Music Law Archives - Page 2 of 219

Megan Thee Stallion Sues Social Media Provocateur Over Alleged ‘Campaign of Harassment’ Executed on Tory Lanez’s Behalf

October 30, 2024

Megan Thee Stallion, who's suing a social media commentator for alleged harassment, kicking off her Hot Girl Summer Tour. Photo Credit: Live Nation Megan Thee Stallion is suing social media commentator Milagr... Read More...

Metro Boomin Sued for Alleged Sexual Battery, Allegedly Impregnating Woman

Ashley King

October 29, 2024

Photo Credit: Metro Boomin’s Instagram Metro Boomin is facing a lawsuit from a woman claiming sexual battery from an incident in 2016 in which she was allegedly raped and impregnated. Metro Boomin has been s... Read More...

Drake, Chris Brown, Sony Music, YouTube Slapped with $5 Million Copyright Infringement & Defamation Suit

Ashley King

October 29, 2024

Photo Credit: Chris Brown - No Guidance (Official Video) ft. Drake / Vevo Chris Brown, Drake, Sony Music, and YouTube face a copyright infringement and defamation lawsuit over the track ‘No Guidance.’ Chris ... Read More...

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Accused of Raping a 10-Year-Old Boy in Latest Lawsuit

Ashley King

October 28, 2024

Photo Credit: -JvL- / CC by 2.0 Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs has been accused of sexually assaulting a 10-year-old boy in the latest complaint filed against him. The newest lawsuit against Sean “Diddy” Combs in the de... Read More...

GEMA Elaborates on Its Generative AI Licensing Framework — Including Calls for ‘A 30% Share of All Net Income’ from Developers

Dylan Smith

October 25, 2024

An overview of the GEMA licensing model for generative AI platforms. Photo Credit: GEMA One month ago, GEMA announced a licensing framework for generative AI, complete with rightsholder payments for derivativ... Read More...

AI Startup Perplexity Responds to Dow Jones Lawsuit — ‘AI-Enhanced Search Engines Are Not Going Away’

Ashley King

October 25, 2024

Photo Credit: Perplexity After being slapped with a lawsuit from Dow Jones & Company and NYP Holdings over copyright infringement, AI search engine Perplexity has responded. That lawsuit alleges that Per... Read More...

Live Nation CEO Michael Rapino deposition Astroworld

Live Nation CEO Michael Rapino Faces Deposition in Astroworld Case Following Texas Supreme Court Ruling

Ashley King

October 24, 2024

Photo Credit: Michael Rapino Live Nation CEO Michael Rapino is being deposed in ongoing litigation surrounding the Astroworld case following the Texas Supreme Court’s ruling. Despite Live Nation’s insistence... Read More...

Former OpenAI Researcher Highlights How OpenAI Violated Copyright Law in Training ChatGPT

Ashley King

October 24, 2024

Photo Credit: Andrew Neel OpenAI has been fraught with leadership changes as executives pour out of the company like water through a sieve. The latest departure is a former researcher who says the company bro... Read More...

HAAWK Lands at SESAC Music Group

Ashley King

October 23, 2024

Photo Credit: Ryan Born SESAC Music Group acquires HAAWK, a media software and services company specializing in copyright management and monetization for independent catalogs. SESAC Music Group announces its... Read More...

SiriusXM Voluntarily Dismisses SoundExchange Counterclaims in Ongoing Unpaid Royalties Dispute

Dylan Smith

October 23, 2024

SiriusXM has voluntarily dismissed its counterclaims against SoundExchange, though the underlying unpaid royalties battle is still in full swing. Photo Credit: SoundExchange Less than three months later, Siri... Read More...

NBA Teams Fire Back Against Publishers’ Infringement Claims, Accuse Kobalt, Prescription Songs, and More of Copyright Misuse

Dylan Smith

October 22, 2024

The Minnesota Timberwolves warm up before a game. Photo Credit: Bobak Ha'Eri NBA teams including the Minnesota Timberwolves are firing back against the copyright infringement actions they're facing from music... Read More...

Perplexity Faces Copyright Suit Over Alleged ‘Massive’ Infringement of NY Post and Wall Street Journal Articles

Dylan Smith

October 21, 2024

The New York Post printing plant in the Bronx. Photo Credit: Jim Henderson In a case that could establish precedent relevant to multiple music industry lawsuits against generative AI companies, the owners of ... 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’

Diddy Lawyers Petitioning to Strip Anonymity for Over 13 Accusers — As the Total Number of Civil Lawsuits Top 27

Metro Boomin Sued for Alleged Sexual Battery, Allegedly Impregnating Woman

Drake, Chris Brown, Sony Music, YouTube Slapped with $5 Million Copyright Infringement & Defamation Suit

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Accused of Raping a 10-Year-Old Boy in Latest Lawsuit

GEMA Elaborates on Its Generative AI Licensing Framework — Including Calls for ‘A 30% Share of All Net Income’ from Developers

Live Nation CEO Michael Rapino Faces Deposition in Astroworld Case Following Texas Supreme Court Ruling

Former OpenAI Researcher Highlights How OpenAI Violated Copyright Law in Training ChatGPT

HAAWK Lands at SESAC Music Group

SiriusXM Voluntarily Dismisses SoundExchange Counterclaims in Ongoing Unpaid Royalties Dispute

NBA Teams Fire Back Against Publishers’ Infringement Claims, Accuse Kobalt, Prescription Songs, and More of Copyright Misuse

Perplexity Faces Copyright Suit Over Alleged ‘Massive’ Infringement of NY Post and Wall Street Journal Articles