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Federal Judge Tosses Copyright Infringement Suit Filed Against Jay-Z, Timbaland, and Ginuwine by Soul Musician Ernie Hines

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ChatGPT Developer OpenAI Moves To Dismiss Majority of Sarah Silverman Lawsuit, Says Claims ‘Misconceive the Scope of Copyright’

Dylan Smith
August 31, 2023
Sarah Silverman, who's suing OpenAI and Meta for allegedly infringing upon her writing while training their respective AI offerings. Photo Credit: Gage Skidmore Last month, Sarah Silverman (who wrote 2010’s T... Read More...
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U.S. Copyright Office Solicits Feedback About AI & Copyright

Ashley King
August 30, 2023
Photo Credit: Andy Feliciotti The U.S. Copyright is seeking feedback from the public surrounding AI and copyright issues. Here's the latest. The Copyright Office announced that it wants the public to answer ... Read More...
CASE Act Copyright Royalty Board , music publishers

Copyright Office Declines To Revisit the Section 115 Compulsory License — ‘It Would Be Premature at This Time To Engage in a New Study’

Dylan Smith
August 29, 2023
Washington, D.C.'s James Madison Memorial Building, which houses the U.S. Copyright Office. In late June, singer-songwriter and copyright-reform activist George Johnson urged the Copyright Office to initiate ... Read More...
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InMusic Threatens Legal Action Over AlphaTheta’s $100 Million Serato Acquisition

Ashley King
August 29, 2023
Photo Credit: InMusic InMusic threatens legal action over AlphaTheta's $100 million Serato acquisition, which would transform 90% of the digital DJ market into a monopoly. Audio equipment manufacturer InMusi... Read More...
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Seoul Court Rules Against FIFTY FIFTY in Contract Suspension Dispute

Ashley King
August 28, 2023
Photo Credit: 티비텐 / CC by 3.0 A Seoul Central District Court has dismissed FIFTY FIFTY's request for an injunction to suspend their exclusive contract with ATTRAKT. Here's the latest. The dispute started in ... Read More...

Nine Months Later, Freeplay Music and CNN Have Settled Their Multimillion-Dollar Copyright Infringement Showdown

Dylan Smith
August 28, 2023
Freeplay Music and CNN have settled their courtroom confrontation concerning the alleged infringement of 115 musical works. Photo Credit: Rubaitul Azad In late November of 2022, Freeplay Music filed an over $... Read More...
SEC charges Impact Theory Unregistered Securities as NFTs

SEC Charges Impact Theory with Selling Unregistered Securities as NFTs

Ashley King
August 28, 2023
Photo Credit: Impact Theory The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged media company Impact Theory with offering unregistered securities in the form of NFTs. The SEC says Impact Theory raised $... Read More...
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Future Resoundingly Wins Copyright Infringement Lawsuit — Judge Declares ‘Frequently Utilized Techniques in Popular Songwriting’ Are Not Copyrightable

Ashley King
August 28, 2023
Photo Credit: Frank Schwichtenberg / CC by 4.0 Future's legal team wins a copyright infringement lawsuit brought against him in 2021, as the judge cites Biggie, Wu-Tang, Neil Young, and Kanye in her ruling ag... Read More...
Isley Brothers case

The Isley Brothers Brand Name Case Proceeds to Court — And the Family Feud Continues

Ashley King
August 27, 2023
Photo Credit: John Mathew Smith / CC by 2.0 The Isley Brothers' legal dispute over the rights to the band name is headed to court per a judge's ruling last week. The legal dispute between Ronald and Rudolph ... Read More...
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Live Nation Faces Lawsuit After Stagehand Injured During The Weeknd Tour

Ashley King
August 27, 2023
Photo Credit: Well Yuet Live Nation is facing a lawsuit from a stagehand who says he was injured during the construction of a stage for The Weeknd's 'After Hours Til Dawn' tour. The report of the lawsuit com... Read More...
Grande Communications ISP upheld

Major Labels Demand $46.8 Million Payment — Plus Interest — from ISP Grande Communications

Dylan Smith
August 25, 2023
Photo Credit: Eyestetix Studio Back in November of 2022, a jury awarded the major labels over $46.76 million in damages as part of their copyright infringement lawsuit against Grande Communications Networks. ... Read More...
Universal ordered to garnish R. Kelly royalties to pay victims

Universal Music Publishing Group Ordered to Pay More Than $500,000 In R. Kelly Royalties Directly to Victims

Ashley King
August 24, 2023
Photo Credit: R. Kelly Mugshot (2003) Miami Police Department A New York judge has ruled that Universal Music Publishing Group must pay the royalties of disgraced singer R. Kelly to pay the victims he sexuall... Read More...
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