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The company of legendary songwriter Harry Warren files its own lawsuit over illegal recordings on iTunes
The company of legendary songwriter Harry Warren files its own lawsuit over illegal recordings on iTunes16 September 2019

British man arrested over illegal hacking and distribution of unreleased music
British man arrested over illegal hacking and distribution of unreleased music16 September 2019

Setlist: Deezer, consent decrees, YouTube
Setlist: Deezer, consent decrees, YouTube16 September 2019

Alternative views from within the music industry feature among 877 submissions to the BMI/ASCAP consent decree review
Alternative views from within the music industry feature among 877 submissions to the BMI/ASCAP consent decree review12 September 2019

CMA approves AEG/SMG venues merger
CMA approves AEG/SMG venues merger12 September 2019

Both labels and Cox seek summary judgement in ongoing safe harbour case
Both labels and Cox seek summary judgement in ongoing safe harbour case11 September 2019

Coldplay's Chris Martin among those demanding shared parental leave for freelancers
Coldplay's Chris Martin among those demanding shared parental leave for freelancers10 September 2019

Field Day co-founder Tom Baker steps away from festival
Field Day co-founder Tom Baker steps away from festival10 September 2019

Taylor Swift took offence at Microsoft's offensive Tay bot
Taylor Swift took offence at Microsoft's offensive Tay bot10 September 2019

Appeals court upholds fair use ruling in
Appeals court upholds fair use ruling in "party and bullshit" copyright case9 September 2019

South African ISPs criticise web-blocking proposals
South African ISPs criticise web-blocking proposals9 September 2019

Setlist: Top ten legal battles - Prince and the dancing baby
Setlist: Top ten legal battles - Prince and the dancing baby9 September 2019

CMA drops legal action against Viagogo, says site is now compliant with UK law
CMA drops legal action against Viagogo, says site is now compliant with UK law6 September 2019

Soundgarden lawyers want court to force Universal to share fire files
Soundgarden lawyers want court to force Universal to share fire files5 September 2019

Third lawsuit filed over Fyre Festival footage in Netflix doc
Third lawsuit filed over Fyre Festival footage in Netflix doc5 September 2019

Ariana Grande sues fashion firm for using lookalike model in social media marketing
Ariana Grande sues fashion firm for using lookalike model in social media marketing4 September 2019

Prosecutors cite R Kelly's marriage to Aaliyah as a reason to continue to deny bail
Prosecutors cite R Kelly's marriage to Aaliyah as a reason to continue to deny bail3 September 2019

Fyre Festival bankruptcy trustee seeks to recover fees paid to artists
Fyre Festival bankruptcy trustee seeks to recover fees paid to artists2 September 2019

R Kelly requests to be allowed out of solitary confinement, prosecutors say he's not in solitary confinement
R Kelly requests to be allowed out of solitary confinement, prosecutors say he's not in solitary confinement2 September 2019

Setlist: Tencent, Tents, Baby Shark
Setlist: Tencent, Tents, Baby Shark2 September 2019

YouTuber sues YouTube over missing alerts and closed channels
YouTuber sues YouTube over missing alerts and closed channels30 August 2019

Gathering Of The Juggalos attendee sues after being run down by baseball bat-driven golf cart
Gathering Of The Juggalos attendee sues after being run down by baseball bat-driven golf cart30 August 2019

Major labels sue yet another American ISP over its infringing customers
Major labels sue yet another American ISP over its infringing customers29 August 2019

Cox wants access to reports on the label-approved Copyright Alert System it declined to participate in
Cox wants access to reports on the label-approved Copyright Alert System it declined to participate in29 August 2019

Fitness firm admits music licensing challenges are a risk in its pre-IPO filing
Fitness firm admits music licensing challenges are a risk in its pre-IPO filing29 August 2019

One Liners: Soundgarden, Diplo, National Album Day, more
One Liners: Soundgarden, Diplo, National Album Day, more29 August 2019

Chinese regulator investigating Tencent's exclusivity deals with the majors
Chinese regulator investigating Tencent's exclusivity deals with the majors28 August 2019

Universal gives Soundgarden 24 hours to withdraw from class action over 2008 fire
Universal gives Soundgarden 24 hours to withdraw from class action over 2008 fire28 August 2019

US publishers question how Spotify and Amazon are applying America's compulsory licence on their discounted services
US publishers question how Spotify and Amazon are applying America's compulsory licence on their discounted services28 August 2019

US senators want justice department review of competition in the American ticketing market
US senators want justice department review of competition in the American ticketing market28 August 2019

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