Music Law

A federal court has now ruled against LimeWire and its parent, Lime Group, on copyright infringement grounds and related charges. The summary judgment came from US District Judge Kimba Wood for the Southern ... Read More...

Call them customers, pirates, college kids... or whatever. The RIAA is still issuing lawsuits, and burning label cash to clean the streets of academia (and beyond). In the latest episode, the 2nd US Circu... Read More...

One of the biggest bands in history is now embroiled in a contract dispute with EMI. Pink Floyd first signed with the label in 1967, though the contract in question was inked in the late 90s. At that point, ... Read More...

Big lawsuits grab the biggest headlines, though sometimes, the parties manage to avoid drawn-out legal battles. That was the case with TuneWiki, which ruffled EMI Music Publishing by extending its innovative... Read More...

Bruce Springsteen is now attempting to erase his name from a lawsuit against a bar in New York - and preserve his credibility in the process. But a number of suits against bars and smaller establishments are... Read More...

Universal Music Group pulled a surprise lawsuit against Grooveshark earlier this month, and the details of the filing are downright devilish. Instead of filing in federal court, the label filed in the State ... Read More...

After a federal judge drastically reduced a copyright infringement penalty against Jammie Thomas, the RIAA is suddenly negotiating. The RIAA wants to chop the fine even further and pretend it never happened,... Read More...

Battered RIAA defendant Jammie Thomas got a huge break last week. Instead of facing a $1.92 million fine for making a handful of songs available online, a District Court judge slashed the penalty to just $54... Read More...

After a protracted battle against the RIAA, file-swapping defendant Jammie Thomas has managed to reduce a colossal, $1.92 million fine. According to a tip from attorney Ray Beckerman issued shortly before no... Read More...

If only those unruly ISPs could be controlled, instead of running wild over the lawless internet. Of course, the issue is far more complicated than that, though not for major label trade groups like the RIAA... Read More...