Photo Credit: Alex Haney Royalty-free music library Epidemic Sound is officially suing Meta for allegedly infringing upon north of 1,800 recordings and compositions during the last five years. Stockholm-headquartered Epidemic Sound just recently filed the […]
UMG and its subsidiaries had claimed a case for Direct Infringement of copyrighted music in Bang’s TikTok promotional videos, and Contributory Infringement for allowing influencers to use that music to promote Bang. For brands that […]
The LoFi Girl channel was unavailable starting July 10th. During the last six years, LoFi Girl has gained popularity for its focus/study music. Over the weekend, a bogus DMCA takedown request cut off iconic LoFi […]
Photo Credit: Guillaume Jaillet Canada extends copyright from the life of the author plus 50 years to the life of the author plus 70 years. Prompted by the Canada-United State-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA), the extension brings […]
Photo Credit: Anirudh Koul / CC by 3.0 About seven months after asking Spotify to remove his comedy albums amid a broader royalties dispute, stand-up star Lewis Black has officially filed a copyright infringement lawsuit […]
Legendary house music artist Marshall Jefferson has launched a lawsuit against Kanye West on the basis of alleged copyright infringement. The complaint, filed in New York’s U.S. District Court, alleges West sampled Jefferson’s 1986 song “Move Your […]
Auckland, New Zealand. Photo Credit: Dan Freeman New Zealand is set to extend its music copyright protection from 50 years to 70 years, government officials have announced. The 20-year extension of copyright protection in New […]
Photo Credit: David Veksler Earlier this month, the National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA) spearheaded a copyright infringement lawsuit against the China-based parent company of video-making app Vinkle. Now, the court has recused itself from the […]
Ed Sheeran scored another legal win. According to Variety, the English singer-songwriter was awarded seven figures in his years-long copyright lawsuit over “Shape of You,” his Grammy-winning single that debuted in 2017. Though Sheeran won the case earlier […]
Last week, the National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA) revealed that it had filed an infringement lawsuit against video-making service Vinkle as part of a broader crackdown on apps. Hipgnosis and others have joined the complaint […]
Photo Credit: MTV International / CC by 4.0 H.E.R. is facing a copyright infringement lawsuit over an alleged unlicensed sample in her song, “Could’ve Been.” The copyright lawsuit claims that the song uses an unlicensed […]
Photo Credit: Cláudio Luiz Castro Nintendo is continuing its aggressive copyright crusade against YouTube channels that share its music. Earlier this year, Digital Music News documented how some YouTube channels were receiving massive amounts of […]
Photo Credit: Rebecca Hammel / CC by 3.0 U.S. Senator Josh Hawley has introduced a new copyright bill that would shorten copyright lengths for corporations like Disney. Could this legislation impact the music industry? The […]
Zürich, Switzerland. Photo Credit: Henrique Ferreira Snapchat is officially facing a copyright infringement lawsuit from SUISA (the Cooperative Society of Music Authors and Publishers in Switzerland), the plaintiff has announced. Zürich-headquartered SUISA revealed its case […]
The building for the EU’s Court of Justice in Luxembourg. Photo Credit: Cédric Puisney The Court of Justice has officially upheld Article 17 of the controversial EU Copyright Directive, which makes certain “online content-sharing service […]
Washington, D.C.’s James Madison Memorial Building, which houses the U.S. Copyright Office. Late last month, the three-judge Copyright Royalty Board (CRB) rejected a proposed mechanical-rate freeze for physical formats (including vinyl and CDs) and permanent […]
Photo Credit: Catherine Powell Justin Bieber is facing another copyright lawsuit over his Dan + Shay collab, “10,000 Hours.” Here’s what we know. According to newly filed documents, Bieber and the country-pop duo are accused […]
Photo Credit: cdd20 The U.S. Copyright Office has launched a website for the Copyright Claims Board – the first copyright small-claims tribunal in the United States. The website will serve as a gateway to the […]
Musician Ed Sheeran arrives at the Rolls Building, High Court in central London, last month. Frank Augstein/AP hide caption toggle caption Frank Augstein/AP Musician Ed Sheeran arrives at the Rolls Building, High Court in central […]
Ed Sheeran came out victorious in his years-long legal fight over “Shape of You.” In 2018, grime artist Sami Switch sued the British singer-songwriter for allegedly plagiarizing his 2015 song “Oh Why.” The plaintiff claimed Sheeran […]