Intellectual Property Protection

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

When It Rains, It Pours: SOCAN Sues Suno for Allegedly ‘Engaging in Rampant Copyright Infringement on a Massive Scale’

Dylan Smith

September 2, 2026

When it rains, it pours: SOCAN has filed a Suno copyright lawsuit of its own, accusing the platform of unlawfully training on protected works and then generating infringing outputs. SOCAN submitted the stra... Read More...

Jason Isbell, Activist Artist David Lowery, and Others Fire Off Suno Class Action Alleging Likeness and Identity Rights Violations

Dylan Smith

September 1, 2026

We’ve been hearing plenty about Suno’s allegedly infringing training process and outputs. But what about its alleged publicity and likeness rights violations? Now, the platform is facing a sweeping class acti... Read More...

The Legal Pile-On Continues: Sony Music Publishing and Warner Chappell Music Sue Anthropic, Alleging ‘Blatant Theft’ of Intellectual Property

Ashley King

August 30, 2026

A group of music publishers headed by Sony and Warner is suing Anthropic for "tens of thousands" over the allegedly blatant theft of copyrighted music. The lawsuit, filed late Friday, is part of a growing lit... Read More...

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

Dylan Smith

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...

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...

Introducing UMG the Patent Licensor: Major Label’s ‘Music IP Holdings’ JV Licenses 24+ AI Patents to Udio and GRAI, Targets ‘Widespread Adoption’ With Online Portal

Dylan Smith

August 20, 2026

13 months after unveiling plans “to greatly expand” its patent portfolio under a Liquidax Capital joint venture, Universal Music Group (UMG) has officially licensed the AI-focused IP to both Udio and GRAI. ... 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...

$30 Million Lawsuit Ignites Over C+C Music Factory Trademarks — Freedom Williams Accused of Performing Under the Group’s Name ‘Without Authorization Since the Late 1990s’

Dylan Smith

August 19, 2026

Nearly 40 years after the debut of C+C Music Factory, founding member Robert Clivillés has fired off a $30 million trademark infringement and defamation lawsuit against “Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance ... 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...

Jamendo Abruptly Drops Their Suno Copyright Infringement Lawsuit — With EDM Duo The American Dollar Also Ending Their Litigation

Dylan Smith

August 14, 2026

Just months after being filed, two copyright infringement lawsuits against Suno – one submitted by artists The American Dollar, another by Jamendo – have abruptly ended. Both the Queens-based duo and Winamp’... Read More...

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The Legal Pile-On Continues: Sony Music Publishing and Warner Chappell Music Sue Anthropic, Alleging ‘Blatant Theft’ of Intellectual Property

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

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

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$30 Million Lawsuit Ignites Over C+C Music Factory Trademarks — Freedom Williams Accused of Performing Under the Group’s Name ‘Without Authorization Since the Late 1990s’

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’

Jamendo Abruptly Drops Their Suno Copyright Infringement Lawsuit — With EDM Duo The American Dollar Also Ending Their Litigation