Chris Cooke
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Triller hits back at Universal after major pulls catalogue, says recent licensing talks a mere “courtesy”
Triller hit back at Universal Music on Friday after the major announced it was pulling its music from the social…
Universal pulls catalogue from Triller
Universal Music has announced that it is withdrawing all of its content from TikTok rival Triller with immediate effect. The…
Wixen sues Triller for copyright infringement
Music publisher Wixen has sued Triller over allegedly unlicensed songs that appear in the TikTok-rivalling video-sharing app. The publisher argues…
New Zealand Supreme Court says MegaUpload’s Kim Dotcom can be extradited to the US, but also provides one more appeal option
The Supreme Court in New Zealand has ruled that MegaUpload founder Kim Dotcom can be extradited to the US to…
Brazilian stream manipulation services go offline after industry action
The record industry’s battle against stream manipulation continues. A number of sites that offer sneaky services of that kind…
More court orders issued against stream scammers in Germany
The German record industry has secured injunctions against five more websites accused of enabling stream manipulation.
The court orders target…
Fortnite maker follows Spotify in making its Apple beef public
Spotify has a new friend in ‘Fortnite’ maker Epic Games. And not just because they both count Tencent as shareholders.…
Sound City announces fundraising partnership to expand professional development programmes
The organisers of Liverpool Sound City have announced a new partnership with a fundraising agency called CAPLL which will seek…
Music industry wins billion dollar damages as jury rules in Cox case
In August 2018 the major record companies sued US ISP Cox Communications for copyright infringement, following previous legal action by BMG. The jury is now back - and has decided against Cox, meaning they are now on the hook for a billion dollars in damages.…
The other Shake It Off lyric-theft case returns to court
So you all remember the ‘Shake It Off’ lyric lawsuit right? No you don’t! You’re thinking of the…
New code of conduct sets out to target the streaming stat scammers
The music industry has a long, proud history of developing, implementing and honing innovative, imaginative and occasionally ingenious ways of,…