Intellectual Property Protection Archives

Intellectual property protection as it relates to the music industry, including copyrights, trademarks, and IP litigation.

Snowflake Ticketmaster hacker arrested in Canada

Snowflake Hacker Suspect Behind Ticketmaster Attack Arrested in Canada

Ashley King

November 5, 2024

Photo Credit: Microsoft Copilot A Canadian man who is the suspected Snowflake hacker that caused Ticketmaster huge headaches earlier this year has been arrested. The news comes just months after cybersecurity... Read More...

Madlib Sues Longtime Manager Over Alleged ‘Pervasive Mismanagement’ and ‘Rank Self-Dealing’

Dylan Smith

November 1, 2024

Madlib, who's suing his manager for 'pervasive mismanagement.' Photo Credit: Gergely Csatari Veteran producer and DJ Madlib is suing his manager for allegedly failing to perform a variety of duties while simu... 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...

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...

Penguin Random House Takes Strong Stance Against AI — No Mistaking This Updated Copyright Language

Ashley King

October 21, 2024

Photo Credit: Penguin Random House (UK CEO Tom Weldon) Penguin Random House has updated its wording on its copyright pages to better protect its authors’ intellectual property from AI uses. The language speci... Read More...

DMN Pro Exclusive

Music Industry Lawsuits Aren’t Letting Up During 2024’s Final Quarter — Here’s a Look at Eight Especially Important Cases

Paul Resnikoff

October 16, 2024

Far from slowing since DMN Pro’s last lawsuit breakdown, music industry litigation has continued ramping up both in quantity and in significance. Here’s an updated list of eight especially important suits to watch during 2024’s final quarter and into the new year.

50 cent sues celebrity jeweler for likeness knock off

50 Cent Sues Jeweler for $5 Million for Misappropriating His Likeness on Knock-Off Chains

Ashley King

October 11, 2024

Photo Credit: 50 Cent on MILLION DOLLAZ WORTH OF GAME / CC by 3.0 50 Cent sues celebrity jeweler TraxNYC for $5 million for misappropriating his likeness to sell knock-off chains. 50 Cent has sued popular ce... Read More...

Nirvana and Marc Jacobs Officially Resolve Years-Old Lawsuit Over Famed ‘Smiley Face’ Design

Dylan Smith

October 9, 2024

Two of the Marc Jacobs products that allegedly infringed on the famed Nirvana ‘smiley face’ logo. Photo Credit: Digital Music News The better part of a decade later, Nirvana and Marc Jacobs have officially se... Read More...

Limp Bizkit Sues Universal Music for Unpaid Royalties, Breach of Contract, and More — $200 Million+ in Potential Damages

Dylan Smith

October 8, 2024

A live performance from Limp Bizkit, which has filed a massive royalties-related lawsuit against Universal Music Group. Photo Credit: ECarterSterling Universal Music Group (UMG) could owe Limp Bizkit north of... Read More...

Drama in the Classical Music World: Naxos Sues Kuke Over $1.8 Million in Allegedly Missing Payments

Dylan Smith

October 7, 2024

Naxos has filed a lawsuit against Kuke Music over allegedly missing payments. Photo Credit: Manuel Nägeli Who says the classical music space is free of legal drama? Naxos is suing China-based Kuke for alleged... Read More...

YouTube Wrapper App Musi Sues Apple Over ‘Abrupt’ and ‘Unreasonable’ App Store Removal

Dylan Smith

October 7, 2024

Musi is suing Apple for allegedly removing it from the App Store without cause. Photo Credit: James Yarema Apple is facing a breach of contract lawsuit levied by YouTube wrapper app Musi, which says it was un... Read More...