Intellectual Property Protection

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Federal Judge Dismisses $50 Million Copyright infringement Claim Against Triller

Dylan Smith

February 26, 2021

In November, Wixen Music Publishing filed a $50 million copyright infringement lawsuit against short-form video app (and fast-growing TikTok competitor) Triller. Now, a federal judge has dismissed the complai... Read More...

Judge Dismisses Pro Music Rights Amended Defamation, Harassment Complaint, Citing Jurisdictional Oversight

Dylan Smith

February 17, 2021

Florida-based performing rights organization Pro Music Rights recently refiled its defamation and harassment lawsuit against musician Miles Goldman, but the case has once again been dismissed without prejudic... Read More...

Cox Communications Officially Appeals Its $1 Billion Copyright Infringement Verdict

Dylan Smith

February 16, 2021

Cox Communications has officially appealed the $1 billion copyright infringement verdict that a jury levied against it in December of 2019. This appeal arrives about six weeks after a federal court upheld th... Read More...

Pharrell Williams Cleared of Perjury Allegations — And Millions In Additional Damages — From the Marvin Gaye Estate

Dylan Smith

February 16, 2021

Earlier this month, Digital Music News was first to report that both the Marvin Gaye estate and counsel for Pharrell Williams had called for a ruling in their latest courtroom confrontation. Now, a federal ju... Read More...

Dwight Yoakam Sues Warner Music Group for Refusing to Hand Back His Masters

Dylan Smith

February 11, 2021

Dwight Yoakam performing live. Photo Credit: SD Dirk Country star Dwight Yoakam has filed a lawsuit against Warner Music Group (WMG) over the Big Three label’s alleged failure to hand back his master recordin... Read More...

YouTube Seizes the Domain of Stream-Ripper Youtubeconverter.io

Dylan Smith

February 10, 2021

Photo Credit: Christian Wiediger YouTube has officially seized the domain of stream-ripping platform Youtubeconverter.io. The UN's World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) recently ruled to transfer Y... Read More...

Judge Dismisses Pro Music Rights Defamation, Trademark Infringement Lawsuit Due to Jurisdictional Issues

Dylan Smith

February 9, 2021

Five days back, Digital Music News was first to report that Pro Music Rights had filed a defamation lawsuit against a Georgia-based artist named Miles Goldman. Now, a judge has dismissed the suit without prej... Read More...

Charter Communications Says P2P Piracy Is ‘No Longer a Problem’ for the Music Industry

Dylan Smith

February 8, 2021

The RIAA’s years-running lawsuit against Charter Communications is showing few signs of slowing down. If found liable for its users’ alleged copyright infringement, the Spectrum operator plans to argue that p... Read More...

Marvin Gaye Estate, Pharrell Williams Counsel Demand Ruling In Latest Legal Showdown

Dylan Smith

February 7, 2021

The Marvin Gaye estate and “Freedom” creator Pharrell Williams have jointly demanded that the court make a ruling in their latest legal showdown. Representatives for Marvin Gaye as well as counsel for Pharre... Read More...

Pro Music Rights Names Georgia-Based Artist in Defamation, Trademark Infringement Lawsuit

Dylan Smith

February 4, 2021

Florida-based performing rights organization Pro Music Rights is suing musician Miles Austin Goldman for allegedly making “defamatory statements” about the PRO and allegedly targeting its founder, Jake Noch, ... Read More...

The Gibson vs. Dean Trademark Dispute Is Finally Headed to Court

Ashley King

February 3, 2021

Photo Credit: Jeremy Allouche The trademark dispute between Gibson and Dean will soon be deliberated in a courtroom. Here's the latest. Both Gibson Brands and Armadillo Distribution Enterprises, the parent c... Read More...

Stream-Ripper FLVTO.biz Demands a Lawsuit In Russia, Not Virginia

Dylan Smith

February 1, 2021

FLVTO.biz is demanding that the major labels file their lawsuit in Russian courts. The Zhivopisny Bridge in Moscow, Russia. Photo Credit: Alexander Smagin In mid-October of 2020, FLVTO.biz officially petition... Read More...

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Federal Judge Dismisses $50 Million Copyright infringement Claim Against Triller

Judge Dismisses Pro Music Rights Amended Defamation, Harassment Complaint, Citing Jurisdictional Oversight

Cox Communications Officially Appeals Its $1 Billion Copyright Infringement Verdict

Pharrell Williams Cleared of Perjury Allegations — And Millions In Additional Damages — From the Marvin Gaye Estate

Dwight Yoakam Sues Warner Music Group for Refusing to Hand Back His Masters

Federal Judge Dismisses $50 Million Copyright infringement Claim Against Triller

Judge Dismisses Pro Music Rights Amended Defamation, Harassment Complaint, Citing Jurisdictional Oversight

Cox Communications Officially Appeals Its $1 Billion Copyright Infringement Verdict

Pharrell Williams Cleared of Perjury Allegations — And Millions In Additional Damages — From the Marvin Gaye Estate

Dwight Yoakam Sues Warner Music Group for Refusing to Hand Back His Masters

YouTube Seizes the Domain of Stream-Ripper Youtubeconverter.io

Judge Dismisses Pro Music Rights Defamation, Trademark Infringement Lawsuit Due to Jurisdictional Issues

Charter Communications Says P2P Piracy Is ‘No Longer a Problem’ for the Music Industry

Marvin Gaye Estate, Pharrell Williams Counsel Demand Ruling In Latest Legal Showdown

Pro Music Rights Names Georgia-Based Artist in Defamation, Trademark Infringement Lawsuit

The Gibson vs. Dean Trademark Dispute Is Finally Headed to Court

Stream-Ripper FLVTO.biz Demands a Lawsuit In Russia, Not Virginia