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RIAA Demands Yout Foot ‘Conservative’ $250,000 Bill for Attorneys’ Fees Following Appeal Notice

October 31, 2022

Photo Credit: Scott Graham One week back, stream-ripper Yout appealed the dismissal of its years-long defamation and DMCA lawsuit against the Recording Industry Association of America. Now, the RIAA is offici... Read More...

DJ Muggs of Cypress Hill Drops Infringement Case Against Peloton

Ashley King

October 31, 2022

Photo Credit: Tony Webster / CC by 2.0 A lawsuit filed by DJ Muggs of Cypress Hill against Peloton for alleged copyright infringement has been dropped. Here's the latest. Lawrence Muggerud (DJ Muggs) submit... Read More...

Word Collections Secures Win In Pandora Spoken-Word Royalties Showdown: ‘The Counterclaim Is Dismissed in Its Entirety’

Dylan Smith

October 27, 2022

George Lopez. Photo Credit: Maggiejumps A federal judge has officially dismissed Pandora’s countersuit against Word Collections “in its entirety” amid a broader battle concerning spoken-word royalties. Judg... Read More...

Is Slacker Headed for Bankruptcy? Company Says SoundExchange’s $10 Million Judgment Could Destroy Them

Ashley King

October 26, 2022

Photo Credit: SoundExchange Is Slacker headed for bankruptcy? The company says SoundExchange's $10 million judgment could destroy them. Slacker and its parent company LiveOne (formerly LiveXLive) are pleadin... Read More...

Coachella Seeks Preliminary Injunction Against Ghanaian Music Festival Afrochella As December Kickoff Nears

Dylan Smith

October 26, 2022

Photo Credit: Andrew Ruiz Towards October's start, it came to light that Coachella organizer Goldenvoice was pursuing legal action against the parties behind Ghana-based music festival “Afrochella." Now, with... Read More...

Stream-Ripper Yout Appeals RIAA Defamation and DMCA Lawsuit Dismissal

Dylan Smith

October 25, 2022

Photo Credit: David Veksler Last month, a judge dismissed the much-publicized lawsuit filed against the RIAA by stream-ripping platform Yout. Now, the Hartford-based plaintiff is officially appealing. Yout’... Read More...

Cardi B Beats Multi-Million Dollar Lawsuit Over Photoshopped Back Tattoo

Ashley King

October 24, 2022

Photo Credit: Court Documents Cardi B was cleared of allegations of misappropriating a man's likeness for using his back tattoo on the cover of a 2016 mixtape. The rapper was cleared of any wrongdoing on Oct... Read More...

Hacker Who Stole Almost 1,300 Unreleased Songs — Including Ed Sheeran and Lil Uzi Vert Tracks — Sentenced to 18 Months Behind Bars

Dylan Smith

October 21, 2022

Photo Credit: Emiliano Bar Adrian Kwiatkowski, the 22-year-old who hacked the cloud-based accounts of 89 artists (including Ed Sheeran and Lil Uzi Vert) and sold their unreleased tracks, has been sentenced to... Read More...

Fugees’ Pras Faces $6.5 Million Lawsuit Over Allegedly Fraudulent Catalog Sale

Ashley King

October 21, 2022

Photo Credit: Miami Film Festival / CC by 2.0 Fugees rapper Pras faces $6.5 million lawsuit over allegedly fraudulent catalog sale. A company called Open On Sunday has sued Pras and investment firm Harbourvi... Read More...

Travis Scott and Live Nation Settle Multiple Lawsuits Filed on Behalf of Astroworld Victims

Dylan Smith

October 21, 2022

Photo Credit: Frank Schwichtenberg / CC by 2.0 Live Nation, Travis Scott, and “others involved in the Astroworld tragedy” have officially settled wrongful death lawsuits filed by the families of Axel Acosta a... Read More...

Singer-Songwriter’s $25 Million Lawsuit Against the LA Times Faces Possible Dismissal

Ashley King

October 20, 2022

Photo Credit: Susan Beals / CC by 2.0 Singer-songwriter Joseph Arthur's $25 million lawsuit against The Los Angeles Times faces possible dismissal. Arthur filed the lawsuit in August after the LA Times publi... Read More...

Federal Judge Orders Slacker and LiveOne to Pay SoundExchange $9.8 Million In Owed Licensing Payments

Dylan Smith

October 18, 2022

Photo Credit: LiveOne LiveOne (formerly LiveXLive) and its Slacker Radio subsidiary have been ordered to pay about $9.77 million in owed licensing payments to SoundExchange, which filed a lawsuit against the ... Read More...

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RIAA Demands Yout Foot ‘Conservative’ $250,000 Bill for Attorneys’ Fees Following Appeal Notice

DJ Muggs of Cypress Hill Drops Infringement Case Against Peloton

Word Collections Secures Win In Pandora Spoken-Word Royalties Showdown: ‘The Counterclaim Is Dismissed in Its Entirety’

Is Slacker Headed for Bankruptcy? Company Says SoundExchange’s $10 Million Judgment Could Destroy Them

Coachella Seeks Preliminary Injunction Against Ghanaian Music Festival Afrochella As December Kickoff Nears

Stream-Ripper Yout Appeals RIAA Defamation and DMCA Lawsuit Dismissal

Cardi B Beats Multi-Million Dollar Lawsuit Over Photoshopped Back Tattoo

Hacker Who Stole Almost 1,300 Unreleased Songs — Including Ed Sheeran and Lil Uzi Vert Tracks — Sentenced to 18 Months Behind Bars

Fugees’ Pras Faces $6.5 Million Lawsuit Over Allegedly Fraudulent Catalog Sale

Travis Scott and Live Nation Settle Multiple Lawsuits Filed on Behalf of Astroworld Victims

Singer-Songwriter’s $25 Million Lawsuit Against the LA Times Faces Possible Dismissal

Federal Judge Orders Slacker and LiveOne to Pay SoundExchange $9.8 Million In Owed Licensing Payments