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Legal Warfare Continues to Rage Between Anthropic, Suno, Round Hill, Sony Music, UMG, and Concord/BMG, et al. — With Enough Billable Hours to Purchase a Small Country

August 27, 2026

Intense AI courtroom battles continue to roil the music industry, with multiple high-stakes skirmishes showing few signs of calming down. For starters, Anthropic and Suno are now aggressively pushing back aga... Read More...

Judge won't toss indie musician Tony Justice's lawsuit vs. Suno

Federal Judge Refuses to Toss Indie Musician’s David v. Goliath Lawsuit Against Suno (Updated)

Ashley King

August 26, 2026

Suno just can't shake indie musician Tony Justice. The country music singer and truck driver sued the company with allegations of copyright theft and using protected songs (like his own) to train AI without p... Read More...

Activist Songwriter George Johnson Doubles Down on Phono V Settlement Proposal Criticism: ‘The RIAA and NMPA Have Had a Long History of Brazen Self-Dealing in CRB Proceedings’

Dylan Smith

August 26, 2026

Activist songwriter George Johnson has doubled down on his opposition to the proposed Phonorecords V settlement – including by criticizing the terms themselves and by calling out the alleged “long history of ... Read More...

wikiHow sues OpenAI for copyright infringement

WikiHow Launches Copyright Infringement Suit Against OpenAI Over Instructional Material Used to Train AI Models

Ashley King

August 25, 2026

DIY website wikiHow has sued OpenAI for copyright infringement over the alleged misuse of its instructional content to train the company's popular AI chatbot ChatGPT. On Friday, do-it-yourself site wikiHow f... Read More...

Kroger Faces a Massive Social Media Infringement Lawsuit from Sony Music — Retail Giant Allegedly ‘Chose Not to Obtain the Required Licenses for Hundreds of Commercial’ Adverts

Dylan Smith

August 24, 2026

Today in social media infringement lawsuits: A massive complaint against Kroger, which is accused of using all manner of Sony Music recordings in promotional clips without authorization. Sony Music Entertai... Read More...

AFM Voluntarily Drops Its Case Against ‘Warner Music Group Corp.’ — But the Major Is Still Facing High-Stakes Breach of Contract Claims

Dylan Smith

August 24, 2026

Three months later, the American Federation of Musicians’ high-stakes AI compensation lawsuit is moving full steam ahead – albeit with Warner Records, not Warner Music Group Corp., named as a defendant. The... Read More...

Sony Music and Designer Shoe Warehouse Reach Preliminary Settlement in Contentious Social Media Infringement Battle

Dylan Smith

August 21, 2026

Just like that, the Sony Music v. Designer Shoe Warehouse (DSW) social media infringement battle has drawn to an abrupt close – though the footwear retailer’s wider copyright clash with the majors isn’t quite... Read More...

Bad Bunny Spent Nearly $500,000 Fending Off the ‘Enséñame Bailar’ Copyright Lawsuit, Court Filings Reveal

Ashley King

August 21, 2026

After beating a seemingly frivolous copyright lawsuit, Bad Bunny is stuck covering his own legal costs to the tune of nearly half a million dollars. *Update, August 22nd: Empawa's replacement counsel, Edwin ... Read More...

As UGC Lawsuits Rage, Epidemic Sound Offers a Strikingly Different Licensing Approach

Paul Resnikoff

August 20, 2026

Shake a stick in this business, and you’ll quickly find a contentious lawsuit involving social media music licensing. Great for the lawyers, as they say, but is there a better way? Sadly, that’s a critical ... Read More...

Your New Collaborator: Train Your Own AI With Your Own Music

Michael Whalen

August 19, 2026

For the last few years, musicians have been asking the wrong question about artificial intelligence. Can AI write a song? Of course it can. Can it compose music, imitate a voice, generate an orchestral cue, ... Read More...

Paramount Pictures and Romans Officially Settle Their ‘Smurfs’ Songs Lawsuit — Studio Allegedly ‘Decided to Punish’ the Songwriter Because It ‘Was Mad at Rihanna’

Dylan Smith

August 18, 2026

Seven months later, “Someone You Loved” songwriter Romans and Paramount Pictures have officially settled a lawsuit centering on the allegedly unauthorized use of two works – one recorded by Rihanna – in 2025’... Read More...

Round Hill Music Fires Off Copyright Suits Against Suno and Anthropic, Says Each Case’s Damages Could ‘Conceivably Exceed $1 Billion’

Dylan Smith

August 17, 2026

When two AI copyright lawsuits end, two more begin: Round Hill has fired off high-stakes infringement complaints – each involving sought damages that could "conceivably exceed $1 billion"– against S... Read More...

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Legal Warfare Continues to Rage Between Anthropic, Suno, Round Hill, Sony Music, UMG, and Concord/BMG, et al. — With Enough Billable Hours to Purchase a Small Country

Activist Songwriter George Johnson Doubles Down on Phono V Settlement Proposal Criticism: ‘The RIAA and NMPA Have Had a Long History of Brazen Self-Dealing in CRB Proceedings’

WikiHow Launches Copyright Infringement Suit Against OpenAI Over Instructional Material Used to Train AI Models

AFM Voluntarily Drops Its Case Against ‘Warner Music Group Corp.’ — But the Major Is Still Facing High-Stakes Breach of Contract Claims

Bad Bunny Spent Nearly $500,000 Fending Off the ‘Enséñame Bailar’ Copyright Lawsuit, Court Filings Reveal

As UGC Lawsuits Rage, Epidemic Sound Offers a Strikingly Different Licensing Approach

Your New Collaborator: Train Your Own AI With Your Own Music

Paramount Pictures and Romans Officially Settle Their ‘Smurfs’ Songs Lawsuit — Studio Allegedly ‘Decided to Punish’ the Songwriter Because It ‘Was Mad at Rihanna’

Round Hill Music Fires Off Copyright Suits Against Suno and Anthropic, Says Each Case’s Damages Could ‘Conceivably Exceed $1 Billion’