Intellectual Property Protection

Intellectual property protection as it relates to the music industry, including copyrights, trademarks, and IP litigation.

Can We Sue Our Way to AI Control?

Michael Whalen

October 13, 2026

The labels want their power back. Copyright needs to be rebuilt. There is a comforting version of the AI music story in which the record labels sue, the technology companies pay, and musicians emerge with th... Read More...

DistroKid Extends Response Deadline, Removes Certain Tracks Amid UMG Lawsuit — But How Many Non-AI Uploads Are Being Pulled?

Dylan Smith

October 12, 2026

Amid a contentious courtroom confrontation with Universal Music Group (UMG), DistroKid has received a response-deadline extension and started removing tracks. But is the AI-audio crackdown affecting proper mu... Read More...

Atlantic/WMG Sues Ray-Ban Owner Luxottica, Demands Over $64 Million in Damages as Social Media Infringement Crackdown Continues

Dylan Smith

October 12, 2026

The social media copyright crackdown continues: Warner Music Group (WMG) is now suing multiple subsidiaries of eyewear giant EssilorLuxottica for allegedly infringing on north of 400 compositions and recordin... Read More...

Italian Competition Watchdog Launches Suno Investigation ‘Over Unfair Terms,’ Says ‘The Contractual Provisions on Copyright Deserve Particular Attention’

Dylan Smith

October 6, 2026

When it rains, it pours and, in Suno's case, keeps on pouring: Besides facing a number of stateside lawsuits as well as international copyright claims, the AI music generator is now grappling with a formal in... Read More...

You Wrote the Music. Who Gets the Value? A Special Interview With One of the Most Influential Figures In Music Publishing

Michael Whalen

October 5, 2026

You can spend three weeks getting a melody right and three minutes clicking through the music publishing agreement that determines who gets paid for it. That imbalance should bother everyone who writes music.... Read More...

Sony Music’s AI Slop and Deepfakes Crackdown Intensifies — Soundalike Track Removal Requests Reportedly Top 250,000

Dylan Smith

October 5, 2026

Sony Music’s AI deepfakes crackdown is intensifying: As of September’s end, the major label had fired off north of 250,000 cumulative soundalike-track takedown demands. That concrete figure came to light in ... Read More...

Thomson Reuters Scores Appeals Court Win In Closely-Watched ‘Fair Use’ Copyright Case — Defendant’s Copying Was ‘Highly Commercial and Minimally Transformative’

Dylan Smith

September 30, 2026

After more than half a decade of litigation, Thomson Reuters has scored an appeals court win in its “fair use” copyright infringement dispute with a now-defunct company called Ross Intelligence. The U.S. Co... Read More...

Oasis Auction Abruptly Suspended After Band Takes Legal Action

Ashley King

September 30, 2026

A set of tapes of unheard Oasis recordings has been suspended from auction after the band filed an injunction to block their sale. The lot of tapes of never-before-heard Oasis recordings, dubbed The Desk Tap... Read More...

NCS Scores $1.9 Million Interim Judgment Over AEI Music Amid Ugly Contract Dispute — Full Trial Scheduled for Early 2028

Dylan Smith

September 29, 2026

Ahead of a high-stakes trial, "the largest copyright-free record label in the world," NoCopyrightSounds (NCS), has secured a £1.4 million (currently $1.9 million) pre-interest interim payment in its contract ... Read More...

Rapid-Fire Site Blocking? Federal Lawmakers Target Foreign Piracy Platforms With the Bipartisan ‘Defend IP Act’

Dylan Smith

September 28, 2026

With an eye on curbing “foreign digital piracy,” federal lawmakers have introduced the Defend IP Act, which would enable rightsholders to petition district courts for ISP-level site-blocking orders. The 17-... Read More...

A Tale of Two Industries: Music AI 2.0

Michael Whalen

September 25, 2026

AI music is not going away. It is separating into a transient synthetic economy and an artist-centered business built around identity, ownership, relationships and fans. Something fundamental is happening in... Read More...

WNXP Director of Partnerships & Projects
Company: Nashville Public Radio
Location: Nashville, Other / Non-US, 37201, United States
Digital Content Coordinator (WNXP)
Company: Nashville Public Radio
Location: Nashville, Other / Non-US, 37201, United States
Senior Marketing Manager
Company: Sound Credit
Location: Drivable to Memphis, TN preferred, but open to remote for the right candidate. Southeastern, US OK
Social Media & Content Manager
Company: SoundStock
Location: Las Vegas HQ
Director of Marketing
Company: Musixmatch
Location: Bologna or Remote

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You Wrote the Music. Who Gets the Value? A Special Interview With One of the Most Influential Figures In Music Publishing

The Music Industry Litigation Tracker — Cases Bubbling Right Now: FTC v. Live Nation/Ticketmaster, SeatGeek et. al. v. District of Columbia, UMG v. Distrokid, More

Can We Sue Our Way to AI Control?

DistroKid Extends Response Deadline, Removes Certain Tracks Amid UMG Lawsuit — But How Many Non-AI Uploads Are Being Pulled?

Atlantic/WMG Sues Ray-Ban Owner Luxottica, Demands Over $64 Million in Damages as Social Media Infringement Crackdown Continues

Italian Competition Watchdog Launches Suno Investigation ‘Over Unfair Terms,’ Says ‘The Contractual Provisions on Copyright Deserve Particular Attention’

Can We Sue Our Way to AI Control?

DistroKid Extends Response Deadline, Removes Certain Tracks Amid UMG Lawsuit — But How Many Non-AI Uploads Are Being Pulled?

Italian Competition Watchdog Launches Suno Investigation ‘Over Unfair Terms,’ Says ‘The Contractual Provisions on Copyright Deserve Particular Attention’

You Wrote the Music. Who Gets the Value? A Special Interview With One of the Most Influential Figures In Music Publishing

Sony Music’s AI Slop and Deepfakes Crackdown Intensifies — Soundalike Track Removal Requests Reportedly Top 250,000

Thomson Reuters Scores Appeals Court Win In Closely-Watched ‘Fair Use’ Copyright Case — Defendant’s Copying Was ‘Highly Commercial and Minimally Transformative’

Oasis Auction Abruptly Suspended After Band Takes Legal Action

NCS Scores $1.9 Million Interim Judgment Over AEI Music Amid Ugly Contract Dispute — Full Trial Scheduled for Early 2028

Rapid-Fire Site Blocking? Federal Lawmakers Target Foreign Piracy Platforms With the Bipartisan ‘Defend IP Act’

A Tale of Two Industries: Music AI 2.0