Photo Credit: Cosmopolitan UK / CC by 3.0 Dua Lipa’s lawyers fire back against the ‘Levitating’ copyright lawsuit, citing “coincidental use of basic musical building blocks.” Court filings recently revealed that Dua Lipa’s defense said […]
Photo Credit: Fortnite Fortnite maker Epic Games has swatted away another copyright infringement lawsuit over dance moves. A U.S. judge has dismissed the lawsuit from a professional choreographer who says the ‘It’s Complicated’ Fortnite emote […]
Sony Music has sued Triller Inc. for alleged copyright infringement, saying the TikTok rival refused to pay millions for licensing songs like Doja Cat’s “Say So” and Lil Nas X’s “Old Town Road.” New York-based […]
Photo Credit: Eva Rinaldi / CC by 3.0 Taylor Swift is officially facing a copyright infringement lawsuit for allegedly lifting elements of a 2010 poetry collection to create a book that released with the deluxe […]
George Lopez. Photo Credit: Maggiejumps George Lopez has officially become the latest comedian to sue Pandora for copyright infringement amid a broader rights-related battle. The 61-year-old actor and stand-up star just recently submitted the straightforward […]
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Photo Credit: Marco Verch / CC by 2.0 An Italian court has fined video streaming platform Vimeo over $8.6MM for copyright infringement. The ruling comes after Italian broadcast company Mediaset alleged Vimeo failed to remove […]
Photo Credit: Maurice / CC by 2.0 A California judge has denied the YouTube request to toss a copyright lawsuit by composer Maria Schneider. Schneider’s lawsuit accuses YouTube of creating its Content ID system to […]
Earlier this week, the major labels settled their years-running copyright infringement lawsuit with internet service provider (ISP) Bright House. Now, it’s come to light that the Big Three have also settled a pair of actions […]
About 30 months after settling an ugly lawsuit involving 14 music publishers, Peloton is facing a new copyright infringement complaint from Soul Assassins, the publishing company of Cypress Hill member Lawrence Muggerud. Muggerud (better known […]
Photo Credit: Alfred Marroquin / CC by 3.0 Megan Thee Stallion and Big Sean are facing a lawsuit over alleged copyright infringement of “Go Crazy.” Two small-time Detroit rappers are suing Megan Thee Stallion and […]
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 […]