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Chris Cooke

Chris Cooke

1643 posts •
Judge confirms Kneecap can take legal action against government public
Kneecap • 2 min read

Judge confirms Kneecap can take legal action against government

Kneecap have been granted leave to apply for a judicial review of the decision by UK Business Secretary Kemi Badenoch to block grant funding because of the group’s political output. That decision, says Kneecap’s lawyer, was an attack on freedom of expression and the Good Friday Agreement…
Chris Cooke
Chris Cooke •
⏩ One Liners: Coldplay, Ariana Grande, Charli XCX + more public
• 3 min read

⏩ One Liners: Coldplay, Ariana Grande, Charli XCX + more

Warner, Miley Cyrus, Verzuz deals; Bravado, F That appointments; major label AI lawsuits incoming; DEAG spins off hip hop division; Radio 1 Breakfast Show extended; Heart x Pride; new releases from Coldplay, Ariana Grande, Charli XCX, Headie One, Yungblud, Blackpink, Mura Masa, Griff, and more…
Andy Malt & Chris Cooke •
First Madonna slack time-keeping lawsuit dismissed public
Madonna • 2 min read

First Madonna slack time-keeping lawsuit dismissed

A lawsuit filed against Madonna over the late start times of her shows has been dismissed. The musician’s lawyer says no settlement has been reached and that the litigious concert-goers dismissed their “frivolous” lawsuit when they realised they were not going to get an quick pay-off from the star…
Chris Cooke
Chris Cooke •
Warner Music sued over Tom Petty documentary public
Tom Petty • 1 min read

Warner Music sued over Tom Petty documentary

Film-maker Martyn Atkins has accused Warner Music of using his footage of Tom Petty recording 1994 album ‘Wildflowers’ in the 2021 documentary ‘Somewhere You Feel Free’ without permission. Not only that, but the documentary was originally Atkins idea, it is claimed…
Chris Cooke
Chris Cooke •
Megan Thee Stallion song-theft lawsuit dismissed public
Megan Thee Stallion • 2 min read

Megan Thee Stallion song-theft lawsuit dismissed

Last year Megan Thee Stallion was accused of ripping off a 1999 track on her hit ‘Savage’. A lawsuit claimed that ‘Savage’ producer J White Did It had access to the earlier track via his manager. However, a judge ruled that there is insufficient evidence to prove that claim and dismissed the lawsuit…
Chris Cooke
Chris Cooke •
Apple could be fined under EU Digital Markets Act over app rules public
Apple • 2 min read

Apple could be fined under EU Digital Markets Act over app rules

Apple could be the first tech giant to be fined under the EU’s Digital Markets Act in relation to its App Store rules around in-app payments. There has been a change to those rules since the DMA went into effect, but the FT’s sources say officials still reckon Apple is not compliant with the new law…
Chris Cooke
Chris Cooke •
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