George Clinton, the music pioneer behind the interlocking bands Parliament-Funkadelic and one of the most sampled artists in all of hip hop, is going to court to try to regain control of the bulk of […]
Photo Credit: Cosynd Trusted copyright protection platform Cosynd has announced a new partnership with performance rights organization BMI. The partnership will benefit BMI’s new Spark program, designed to support BMI’s global community of music creators […]
Photo Credit: Apple A federal judge has dismissed a copyright lawsuit against Mariah Carey and her Christmas hit, “All I Want For Christmas (Is You).” In June 2022, country singer Vince Vance (real name Andy […]
A federal judge has denied a dismissal motion from Miley Cyrus and others, and Tempo Music Investments’ ‘Flowers’ infringement suit is moving forward as a result. Photo Credit: Azraulker One dismissal-motion rejection later, the copyright […]
Karol G, who’s facing a copyright infringement lawsuit centering on ‘Gatúbela.’ Photo Credit: Junta de Andalucía Is Karol G’s “Gatúbela” infringing on a third-party beat? An El Salvador-based producer believes so, and he’s fired off […]
Sony Music has filed a social media copyright infringement lawsuit against USC. Photo Credit: Sean Pierce Sony Music Entertainment (SME) has fired off another social media copyright complaint – this time against the University of […]
Photo Credit: Turbo & Gunna, “Classy Girl” Producer Turbo wins the $10 million infringement claim filed against him by the vocalist of his now-famous ‘Run that back, Turbo’ producer tag. The suit was initially filed […]
A live performance from Ultra Records-signed Icona Pop, whose ‘Stockholm At Night’ allegedly infringes on Ultra Publishing’s interest in the underlying composition. Photo Credit: Kim Metso The Ultra International Music Publishing v. Sony Music legal […]
A live performance from Ultra Records-signed Icona Pop, whose ‘Stockholm At Night’ allegedly infringes on Ultra Publishing’s interest in the underlying composition. Photo Credit: Kim Metso The Ultra International Music Publishing v. Sony Music legal […]
Photo Credit: Mark Zuckerberg (Meta) by JD Lasica / CC by 2.0 A federal judge allows an AI copyright lawsuit against Meta to move forward, though he dismissed a portion of the original suit. A […]
Speedrunning content creator Karl Jobst is accusing Joe Rogan of copyright striking his video about Elon Musk’s video game “cheating scandal.” Karl Jobst is one of the biggest creators in YouTube’s speedrunning space, sharing videos […]
More than 1000 artists including Kate Bush, Annie Lennox and Billy Ocean have created an album of songs recorded in silent music studios to protest proposed changes to UK AI copyright laws. Content shared from […]
Photo Credit: Chloe Bailey for WBLS / CC by 3.0 Chloe Bailey faces a copyright infringement lawsuit from a songwriter who claims not to have been properly compensated for their work. Chloe Bailey is facing […]
More than 1,000 artists — including Damon Albarn, Kate Bush, and Annie Lennox — have released a silent album in protest of the UK government’s proposed changes to copyright law, allowing AI companies to train […]
Washington, D.C.’s James Madison Memorial Building, which houses the U.S. Copyright Office. Photo Credit: UpstateNYer Is it time for a public performance overhaul? Members of Congress expressed transparency concerns last year, and the Copyright Office […]
Photo Credit: Tingey Law A court ruling by a federal judge in a Louisiana copyright case has rooted chaos in the music industry over how copyrights on music catalogs function. A federal judge in Louisiana […]
A live performance from Playboi Carti, who’s facing a copyright lawsuit centering on ‘Kelly K.’ Photo Credit: The Come Up Show Playboi Carti (real name Jordan Carter) is facing a copyright infringement lawsuit from an […]
SIR Paul McCartney has warned proposed changes to copyright law will allow AI to rip off musicians. The ex-Beatle is worried that ministers are considering letting AI developers use creators’ content online — unless the […]
Thriller maestro M. Night Shyamalan lent his name and talents to “Servant,” the horror series that ran on Apple TV+ for four seasons between 2019 and 2023. Shyamalan served as producer, showrunner, and sometimes director […]
An aerial shot of Munich, including the city’s Olympic Stadium. Photo Credit: Christoph Keil Two months and change after tagging OpenAI with a copyright lawsuit, Germany’s GEMA has officially submitted an infringement action against generative […]