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The Big Three record labels – Universal Music, Warner Music, and Sony Music – have officially filed a second copyright infringement lawsuit against Stamford, Connecticut-headquartered internet-service provide... Read More...
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Moscow, Russia. Photo Credit: Astemir Almov Earlier this month, YouTube stream-ripping websites FLVTO.biz and 2conv.com – as well as their owner, Russia native Tofig Kurbanov – pushed back against an order to... Read More...

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James Brown in 1977. The roughly 15-year-long legal battle over the estate of soul mainstay James Brown has officially drawn to a close. The involved parties just recently announced that they had settled th... Read More...

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Photo Credit: Harald Krichel / CC by 3.0 A paparazzi photographer has officially filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against Dua Lipa because the 25-year-old posted a picture of herself to Instagram. The... Read More...
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