Intellectual Property Protection

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

What’s an ‘A-Company’? The ‘Colorado Artist Company Act’ Goes Into Effect, Enabling Creatives to Register Businesses With ‘A Stated Artistic Mission’

Dylan Smith

August 14, 2026

The Colorado Artist Company Act has gone into effect, and in keeping with its title, the law is designed to enable creatives to form “artist companies," or LLCs featuring "a stated artistic mission." Technic... Read More...

UMG Says It Owes ‘Nothing’ to the American Federation of Musicians as Legal Barbs Fly Following Udio AI Licensing Deal

Dylan Smith

August 6, 2026

Two weeks after the American Federation of Musicians (AFM) fired off an amended suit against Warner Music and Universal Music, the latter major is doubling down on its dismissal push. This latest dismissal ... Read More...

Anthropic Pushes for Partial Dismissal in ‘Concord II,’ Says No Direct Infringement Evidence Exists Against Cofounder Dario Amodei

Dylan Smith

August 5, 2026

Anthropic is looking to chip away at the second copyright suit it's facing from major music publishers including Concord – in part by urging the court to toss a direct infringement claim centering on co-fou... Read More...

GEMA Notches a Major Legal Win Over Suno in High-Stakes Infringement Case — AI Music Platform Preps Appeal

Dylan Smith

July 31, 2026

Germany’s GEMA has notched another AI legal victory – this time over Suno, which the Munich Regional Court has reportedly ordered to disclose its revenue and pay damages. Meanwhile, the music-generation start... Read More...

Federal Judge Flatly Refuses to Let Music Attorney Donald Passman Exit Anthropic’s Class Action Settlement

Dylan Smith

July 28, 2026

A federal judge has flatly denied veteran music industry attorney Donald Passman’s request to opt out of Anthropic’s settlement with authors. Unfortunately, that seemingly means a modest once-off payment will... Read More...

RBX Fires Off Expanded Class Action Against Spotify for Allegedly ‘Ignoring Obvious Wide-Scale Fraud,’ Says the DSP Has ‘Diverted At Least $600 Million in Royalties’ from Indies

Dylan Smith

July 28, 2026

Following his initial class action's dismissal, rapper RBX has fired off an amended complaint against Spotify over its alleged failure to prevent largescale streaming fraud on “the catalogs of its highest-vol... Read More...

American Federation of Musicians Fires Off Amended AI Licensing Lawsuit Against Universal Music and Warner Music; Majors Just Want This Thing to Go Away

Dylan Smith

July 27, 2026

Less than two months after kicking off its labor agreement lawsuit against Universal Music and Warner Music, the American Federation of Musicians (AFM) has doubled down with an amended action. The AFM just ... Read More...

Germany’s GEMA Launches Fully Cleared ‘PLAI’ Music Dataset for AI Developers: ‘Training and Fair Remuneration of Creatives Are Not a Contradiction’

Dylan Smith

July 24, 2026

Nearly two years after announcing plans to develop a gen AI licensing framework, GEMA has launched PLAI, billed as today’s “first complete music dataset for simple AI training.” The Berlin-based society reac... Read More...

In Case You Haven’t Noticed, the Music Industry Is Exploding Everywhere All at Once. But Who Will Power the New ‘Chaos Economy’ Infrastructure?

Paul Resnikoff

July 22, 2026

It’s a dizzying time to be in the music industry, with catalog investments, creative outputs, and AI-generated mayhem part of a pedal-to-the-metal explosion. On the ground, that means more companies are battl... Read More...

High-Stakes Direct Infringement Claims Take Center Stage in Dialed-Back Concord v. Anthropic Copyright Cases

Dylan Smith

July 22, 2026

Major music publishers including BMG/Concord are doubling down on their copyright claims against Anthropic, which is now facing dialed-back secondary infringement allegations and high-stakes direct infringeme... Read More...

The American Federation of Musicians Fires Back Against UMG and WMG Dismissal Arguments as AI Compensation Dispute Turns Ugly

Dylan Smith

July 21, 2026

The American Federation of Musicians’ AI-focused lawsuit against Universal Music and Warner Music is getting really hot, really fast. Now, the union is aggressively pushing back against the defendants’ aggres... Read More...

Muvox Drops Its BMG Song-Selection Complaint, Then Sues Amazon and Apple for Allegedly Infringing the Same Patent

Dylan Smith

July 20, 2026

Two years later, the Muvox v. BMG patent infringement case has drawn to an abrupt close. But Muvox isn't finished taking legal action, as it's fired off two more complaints – this time against Amazon and Appl... Read More...

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Senior Marketing Manager
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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’

What’s an ‘A-Company’? The ‘Colorado Artist Company Act’ Goes Into Effect, Enabling Creatives to Register Businesses With ‘A Stated Artistic Mission’

UMG Says It Owes ‘Nothing’ to the American Federation of Musicians as Legal Barbs Fly Following Udio AI Licensing Deal

Anthropic Pushes for Partial Dismissal in ‘Concord II,’ Says No Direct Infringement Evidence Exists Against Cofounder Dario Amodei

GEMA Notches a Major Legal Win Over Suno in High-Stakes Infringement Case — AI Music Platform Preps Appeal

Federal Judge Flatly Refuses to Let Music Attorney Donald Passman Exit Anthropic’s Class Action Settlement

RBX Fires Off Expanded Class Action Against Spotify for Allegedly ‘Ignoring Obvious Wide-Scale Fraud,’ Says the DSP Has ‘Diverted At Least $600 Million in Royalties’ from Indies

American Federation of Musicians Fires Off Amended AI Licensing Lawsuit Against Universal Music and Warner Music; Majors Just Want This Thing to Go Away

Germany’s GEMA Launches Fully Cleared ‘PLAI’ Music Dataset for AI Developers: ‘Training and Fair Remuneration of Creatives Are Not a Contradiction’

In Case You Haven’t Noticed, the Music Industry Is Exploding Everywhere All at Once. But Who Will Power the New ‘Chaos Economy’ Infrastructure?

High-Stakes Direct Infringement Claims Take Center Stage in Dialed-Back Concord v. Anthropic Copyright Cases

The American Federation of Musicians Fires Back Against UMG and WMG Dismissal Arguments as AI Compensation Dispute Turns Ugly

Muvox Drops Its BMG Song-Selection Complaint, Then Sues Amazon and Apple for Allegedly Infringing the Same Patent