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Quavo Popped with a Copyright Lawsuit Over ‘Bubble Gum’

September 23, 2024

Photo Credit: Quavo’s Instagram Quavo faces a copyright infringement lawsuit over his 2018 track, ‘Bubble Gum,’ from his debut solo album. Former Migos rapper Quavo is facing a copyright infringement lawsuit... Read More...

Can’t Put a Band-Aid on This One: Nelly Accused of Ripping Off Former St. Lunatics Rappers in $50 Million Lawsuit

Ashley King

September 20, 2024

Photo Credit: The Come Up Show / CC by 2.0 Rapper Nelly (Cornell Haynes Jr.) is facing a $50 million lawsuit from his former rap group, which accuses him of manipulating them into believing they would have wr... Read More...

Miley Cyrus, Sony Music Publishing, Live Nation, Walmart, and Many More Face ‘Flowers’ Copyright Infringement Suit

Dylan Smith

September 17, 2024

Miley Cyrus, who, along with Sony Music Publishing and an array of others, is facing a copyright infringement complaint over 'Flowers.' Photo Credit: Raph_PH Another day, another copyright infringement lawsui... Read More...

The Major Label Battle Against ISPs Heats Up: Altice USA Weighs In on Cox Communication’s Supreme Court Petition

Ashley King

September 16, 2024

Photo Credit: Altice USA Several parties, including Altice USA, signed amicus briefs in support of Cox Communications’ petition filed last month with the Supreme Court. In Cox Communications’ ongoing battle ... Read More...

Rolling Stones lawsuit ghost town copyright infringement

Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, UMG, and BMG Beat ‘Living in a Ghost Town’ Infringement Suit Appeal on Jurisdictional Grounds

Dylan Smith

September 16, 2024

Photo Credit: Raph PH / CC by 2.0 Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, BMG, and Universal Music have officially beaten an appeal in a copyright suit centering on “Living in a Ghost Town.” The Fifth Circuit Court of ... Read More...

APM Legal Blitz Continues With American Hockey League Action Targeting Alleged ‘Rampant Infringement’

Dylan Smith

September 16, 2024

An American Hockey League game between the Milwaukee Admirals and the Rockford IceHogs, the latter of which allegedly used APM works in promo videos without authorization. Photo Credit: Michael Barera Days af... Read More...

NO FAKES Act Introduced in House — Bill Would Establish Federal Right of Publicity

Ashley King

September 12, 2024

Photo Credit: Human Artistry Campaign The NO FAKES Act has been introduced in the House, and the Human Artistry Campaign endorses the effort, which would create federal IP rights. The NO FAKES Act (Nurture O... Read More...

Major Music Publishers Fire Back Against Anthropic Dismissal Motion in High-Stakes Infringement Dispute

Dylan Smith

September 9, 2024

Photo Credit: Igor Omilaev A little over a month out from the one-year anniversary of its start, the copyright suit levied by major music publishers against Anthropic is heating up amid the AI giant’s renewed... Read More...

Today in Copyright Lawsuits — APM Sues Johnson & Johnson Over ‘Rampant Copyright Infringement’

Ashley King

September 9, 2024

Photo Credit: Wesley Tingey Pharmaceutical company Johnson & Johnson is being sued for ‘rampant copyright infringement’ by production music house APM. Major production music company Associated Production... Read More...

Time to Delete the Streaming Mechanical? Here’s a Case for Ditching the Complicated License and Sunsetting the MLC

Jody Dunitz

September 9, 2024

‘Only the songwriters suffer in this messed up, inequitable streaming licensing scheme,’ says Jody Dunitz, a former exec at Sony Music Publishing. Here’s her case for nixing the mechanical, sunsetting the MLC... Read More...

Verizon Moves to Dismiss Major Label Infringement Litigation, Calling Entire Action ‘Legally Deficient’

Ashley King

September 8, 2024

Photo Credit: Marques Thomas Verizon is now filing a motion to dismiss the major labels’ infringement lawsuit, calling the entire action ‘legally deficient.’ Verizon claims the major labels’ lawsuit involvin... Read More...

Federal Judge Pauses Spotify’s Push for Kobalt Damages as Eminem Litigation Fallout Continues

Dylan Smith

September 6, 2024

A federal judge has granted an appeal request from Kobalt as it faces a push from Spotify to foot a massive damages bill. Photo Credit: Wesley Tingey With Spotify having scored a victory in a marathon royalti... Read More...

The White Stripes Abruptly Drop Donald Trump Copyright Infringement Lawsuit

Federal Judge Ready to Toss Mariah Carey ‘All I Want for Christmas Is You’ Infringement Case

UMG’s $500 Million Lawsuit Against Believe Moves Ahead, Pretrial Conference Set for January

A Sample Within a Sample? Soulja Boy, GloRilla, Megan Thee Stallion, and Cardi B Face Infringement Suit Over ‘Wanna Be’

Cox Files Reply Brief in Cox v. Sony — Will the Supreme Court Hear The Case?

Quavo Popped with a Copyright Lawsuit Over ‘Bubble Gum’

Can’t Put a Band-Aid on This One: Nelly Accused of Ripping Off Former St. Lunatics Rappers in $50 Million Lawsuit

Miley Cyrus, Sony Music Publishing, Live Nation, Walmart, and Many More Face ‘Flowers’ Copyright Infringement Suit

The Major Label Battle Against ISPs Heats Up: Altice USA Weighs In on Cox Communication’s Supreme Court Petition

Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, UMG, and BMG Beat ‘Living in a Ghost Town’ Infringement Suit Appeal on Jurisdictional Grounds

NO FAKES Act Introduced in House — Bill Would Establish Federal Right of Publicity

Major Music Publishers Fire Back Against Anthropic Dismissal Motion in High-Stakes Infringement Dispute

Time to Delete the Streaming Mechanical? Here’s a Case for Ditching the Complicated License and Sunsetting the MLC

Verizon Moves to Dismiss Major Label Infringement Litigation, Calling Entire Action ‘Legally Deficient’

Federal Judge Pauses Spotify’s Push for Kobalt Damages as Eminem Litigation Fallout Continues