Intellectual Property Protection

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

Universal Music Fires Back Against Salt-N-Pepa Appeal in High-Stakes Copyright Termination Legal Battle

Dylan Smith

May 6, 2026

Universal Music Group (UMG) has fired back against Salt-N-Pepa’s appeal in a high-stakes rights-reversion case involving “Push It” and a number of other well-known works. DMN’s been covering that courtroom ... Read More...

SNEP, SACEM, and 79 Other French Organizations Back Aggressive AI Regulatory Bill — Proposed Law Would Presume Models Trained on ‘Cultural’ Works ‘Unless Proven Otherwise’

Dylan Smith

May 5, 2026

Is it time to make “guilty until proven innocent” the norm in training-focused lawsuits against gen AI developers? SNEP, SACEM, and 79 other French organizations seem to believe so, as they're aggressively ba... Read More...

Zuckerberg Personally Authorized Massive Copyright Infringement to Train AI, Multiple Publishers Allege

Ashley King

May 5, 2026

Five book publishers and an author allege that Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg personally authorized mass copyright infringement to train the company’s AI. Now, they're suing. Meta and its founder and CEO Mark Zuck... Read More...

RCN’s Long-Running Legal Battle Against UMG, Sony, WMG Hits the Pause Button

Ashley King

May 4, 2026

Internet provider RCN’s legal battle against the major labels seems to be winding down, with proceedings officially paused until June 29. The long-running legal battle between internet provider RCN and the b... Read More...

Sony Music v. Udio Legal Battle Heats Up — AI Music Generator Acknowledges Obtaining ‘Audio Data from YouTube,’ Using Stream-Ripper YT-DLP

Dylan Smith

May 1, 2026

Still fending off a high-stakes lawsuit from Sony Music, Udio is doubling down on its longstanding fair use arguments and defending its training-related ingestion of “audio data from YouTube.” The AI music ... Read More...

counterfeit vinyl operation shut down in London

The Vinyl Comeback Has a Dark Side: London Police Shut Down Major Counterfeit Vinyl Operation—Over $350,000 in Dupe Discs Seized

Ashley King

April 27, 2026

London police seized nearly 6,500 records in a raid of a counterfeit vinyl operation that caused an estimated $350,000 loss for the music industry. The vinyl boom that has swept the music industry for the la... Read More...

Trademark (Taylor’s Version): Swift Strikes Back Against Deepfakes by Trademarking Her Voice and Likeness to Combat AI Misuse

Ashley King

April 27, 2026

Taylor Swift has just filed multiple new trademark applications to protect her voice and image, specifically designed to guard her against increasing threats from AI. She's one of the first major celebrities ... Read More...

Universal Music and Sony Music Aggressively Push to Obtain Warner Music’s Suno Agreement Terms Amid Discovery Dispute — As Another ‘Rolling Cipher’ Decision Comes Down

Dylan Smith

April 24, 2026

It’s high time for Suno to disclose the terms of its Warner Music licensing deal – at least according to Universal Music and Sony Music, which are aggressively pushing to obtain a copy of the contract via dis... Read More...

Africa Rising Kicks Off: AIxchange Partners BUMA/Stemra, AFEM, CAPASSO, and SAMPRA Roll Into Johannesburg as ‘Creative Weight’ and Ethical AI Attribution Gain Momentum

Paul Resnikoff

April 22, 2026

BUMA/Stemra has become AIxchange’s marquee CMO partner as the creator-friendly attribution framework takes center stage at IMS Ibiza, LDS Lisbon, and Africa Rising Music Conference Johannesburg. Other early b... Read More...

YouTube Expands Likeness Detection Tool to Entertainment and Music — Enabling Artists and Others to Flag AI Deepfakes

Dylan Smith

April 22, 2026

With an eye on doing away with deepfakes, YouTube has officially made its likeness detection tool available to the music and wider entertainment industries. The video-sharing giant just recently announced t... Read More...

Anthropic Doubles Down on Fair Use Claims In Attempt to End Music Publishers’ Copyright Suit: ‘Training on Lyrics (and Other Copyrighted Text) Is Transformative’

Dylan Smith

April 22, 2026

Does training generative AI models on protected lyrics without permission constitute fair use? After years of debate – and a couple court rulings – the question is taking center stage in Anthropic’s new push ... Read More...

Tresóna Fires Off Expanded Lawsuit Against ClicknClear, Alleging a ‘Calculated Scheme to Mislead the Marketplace via False Advertising’

Dylan Smith

April 17, 2026

Right on cue, Tresóna Multimedia has fired off an amended false advertising lawsuit, including a fresh copyright infringement claim, against ClicknClear. Scottsdale-based Tresóna submitted the retooled suit... Read More...

WNXP Director of Partnerships & Projects
Company: Nashville Public Radio
Location: Nashville, Other / Non-US, 37201, United States
Digital Content Coordinator (WNXP)
Company: Nashville Public Radio
Location: Nashville, Other / Non-US, 37201, United States
Senior Marketing Manager
Company: Sound Credit
Location: Drivable to Memphis, TN preferred, but open to remote for the right candidate. Southeastern, US OK
Social Media & Content Manager
Company: SoundStock
Location: Las Vegas HQ
Director of Marketing
Company: Musixmatch
Location: Bologna or Remote

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Italian Competition Watchdog Launches Suno Investigation ‘Over Unfair Terms,’ Says ‘The Contractual Provisions on Copyright Deserve Particular Attention’

Universal Music Fires Back Against Salt-N-Pepa Appeal in High-Stakes Copyright Termination Legal Battle

SNEP, SACEM, and 79 Other French Organizations Back Aggressive AI Regulatory Bill — Proposed Law Would Presume Models Trained on ‘Cultural’ Works ‘Unless Proven Otherwise’

Zuckerberg Personally Authorized Massive Copyright Infringement to Train AI, Multiple Publishers Allege

RCN’s Long-Running Legal Battle Against UMG, Sony, WMG Hits the Pause Button

Sony Music v. Udio Legal Battle Heats Up — AI Music Generator Acknowledges Obtaining ‘Audio Data from YouTube,’ Using Stream-Ripper YT-DLP

The Vinyl Comeback Has a Dark Side: London Police Shut Down Major Counterfeit Vinyl Operation—Over $350,000 in Dupe Discs Seized

Trademark (Taylor’s Version): Swift Strikes Back Against Deepfakes by Trademarking Her Voice and Likeness to Combat AI Misuse

Universal Music and Sony Music Aggressively Push to Obtain Warner Music’s Suno Agreement Terms Amid Discovery Dispute — As Another ‘Rolling Cipher’ Decision Comes Down

Africa Rising Kicks Off: AIxchange Partners BUMA/Stemra, AFEM, CAPASSO, and SAMPRA Roll Into Johannesburg as ‘Creative Weight’ and Ethical AI Attribution Gain Momentum

YouTube Expands Likeness Detection Tool to Entertainment and Music — Enabling Artists and Others to Flag AI Deepfakes

Anthropic Doubles Down on Fair Use Claims In Attempt to End Music Publishers’ Copyright Suit: ‘Training on Lyrics (and Other Copyrighted Text) Is Transformative’

Tresóna Fires Off Expanded Lawsuit Against ClicknClear, Alleging a ‘Calculated Scheme to Mislead the Marketplace via False Advertising’