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 […]
Sony Music Entertainment (SME) is officially suing short-form video-sharing app Triller over an alleged “failure and refusal to pay millions of dollars in contractual licensing fees.” The Big Three record label yesterday submitted the firmly […]
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 […]
Photo Credit: Glenn Francis / CC by 3.0 Taylor Swift has officially submitted a sworn testimony in response to one of multiple copyright infringement lawsuits she’s faced over “Shake It Off.” The 32-year-old singer-songwriter just […]
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 […]
Netflix is suing the songwriting team behind The Unofficial Bridgerton Musical, which is based on the streamer’s hit series Bridgerton, for infringement. Deadline reports the streaming giant has filed a lawsuit against Abigail Barlow and Emily Bear in […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The estate of photographer Chi Modu, who passed away in May of 2021, is officially suing Universal Music Group (UMG) for copyright infringement over the major label’s allegedly unauthorized use of a Tupac Shakur photo. […]
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 […]
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 […]
Juliette’s friends haven’t been shy about sharing their disapproval over the whole Sam situation on Siesta Key — especially Chloe. Tonight’s episode saw Jules (still) struggling to figure things out with Sam, and everyone’s (still) talking about […]
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 […]