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CMU launches special series of Lockdown Webinars
CMU launches special series of Lockdown Webinars9 April 2020

Post Malone sued by uncredited collaborator on 2019 hit Circles
Post Malone sued by uncredited collaborator on 2019 hit Circles8 April 2020

R Kelly fails to secure prison release as a result of COVID-19 concerns
R Kelly fails to secure prison release as a result of COVID-19 concerns8 April 2020

Californian court dismisses Universal Music archive fire lawsuit
Californian court dismisses Universal Music archive fire lawsuit7 April 2020

US court dismisses You Raise Me Up song-theft case, criticises musicologist report
US court dismisses You Raise Me Up song-theft case, criticises musicologist report7 April 2020

StubHub sued over COVID-19 change to its FanProtect guarantee scheme
StubHub sued over COVID-19 change to its FanProtect guarantee scheme6 April 2020

Vybz Kartel's murder conviction upheld by Jamaican courts
Vybz Kartel's murder conviction upheld by Jamaican courts6 April 2020

EU Advocate General says YouTube only needs to pass the postal addresses of infringers on to copyright owners
EU Advocate General says YouTube only needs to pass the postal addresses of infringers on to copyright owners6 April 2020

Setlist: COVID-19, Paradigm, Public Enemy
Setlist: COVID-19, Paradigm, Public Enemy6 April 2020

Tekashi 6ix9ine secures early prison release due to COVID-19 fears
Tekashi 6ix9ine secures early prison release due to COVID-19 fears3 April 2020

Spotify fails to have Eminem's big mechanicals lawsuit dismissed on jurisdiction grounds
Spotify fails to have Eminem's big mechanicals lawsuit dismissed on jurisdiction grounds3 April 2020

Ousted Paradigm agent files explosive lawsuit against her former employer
Ousted Paradigm agent files explosive lawsuit against her former employer3 April 2020

RIAA hits back at Spinrilla's
RIAA hits back at Spinrilla's "obvious and baseless" distraction tactic lawsuit2 April 2020

XS Manchester won't be replaced by Capital Xtra following OfCom ruling
XS Manchester won't be replaced by Capital Xtra following OfCom ruling2 April 2020

Courts decline to dismiss the potentially explosive termination right lawsuits against Universal and Sony
Courts decline to dismiss the potentially explosive termination right lawsuits against Universal and Sony1 April 2020

Prosecutors argue against R Kelly's request for release from prison on COVID-19 grounds
Prosecutors argue against R Kelly's request for release from prison on COVID-19 grounds1 April 2020

Harold Arlen estate files new lawsuit against Apple over bootleg recordings
Harold Arlen estate files new lawsuit against Apple over bootleg recordings1 April 2020

US music industry welcomes support for self-employed and the arts provided by Congress's $2.2 trillion COVID-19 relief legislation
US music industry welcomes support for self-employed and the arts provided by Congress's $2.2 trillion COVID-19 relief legislation30 March 2020

MegaUpload lawsuits postponed yet again (again)
MegaUpload lawsuits postponed yet again (again)30 March 2020

Setlist: COVID-19, lockdown, Lizzo
Setlist: COVID-19, lockdown, Lizzo30 March 2020

Music industry welcomes UK government's COVID-19 support for self-employed
Music industry welcomes UK government's COVID-19 support for self-employed27 March 2020

R Kelly requests to be let out of prison over COVID-19 fears
R Kelly requests to be let out of prison over COVID-19 fears27 March 2020

Stairway To Heaven ruling has impact on ongoing Thinking Out Loud song theft case
Stairway To Heaven ruling has impact on ongoing Thinking Out Loud song theft case26 March 2020

French Montana fails to get copyright dispute dismissed on jurisdiction grounds
French Montana fails to get copyright dispute dismissed on jurisdiction grounds26 March 2020

Ad regulator rules against StubHub's use of the line
Ad regulator rules against StubHub's use of the line "guaranteed genuine tickets"25 March 2020

Lizzo fires back against
Lizzo fires back against "opportunistic and legally bankrupt" claims of her former collaborators in Truth Hurts copyright dispute24 March 2020

Self-employed who make up 72% of the music industry being let down by government as COVID-19 crisis grows, say trade bodies
Self-employed who make up 72% of the music industry being let down by government as COVID-19 crisis grows, say trade bodies23 March 2020

Spinrilla sues the RIAA over allegedly flawed takedown demands
Spinrilla sues the RIAA over allegedly flawed takedown demands23 March 2020

Charter Communications accuses labels of flawed takedown demands as legal battle continues
Charter Communications accuses labels of flawed takedown demands as legal battle continues23 March 2020

Publishers win $189,500 in damages at conclusion of Wolfgang's Vault litigation
Publishers win $189,500 in damages at conclusion of Wolfgang's Vault litigation23 March 2020

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