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Mariah Carey Sued Again Over ‘All I Want for Christmas is You’— By The Same Guy
A songwriter named Vince Vance is once again suing Mariah Carey over accusations that she stole her perennially-chart-topping “All I Want for Christmas is You” from his earlier song, a year after he...
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Facing UMG Lawsuit, Anthropic Tells Copyright Office That AI Training Is a...
Offering a preview of arguments the company might make in its upcoming legal battle with Universal Music Group (UMG), artificial intelligence (AI) company Anthropic PBC told the U.S. Copyright Office...
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Mariah’s Christmas Lawsuit — Plus Dance Copyrights, Taylor Swift at SCOTUS &...
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View ArticleLinkin Park Sued For Allegedly Stiffing Ex-Bassist On Album Reissue: ‘Never...
Linkin Park is facing a lawsuit that claims it has refused to credit or pay royalties to an ex-bassist who played with the band in the late 1990s — a legal battle triggered by an anniversary...
View ArticleMichael Jackson Estate Threatens Lawsuit, Diddy Faces Another Abuse Case &...
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French Montana Beats Copyright Case, But Judge Sympathizes With Accuser:...
Imitation might be the “sincerest form of flattery,” but it isn’t always copyright infringement. That was the unusual message from an Illinois federal judge Thursday, as she dismissed a lawsuit...
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The Path Forward for AI Must Be a Responsible One (Guest Column)
Throughout history, music has embraced constructive change and innovation. And we will do so again as we confront the opportunities and risks of artificial intelligence. Done right, AI should offer...
View ArticleT.I. & Tiny Sexual Assault Case, French Montana Copyright Ruling & More Top...
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View ArticleIce Spice Hit With Copyright Lawsuit Over ‘In Ha Mood’: ‘Cannot Be Purely...
Ice Spice is facing a copyright lawsuit over allegations that her recent hit “In Ha Mood” was copied from a Brooklyn rapper’s earlier track. In a complaint filed Wednesday in Brooklyn federal court,...
View ArticleMiles Davis Tattoo Takes Center Stage As Copyright Trial Over Fair Use Kicks Off
Did a celebrity tattoo artist violate copyright law when she inked a photographer’s portrait of jazz legend Miles Davis onto the arm of a friend? A jury is set to the decide that question in a trial...
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UK Music Companies Agree to Streaming Guidelines That Would Make...
LONDON — Record labels, publishers and streaming services in the United Kingdom have signed up to a voluntary code of good practice that requires them to provide clear and transparent information to...
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Sharon Osbourne Explains Why Ozzy Turned Down Kanye’s Sample Request
Former Black Sabbath frontman Ozzy Osbourne called out Kanye West on social media on Friday (Feb. 9), saying that West had asked to sample a song but was “refused permission because he is an...
View ArticleKanye West Escapes Copyright Lawsuit Over Viral Video Of Thanksgiving Speech
Kanye West is no longer facing a copyright lawsuit that claimed he illegally posted a 2021 viral video clip of a public speech about his then-wife Kim Kardashian, after his accuser dropped the case....
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Roddy Ricch Beats Copyright Lawsuit Claiming His No. 1 Hit ‘The Box’ Stole...
Roddy Ricch has defeated a copyright lawsuit that claimed the rapper stole key elements of his chart-topping 2019 song “The Box” from a decades-old soul song, with a judge ruling “no reasonable jury”...
View ArticleWhitney Houston Movie Producers Never Paid For Songs, Sony Music Claims in...
Sony Music Entertainment is suing the producers of the 2022 biopic Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance With Somebody, accusing them of failing to pay for the more than 20 Whitney tracks that appeared in...
View ArticleJudge Orders Cam’ron to Pay $50K For Using Copyrighted Image Of Himself On...
A federal judge has ordered Cam’ron to pay more than $50,000 to a photographer for using her photo – a shot of the Dipset rapper wearing a fuzzy pink coat and hat while holding a matching flip phone –...
View ArticleKanye West’s ‘Vultures 1’ Still Uses Part of an Uncleared Black Sabbath Song...
Even after Ozzy Osbourne denied Kanye West‘s sampling request on his new album with Ty Dolla $ign, Vultures 1, elements of the Black Sabbath hit “Iron Man” still appear on the album. The version of...
View ArticleWhitney Houston Movie Lawsuit, Kanye Song Dispute, Cam’ron Photo Ruling &...
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View ArticleNickelback Beats Song-Theft Lawsuit Over ‘Rockstar’ At Appeals Court: ‘Mere...
A federal appeals court has rejected a copyright lawsuit that claimed Nickelback ripped off its 2006 hit “Rockstar” from an earlier song called “Rock Star,” ruling that the band can’t be sued simply...
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Billion-Dollar Music Verdict, Adidas Versus Kanye, Steven Tyler Abuse Case &...
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