Intellectual Property Protection

The United States Second Circuit Court of Appeals has sided with copyright owners and has confirmed that the resale of MP3s online is not protected by the first-sale doctrine. Instead, the reproduction and s... Read More...

Cox Communications may have shot itself in the foot settling with BMG. Several months ago, the major record labels – led by Sony Music – filed a piracy liability lawsuit against Cox Communications. Echoin... Read More...

Tracy Chapman is suing Nicki Minaj for using an unauthorized sample. The Minaj song is perhaps ironically titled "Sorry," and features rapper Nas.  At this stage, we're not sure if Nas will also be subject t... Read More...

It’s no mystery to anyone who has spent time on the site that YouTube has a plagiarism problem. The company knows it too, which is why Google introduced Content ID back in 2007. Content ID has had a rocky hi... Read More...

Is Childish Gambino's 'This Is America' a rip-off? Sorry — I'm having a hard time writing this off as plagiarism.  The tracks just don't sound similar enough.   But the runaway train that is the internet is ... Read More...

XXXTentacion isn't here to defend himself.  But these allegations of plagiarism look pretty convincing. Did XXXTentacion steal someone else's music, simply add his voice, and pass it off as his own?  That's ... Read More...

Joel Bosch alleges that Sony Music infringed his copyright by naming a compilation after his famous '90s song.  But are his claims an overreach? Ah, copyright infringement.  Sometimes it's blatant and obviou... Read More...