Photo Credit: Tingey Law Firm A US federal district judge is questioning Meta’s ‘copyright fair use’ defense for materials used to train its AI. The judge is hearing arguments related to the case comedian Sarah […]
Photo Credit: Sam Smith, Normani – Dancing With A Stranger (Official Music Video) A copyright infringement lawsuit against Sam Smith and Normani over their hit “Dancing With a Stranger” has been revived by a federal […]
Photo Credit: Ashley King Media conglomerate Ziff Davis is suing OpenAI for copyright infringement. The suit alleges that OpenAI “intentionally and relentlessly” exploited Ziff Davis’s copyrighted content to train its AI models without authorization or […]
ASCAP and BMI have officially responded to the Copyright Office’s performing rights inquiry, which was set in motion after lawmakers raised transparency concerns last year. We covered those concerns – extending to the accuracy of […]
Photo Credit: Nelly by Adam Bielawski / CC by 3.0 The last St. Lunatics member who was still suing Nelly for copyright infringement has dropped his lawsuit. But this battle may not be over yet. […]
A live performance from Quavo, who, along with Hybe America and Quality Control, is facing a copyright infringement lawsuit from sculptor Daniel Arsham. Photo Credit: Jørund Føreland Pedersen Hybe America, its Quality Control subsidiary, and […]
Photo Credit: DMX by Mika Väisänen / CC by 3.0 The DMX Estate secures a victory in an ongoing lawsuit challenging their sole ownership of the late rapper’s copyright and IP rights. DMX’s estate has […]
A live performance from Mariah Carey, who, along with several other defendants, is seeking legal fees after beating an ‘All I Want for Christmas Is You’ copyright case. Photo Credit: Raph_PH Weeks following their “All […]
Photo Credit: Lucas van Oort The Korea Music Copyright Association (KMCA) implemented a new procedure for registering a song, requiring songwriters to verify they did not use AI. The new measure reaffirms the Korean government’s […]
Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas is You” is one of the most inescapable pop harbingers of the holiday season, but a songwriter named Adam Stone hasn’t been joining in the Christmas cheer. He […]
This may be an opportunity to make more Filipinos understand the value of intellectual properties at a time when copyrighted songs routinely get used in campaigns without artists’ consent MANILA, Philippines – First it was […]
Dua Lipa, who’s scored a win in a copyright infringement case centering on ‘Levitating,’ performing at Glastonbury. Photo Credit: Raph_PH A federal judge has put an end to a long-running copyright case against Dua Lipa, […]
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 […]