Photo Credit: 金 运 Copyright Royalty Board finally confirms its determination over songwriter mechanical royalty rates for 2018-2022. The Copyright Royalty Board issued a determination on Tuesday (May 23) over Phonorecords III — U.S. songwriters’ and publishers’ […]
Music copyright is complicated — and takedowns, penalties, and lawsuits for copyright infringement are all too common. But 99% of takedowns, penalties, and lawsuits related to copyright violations can be avoided, according to a leading […]
A portrait of Prince taken by Lynn Goldsmith (left) in 1981 and 16 silk-screened images Andy Warhol later created using the photo as a reference. Collection of the Supreme Court of the United States hide […]
Thinking out loud, it seems Ed Sheeran is enjoying a legal victory lap. Weeks after a New York jury found he did not plagiarize Marvin Gaye‘s “Let’s Get It On,” Sheeran was cleared of a […]
Ed Sheeran performing live. Photo Credit: Christopher Johnson Why stop at one copyright lawsuit victory? A federal judge has dismissed with prejudice another infringement complaint filed against Ed Sheeran concerning “Thinking Out Loud” and the […]
Ed Sheeran has won his second copyright lawsuit over his song Thinking Out Loud this month. On Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Louis Stanton dismissed a second case against the British singer over similarities between his […]
Less than two weeks after a federal jury ruled that Ed Sheeran’s 2014 single “Thinking Out Loud” did not plagiarize elements of Marvin Gaye’s “Let’s Get It On,” the English musician has beaten a second lawsuit […]
Megadeth have settled a copyright lawsuit stemming from the artwork for their latest album, The Sick, the Dying… and the Dead!. Back in February, New York-based illustrator Brent Elliott White sued the band, claiming that […]
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Ed Sheeran has maintained he would have “quit” making music if he lost a recent copyright infringement lawsuit. Back in 2018, the heirs of Ed Townsend – who co-wrote Let’s Get It On with Marvin […]
Photo Credit: Alex Const / CC by 2.0 50 Cent, Fat Joe, Remy Ma, Scott Storch, and a list of record labels face a copyright infringement lawsuit over their hits, ‘Candy Shop’ and ‘Lean Back.’ […]
Photo Credit: Harald Krichel / CC by 3.0 As the Marvin Gaye copyright infringement trial against Ed Sheeran’s “Thinking Out Loud” continues, Sheeran has some choice words about a musicologist who testified against him last […]
After Ed Sheeran’s copyright-infringement trial had him threatening to be “done” with music if he’s found liable, it’s now taking a toll on the disillusioned musician’s personal life. The trial — in which Sheeran is […]
Ed Sheeran made a dramatic vow from the witness stand this week in the “Thinking Out Loud” copyright trial. The British pop star and songwriter is being accused of stealing a chord progression from Marvin […]
Photo Credit: Drew de Fawkes / CC by 2.0 Ed Sheeran expressed the toll the Marvin Gaye copyright infringement case has had on him, saying he’s “done” with music if he loses. British singer-songwriter Ed […]
Ed Sheeran’s “Thinking Out Loud” copyright infringement lawsuit is still ongoing. CNN Business reports that last Thursday, the 32-year-old got on the stand to play his guitar and sing the first line of the song […]
Photo Credit: Kathi Rud / CC by 2.0 As Ed Sheeran’s high-stakes copyright infringement trial continues, the plaintiff collapses suddenly in the courtroom. The copyright infringement case in which Ed Sheeran is being sued for […]
Photo Credit: Eva Rinaldi / CC by 2.0 Jury selection begins in Ed Sheeran’s ‘Let’s Get It On’ copyright infringement lawsuit in New York, which alleges that the 32-year-old singer’s ‘Thinking Out Loud’ bears more […]
Photo Credit: The Come Up Show / CC by 2.0 Ghanaian rapper Obrafour is suing Drake for $10 million for sampling his 2003 track ‘Oye Ohene’ for the song ‘Calling My Name’ without permission. Drake […]
A federal judge has officially dismissed a copyright lawsuit filed against Childish Gambino (real name Donald Glover) and others over 2018’s “This Is America.” District Judge Victor Marrero just recently granted a motion to dismiss […]