On Instagram — Over Alleged ‘Into the Groove’ Infringement

Dylan Smith

December 28, 2021

Madonna has issued a firmly worded legal warning to Tory Lanez for allegedly infringing upon her “Into the Groove” (1985) song in “Pluto's Last Comet,” the eighth track on his newly released Alone At Prom eff... Read More...

Eric Clapton Says He Won’t Be Suing That German Widow for Selling His CD on eBay

Ashley King

December 23, 2021

Eric Clapton has issued a statement following news of his lawsuit against a German widow selling a bootleg CD. Clapton says he wants to "set the record straight." "Germany is one of several countries were sa... Read More...

The RIAA (the major labels) and Yout are scheduled to begin settlement talks in May.

Federal Judge Issues $83MM Damages Recommendation In RIAA, FLVTO.biz Lawsuit

Dylan Smith

December 21, 2021

In early October, the major labels demanded almost $83 million in damages from FLVTO.biz and 2conv.com. Now, a federal judge has officially recommended that the Russian stream-rippers be made to pay the entir... Read More...

Four Tet Receives Green Light to Pursue Breach of Contract Lawsuit Against Domino Recordings

Dylan Smith

December 21, 2021

Back in November, indie label Domino Recordings removed a portion of Four Tet’s music from Spotify and other platforms, amid a legal dispute over royalty rates for streams and downloads. Now, the London-born ... 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

Pandora Faces Five Copyright Lawsuits for Allegedly Failing to License Comedy Albums from Robin Williams, George Carlin, and Others

Anime YouTuber Battle Against Copyright Results In New YouTube Rule

Jimi Hendrix Estate Preemptively Sues Estates of Noel Redding and Mitch Mitchell Over Copyright Infringement Notice

Sound Credit Unleashes Version 4 — A Quantum Leap for Eliminating $1.4 Billion In Annual Missing Royalties

Cox Fires Back Against $1 Billion Infringement Verdict: The Major Labels ‘Lied to Cox; They Lied to the Court; and They Lied to the Jury’

FLVTO.biz Challenges $83 Million Damages Recommendation in RIAA Lawsuit, Citing Lack of Infringement Evidence

Lou Reed Album Stealthily Dropped Before Christmas — Then Quickly Withdrawn

Winnie-the-Pooh and More Early Sound Recordings Enter Public Domain

Madonna Issues Legal Warning to Tory Lanez — On Instagram — Over Alleged ‘Into the Groove’ Infringement

Federal Judge Issues $83MM Damages Recommendation In RIAA, FLVTO.biz Lawsuit

Four Tet Receives Green Light to Pursue Breach of Contract Lawsuit Against Domino Recordings