Intellectual Property Protection

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...

Eminem. Photo Credit: EJ Hersom / CC by 2.0 Back in August of 2019, Eminem publisher Eight Mile Style levied a massive copyright infringement lawsuit against Spotify. Now, Digital Music News has obtained an e... Read More...

Berlin, Germany's Brandenburg Gate. Photo Credit: Ansgar Scheffold The major labels have officially cracked down on a German streaming manipulation service called likeservice24.de. The International Federati... Read More...

After receiving legal threats over its name, Pearl Jam tribute band ‘Pearl Jamm Tribute’ has officially been renamed ‘Legal Jam’ – though the switch may have brought about additional name-related legal threat... Read More...

Bob Dylan performing live. Photo Credit: Alberto Cabello About six weeks after selling his entire catalog to Universal Music Publishing Group, in a deal that was reportedly worth over $300 million, Bob Dylan ... Read More...

A district court judge has officially dismissed Pro Music Rights’ collusion lawsuit against Apple, which, along with Spotify, SoundCloud, Amazon, and many others, was named in the complaint back in March of 2... Read More...

In late October, Digital Music News was first to report that Hartford-based stream-ripping platform Yout had filed a lawsuit against the Recording Industry Association of America. Now, the RIAA has moved to d... Read More...

Back in November of 2019, Digital Music News was first to report that indie label Sosa Entertainment had filed a $1 billion lawsuit, centering on 550 million allegedly unpaid streams, against Spotify. Now, So... Read More...

Jimi Hendrix in 1967 (public domain) A New York federal court has found two relatives of Jimi Hendrix, Leon Hendrix and his daughter Tina Hendrix, guilty of trademark infringement. Digital Music News obtaine... Read More...

A federal court has ordered mega-ISP Cox Communications to pay the entire $1 billion copyright infringement penalty that a jury levied against it in December of 2019, as part of its years-long courtroom confr... Read More...

Nicki Minaj is facing a $240 million lawsuit for allegedly stealing her 2018 “Rich Sex” track – and allegedly failing to pay an agreed upon 15 percent of the royalties associated with “I Endorse These Strippe... Read More...