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Rolling Stone Magazine Slapped With $25 Million Defamation Lawsuit

November 12, 2015

It was a gripping, gutsy story about the gang rape of a defenseless and drugged freshman at the University of Virginia. The only problem is that it was totally false. Now, Rolling Stone Magazine is faci... Read More...

Lawyers Profoundly Confused by ‘Landmark’ Pandora, Sony/ATV Licensing Deal

Paul Resnikoff

November 5, 2015

After years of acrimony, Pandora is now ringing the bell on a fresh licensing deal with Sony/ATV, the largest music publisher in the world. Updated: It has now been clarified that Sony/ATV does indeed have t... Read More...

Aurous Cofounder: Not One Copyright Violation Has Occurred on My App…

Paul Resnikoff

November 4, 2015

Andrew Sampson (github profile image) Aurous may not be the infringement monster the music industry think it is. The following testimony was offered this week by Aurous co-founder Andrew Sampson. It came in... Read More...

Don’t F*&k With the Music Industry, Grooveshark Clones

Paul Resnikoff

November 2, 2015

The major recording labels, led by Universal Music Group, famously buried Grooveshark earlier this year. The company not only dissolved shortly thereafter, but its cofounder was suspiciously found dead a f... Read More...

‘Straight Outta Compton’ Slapped With $250 Million Defamation Lawsuit

Paul Resnikoff

October 30, 2015

N.W.A manager Jerry Heller is now suing for roughly $250 million in damages over his portrayal in Straight Outta Compton, one that he alleges is misleading, libelous and false. The suit includes $35 millio... Read More...

K-Pop Meltdown: Korean Media Giant Faces $50 Milion Copyright Infringement Lawsuit

Paul Resnikoff

October 27, 2015

K-pop is one of the most explosive and exciting genres of the past few years, but it now appears that some of its superstars have been getting stiffed. Enter DFSB Kollective, a leading K-Pop agency that is... Read More...

Google Refuses to Block the Pirate Bay on ‘Free Speech Principles’

Paul Resnikoff

October 22, 2015

In a recent, open letter submitted by Google to Daniel H. Marti, United States Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator. It has been suggested that Internet platforms should remove entire sites ... Read More...

Jay Z Prevails In “Big Pimpin'” Copyright Lawsuit

Paul Resnikoff

October 22, 2015

Jay Z has now been cleared of copyright infringement over the track "Big Pimpin'," the end to a somewhat interesting test of international copyright process. The late-90s rap classic, which also involved m... Read More...

Grooveshark.com Is Now a Discount Concert Ticketing Site…

Paul Resnikoff

October 16, 2015

Type in grooveshark.com, and you now get... According to ICANN registration records, Universal Music Group still owns the grooveshark.com domain, suggesting either a domain name sub-lease or outright sale is... Read More...

Federal Judge Orders Temporary Shutdown of Aurous

Paul Resnikoff

October 15, 2015

Update, Friday AM: Aurous has now pulled all available downloads from aurous.me following the court order; Aurous founder Andrew Sampson has confirmed the yank-down in a tweet this (Friday) morning. Th... Read More...

Russian Court Acquits Vkontakte of Massive Copyright Infringement

Paul Resnikoff

October 7, 2015

"The court’s findings confirm the lack of basis of the applicants’ claims and back up our position that we have taken throughout the case. We will continue to establish constructive dialogue with the record... Read More...

Don Henley: ‘The Internet Is Slowly but Surely Killing the Idea of Copyright’

Paul Resnikoff

September 30, 2015

...from Don Henley's recent interview with Charlie Rose: Charlie Rose: Most great artists, have at least told me, I’d say a majority have come to this table, many many great artists... they say it’s hard... Read More...

DMN Pro Exclusive Analysis: Should We Just Get Used to AI Voice Cloning?

Hipgnosis Songs Fund, Merck Mercuriadis Served With Lawsuit From Defunct Hipgnosis Music Limited

Why Is Daryl Hall Suing John Oates? Here’s What We Know About the Surprising Lawsuit

OpenAI and Microsoft Face New Copyright Lawsuit for Allegedly ‘Taking the Combined Works of Humanity Without Permission’

Tupac’s Iconic ‘Dear Mama’ Slapped with Copyright Lawsuit — 28 Years After Its Release

Rolling Stone Magazine Slapped With $25 Million Defamation Lawsuit

Lawyers Profoundly Confused by ‘Landmark’ Pandora, Sony/ATV Licensing Deal

Aurous Cofounder: Not One Copyright Violation Has Occurred on My App…

Don’t F*&k With the Music Industry, Grooveshark Clones

‘Straight Outta Compton’ Slapped With $250 Million Defamation Lawsuit

K-Pop Meltdown: Korean Media Giant Faces $50 Milion Copyright Infringement Lawsuit

Google Refuses to Block the Pirate Bay on ‘Free Speech Principles’

Jay Z Prevails In “Big Pimpin'” Copyright Lawsuit

Grooveshark.com Is Now a Discount Concert Ticketing Site…

Federal Judge Orders Temporary Shutdown of Aurous

Russian Court Acquits Vkontakte of Massive Copyright Infringement

Don Henley: ‘The Internet Is Slowly but Surely Killing the Idea of Copyright’