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Appeals court cuts major label payouts in Grande ISP copyright infringement case

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Appeals court cuts major label payouts in Grande ISP copyright infringement case

There’s been an important ruling in the major labels’ music piracy case against Grande Communications. A US appeals court has confirmed the ISP is liable for copyright infringement, rejecting a new argument based on a 2023 Supreme Court ruling. However, the damages bill will be cut back…

Chris Cooke • 11 Oct 2024

Live Nation freaks out about upcoming Aussie TV exposé, issues statement calling investigation “inaccurate and unbalanced”

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Live Nation freaks out about upcoming Aussie TV exposé, issues statement calling investigation “inaccurate and unbalanced”

Australian TV show ‘Four Corners’ will air a programme next week about the impact of Live Nation on the country’s live music industry. The live giant has already responded to the show, which it says will present an “inaccurate and unbalanced” view of the sector and its role in it…

Chris Cooke • 11 Oct 2024

Diddy trial date set for May 2025, investigation “very much ongoing”, could see further charges

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Diddy trial date set for May 2025, investigation “very much ongoing”, could see further charges

There have been more developments in the Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs criminal case this week following last month’s sex trafficking charges. He has accused law enforcement of illegally leaking evidence, the prosecution have revealed there may yet be more charges, and a trial date has been set for next May…

Chris Cooke • 11 Oct 2024

Universal Music sues Chili’s over music in social media posts

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Universal Music sues Chili’s over music in social media posts

Another lawsuit has been filed in the US against a brand which used music in its social media posts with getting the right sync licences. Universal Music has sued the Chili's restaurant chain, which is already fighting a similar lawsuit filed by the Beastie Boys…

Chris Cooke • 10 Oct 2024

Judge rejects appeal against The Leadmill’s landlord getting a premises licence

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Judge rejects appeal against The Leadmill’s landlord getting a premises licence

The legal battle between Phil Mills, operator of Sheffield venue The Leadmill, and his landlord The Electric Group continues. Sheffield council granted The Electric Group its own licence for the venue for if and when it evicts Mills. He appealed that decision, but his appeal has now been rejected…

Chris Cooke • 10 Oct 2024

Live Nation boss Michael Rapino says he’d “love” regulation of secondary ticketing including 20% price cap

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Live Nation boss Michael Rapino says he’d “love” regulation of secondary ticketing including 20% price cap

Following controversies around the speculative selling of tickets for Oasis shows in North America, Live Nation CEO Michael Rapino spoke about the ticketing business at a Bloomberg conference yesterday. Among other things, he announced he now supports a 20% price cap on ticket resale…

Chris Cooke • 10 Oct 2024

Spotify committed to work-from-anywhere policy, except on the night shift

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Spotify committed to work-from-anywhere policy, except on the night shift

Spotify’s HR chief has revealed that the company’s work-from-anywhere policy, instigated during COVID, will stay in place, even though other tech companies are telling employees to return to their offices. She has also spoken about the impact of last year’s job cuts at Spotify…

Chris Cooke • 09 Oct 2024

TikTok sued by multiple US states over design features that damage the health of young users

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TikTok sued by multiple US states over design features that damage the health of young users

Multiple US states have been investigating the impact of TikTok on its users and, based on that investigation, more than a dozen states have now filed lawsuits claiming that addictive-by-design features manipulate young users in a way that damages their mental health…

Chris Cooke • 09 Oct 2024

Fred Durst sues Universal over systems that are “deliberately designed to conceal artists’ royalties and keep those profits for itself”

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Fred Durst sues Universal over systems that are “deliberately designed to conceal artists’ royalties and keep those profits for itself”

Fred Durst has sued Universal Music over its alleged failure to report and pay royalties he was due from Limp Bizkit’s records and a former label joint venture. He claims the major’s systems are deliberately set up in a way that means artists don’t necessarily know they are owed money…

Chris Cooke • 09 Oct 2024

Naxos sues Chinese classical music platform Kuke

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Naxos sues Chinese classical music platform Kuke

Chinese classical platform Kuke Music entered into an eight year deal with Naxos in 2018, giving it access to a large catalogue of classical recordings. However, Naxos says Kuke stopped making payments under that deal at the end of 2021 and, with nearly $2 million owing, it has now filed a lawsuit…

Chris Cooke • 08 Oct 2024

Ticketmaster pauses ticket transfers on Taylor Swift shows following disappearing tickets problem

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Ticketmaster pauses ticket transfers on Taylor Swift shows following disappearing tickets problem

There has been a flurry of reports in US media recently of concert-goers seeing digital tickets disappear from their Ticketmaster accounts as hackers use transfer tools to steal those tickets. Ticketmaster has now paused ticket transfers for Taylor Swift shows until three days before the concert…

Chris Cooke • 08 Oct 2024

2 Live Crew termination rights dispute gets to court, puts work for hire argument to the test

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2 Live Crew termination rights dispute gets to court, puts work for hire argument to the test

Members of 2 Live Crew want to exercise the termination right under US law to reclaim the copyrights in their early albums. But the label that currently owns those rights, Lil Joe Records, says they don’t have a termination right because they were artists for hire. The dispute is now in court…

Chris Cooke • 08 Oct 2024