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Sirius XM responds to SoundExchange lawsuit

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Sirius XM • 2 min read

Sirius XM responds to SoundExchange lawsuit

US satellite broadcaster Sirius XM has responded to a lawsuit filed against it by SoundExchange over allegedly underpaid royalties, accusing the collecting society of making “misguided allegations”…

Andy Malt • 25 Sep 2023

Lizzo faces second lawsuit from former employee

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Lizzo • 2 min read

Lizzo faces second lawsuit from former employee

A second lawsuit has been filed against Lizzo by a former employee who says that she endured racial and sexual harassment, assault and illegal retaliatory termination while working on the musician’s recent tour…

Chris Cooke • 22 Sep 2023

Zayn Malik accused of ripping off earlier track to make his song Better

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Zayn Malik accused of ripping off earlier track to make his song Better

Zayn Malik has been accused of song theft, with another artist claiming that 2020’s ‘Better’ ripped off an earlier song, which the one time 1Der may have had access to via a marketing agency…

Chris Cooke • 22 Sep 2023

Meta says AI training is fair use in response to author lawsuit over LLaMA

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Meta says AI training is fair use in response to author lawsuit over LLaMA

Meta has responded to a copyright lawsuit filed by Sarah Silverman and two other writers insisting that its training of generative AI model LLaMA with existing copyright-protected works is ‘fair use’…

Chris Cooke • 21 Sep 2023

Congress member Deborah Ross introduced proposals to empower indie artists in digital deals

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Protect Working Musicians Act • 3 min read

Congress member Deborah Ross introduced proposals to empower indie artists in digital deals

An updated version of the Protect Working Musicians Act has been introduced in US Congress that seeks to empower artists in their dealings with digital platforms, this time also including music AI platforms…

Chris Cooke • 20 Sep 2023

Travis Scott answers questions about Astroworld during eight hour deposition

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Travis Scott answers questions about Astroworld during eight hour deposition

Travis Scott has answered questions under oath during an eight hour deposition as part of the ongoing litigation relating to the 2021 Astroworld tragedy…

Chris Cooke • 20 Sep 2023

Marilyn Manson ordered to do 20 hours of community service for blowing nose on videographer

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Marilyn Manson ordered to do 20 hours of community service for blowing nose on videographer

After pleading no contest to an assault charge relating to an incident during a 2019 show in New Hampshire, Marilyn Manson will serve 20 hours of community service and pay a $1400 fine…

Chris Cooke • 19 Sep 2023

Eddy Grant reluctantly explains Electric Avenue themes in deposition with Donald Trump's lawyers

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Eddy Grant reluctantly explains Electric Avenue themes in deposition with Donald Trump's lawyers

Eddy Grant was forced to talk Donald Trump’s lawyers through the themes behind his hit 'Electric Avenue' earlier this year, it has been revealed - the musician is suing the ex-president over his use of the song in a campaign video in 2020…

Chris Cooke • 18 Sep 2023

Cannabis marketplace settles legal dispute over Tupac photo

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Cannabis marketplace settles legal dispute over Tupac photo

Online cannabis marketplace Leafly has reached a settlement with a photographer who accused the company of copyright infringement after it…

Chris Cooke • 14 Sep 2023

Song theft claim against Sam Smith and Normani dismissed

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Song theft claim against Sam Smith and Normani dismissed

A song-theft lawsuit filed against Sam Smith and Normani was last week dismissed after they successfully argued that their 2020 hit 'Dancing With A Stranger' was not “substantially similar” to an earlier song with almost identical title…

Chris Cooke • 11 Sep 2023

German police drop investigation into sexual assault claims against Rammstein frontman

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German police drop investigation into sexual assault claims against Rammstein frontman

Berlin prosecutors drop investigation of Till Lindemann citing lack of evidence.…

Andy Malt • 30 Aug 2023

Universal Music ordered to hand over R Kelly royalties to pay fines and restitution

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Universal Music ordered to hand over R Kelly royalties to pay fines and restitution

US judge directs Universal Music Publishing to hand over $500k to federal prosecutors to settle fines and restitution claims after Kelly was found guilty of running a criminal enterprise to sexually and physically abuse women and teenagers.…

Chris Cooke • 25 Aug 2023