Intellectual Property Protection

Photo Credit: Zhang Kaiyv A federal jury has found that Apple infringed upon a Texas-based company’s patent with its FairPlay digital rights management (DRM) technology, and as a result, the Cupertino-headqua... Read More...

Ariana Grande. Photo Credit: Emma / CC by 2.0 Back in January of 2020, a rapper named Josh Stone (and known professionally as DOT) filed a lawsuit against Ariana Grande for allegedly infringing upon his “You ... Read More...

In January, Digital Music News was first to report that indie label Sosa Entertainment and Spotify had entered settlement talks as part of their high-profile courtroom confrontation. Now, however, a new legal... Read More...

Back in October of 2020, Hartford, Connecticut-based stream-ripping platform Yout levied a firmly worded lawsuit against the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Now, some five months later, the ... Read More...

London, England. Photo Credit: Eva Dang The British High Court has ordered internet service providers (ISPs) to block four stream-ripping websites – including Russia-based FLVTO.biz, which is also engaged in ... Read More...

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...

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 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...

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 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...

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...

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...