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Drake says judge in defamation case didn’t properly consider whether “reasonable people” might believe slur in Kendrick’s diss track public
Universal Music • 3 min read

Drake says judge in defamation case didn’t properly consider whether “reasonable people” might believe slur in Kendrick’s diss track

Drake still wants Universal Music held liable for defamation over its release of Kendrick Lamar’s “certified pedophile” lyric in diss track ‘Not Like Us’. With defamation cases, context is everything, but Drake now argues the judge who dismissed his defamation lawsuit considered the wrong context…
Chris Cooke
Chris Cooke •
BTS lawyers go after album leaker and knock-off merch sellers public
BTS • 2 min read

BTS lawyers go after album leaker and knock-off merch sellers

Before BTS’s new album was released last month, it was leaked on X. That ruined the K-pop group’s expert planning for their big comeback and, as a result, their lawyers want to sue the leaker in South Korea. But first they need a US judge to force X to reveal the leaker’s identity…
Chris Cooke
Chris Cooke •
As impacts of US Supreme Court’s Cox ruling kick in, the music industry may have a bigger problem as Yout, X and ISP Grande test the law public
Cox Communications • 4 min read

As impacts of US Supreme Court’s Cox ruling kick in, the music industry may have a bigger problem as Yout, X and ISP Grande test the law

How big an impact will the US Supreme Court’s landmark decision in the majors v Cox case really have on the music industry? It makes it harder to force ISPs to police piracy, but could it affect the industry in other ways too? Cases involving Yout, X and Grande will now test the reach of the ruling…
Chris Cooke
Chris Cooke •
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