Photo Credit: Pari Dukovic Back in September of 2021, The Weeknd was named in a copyright infringement lawsuit over 2018’s “Call Out My Name.” Now, approximately 18 months later, the involved parties have settled. The […]
Photo Credit: Thakingdome / CC by 3.0 A federal judge has officially dismissed with prejudice a copyright infringement lawsuit filed against Nickelback in 2020 over “Rockstar.” District Judge Robert Pitman just recently signed off on […]
Photo Credit: Midjourney AI Generated Getty Images has launched a lawsuit against Stability AI over the unauthorized use of its images to train its AI model. The lawsuit was filed in a U.S. district court […]
Photo Credit: Mohammad Rahmani Microsoft’s OpenAI and GitHub seek to dismiss a proposed class-action lawsuit over the open-source code used to train their artificial intelligence systems. Microsoft, along with its subsidiaries GitHub and OpenAI, has […]
Photo Credit: Kevin9625Ja / CC by 4.0 The Bad Bunny copyright infringement lawsuit over the track “Safaera” may be coming to a close. The lawsuit was filed in 2021 by AOM Music, Inc. The suit […]
Photo Credit: Note Thanun Getty Images says it has started legal proceedings against AI artwork generator Stable Diffusion. The lawsuit was filed this week in the UK in London’s High Court and alleges “Stability AI […]
Photo Credit: Markus Winkler Disney faces a copyright infringement lawsuit over a song in Frozen II, which “can only be explained by copying.” Artist and songwriter Daniel E Grigson is suing Disney, claiming that a […]
Disney and 2-time EGOT winner Robert Lopez are being taken to court by a songwriter that claims his 2001 track was stolen and used in “Frozen 2” … and he allegedly came to the conclusion […]
Photo Credit: Tony Webster / CC by 2.0 A lawsuit filed by DJ Muggs of Cypress Hill against Peloton for alleged copyright infringement has been dropped. Here’s the latest. Lawrence Muggerud (DJ Muggs) submitted the […]
Photo Credit: Sven Mandel / CC by 3.0 Beyonce responds to accusations of infringement by “I’m Too Sexy” duo Right Said Fred. The pop star released a statement after Right Said Fred, the band known […]
Photo Credit: Aman Pal Warner Music Group (WMG) has officially joined the other Big Three labels in suing Bang Energy Drink for copyright infringement over the allegedly unauthorized use of music in promo videos posted […]
Photo Credit: Pandora SiriusXM’s Pandora has officially emerged victorious in a long-running patent infringement lawsuit concerning playlist technology, but the plaintiff is already appealing. Digital Music News first reported on the courtroom confrontation back in […]
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 […]
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 […]