Warner Music Files DSW Lawsuit Over Alleged Music Infringement

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Warner Music Group is suing DSW for alleged copyright infringement on social media. Photo Credit: Anthony92931 Another day, another social-focused copyright lawsuit – this time from Warner Music, which is suing Designer Shoe Warehouse (DSW) […]

Sony Music Files Copyright Infringement Lawsuit Against USC

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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 […]

Turbo Beats $10 Million Copyright Infringement Lawsuit

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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 […]

Biggie Smalls Estate Sues Retailers & Others for Infringement

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One of the product listings for an allegedly infringing Biggie Smalls poster. Photo Credit: Digital Music News The Notorious B.I.G. estate and others are suing canvas-art company iCanvas as well as several retailers for allegedly […]

NMPA Targets Spotify Podcasts With 2,500+ Infringement Notices

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The NMPA is officially taking aim at alleged infringement in podcasts available via Spotify. Photo Credit: NMPA After pledging an “all-encompassing” response to Spotify’s bundling craze, the NMPA has fired off north of 2,500 “detections […]

Kanye, Ty Dolla Sign Sued for Copyright Infringement Over Vultures I Track

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Kanye West and Ty Dolla Sign maybe got snubbed for a Best Rap Album Grammy for their “Vultures 1” … but one group of Memphis rappers is claiming the dynamic duo snubbed them on credit […]

Logan Paul & KSI’s Prime Hydration sued over “malicious” trademark infringement

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Logan Paul and KSI’s Prime Hydration is facing another trademark lawsuit, this time over the logo it created for Prime X bottles. Back in June, the popular sports drink company revealed the Prime X treasure […]

OutKast File Trademark Infringement Lawsuit Against ATLiens: Report

OutKast File Trademark Infringement Lawsuit Against ATLiens: Report

André 3000 and Big Boi, who comprise the iconic hip-hop duo OutKast, have launched a trademark infringement lawsuit against the electronic music duo ATLiens, Billboard reports. The masked, anonymous bass music tandem share a name with OutKast’s […]

Major Record Labels Sue AI Start-Ups for Copyright Infringement

Major Record Labels Sue AI Start-Ups for Copyright Infringement

The three major record labels Universal Music Group, Sony Music, and Warner Music Group have filed lawsuits against AI start-up companies Suno and Udio alleging copyright infringement. Brought forth by the Recording Industry Association of […]

Sony, Universal, Warner sue AI startups Suno, Udio for infringement

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Major record labels Sony Music, Universal Music Group and Warner Records sued artificial intelligence companies Suno and Udio on Monday, accusing them of committing mass copyright infringement by using the labels’ recordings to train music-generating AI systems. The companies […]

Billie Eilish, R.E.M., Kacey Musgraves, More Sign Open Letter Warning of AI’s Infringement on Artists’ Rights

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The Artist Rights Alliance (ARA) has issued an open letter condemning the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to infringe upon and devalue the rights of artists. The signatories, who span more than 200 artists, include […]