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Music industry legal news coverage

Our round up of legal battles, courtroom drama, copyright disputes and everything else.
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Music industry legal news coverage
Judge confirms Kneecap can take legal action against government public
Kneecap • 2 min read

Judge confirms Kneecap can take legal action against government

Kneecap have been granted leave to apply for a judicial review of the decision by UK Business Secretary Kemi Badenoch to block grant funding because of the group’s political output. That decision, says Kneecap’s lawyer, was an attack on freedom of expression and the Good Friday Agreement…
Chris Cooke
Chris Cooke •
First Madonna slack time-keeping lawsuit dismissed public
Madonna • 2 min read

First Madonna slack time-keeping lawsuit dismissed

A lawsuit filed against Madonna over the late start times of her shows has been dismissed. The musician’s lawyer says no settlement has been reached and that the litigious concert-goers dismissed their “frivolous” lawsuit when they realised they were not going to get an quick pay-off from the star…
Chris Cooke
Chris Cooke •
Warner Music sued over Tom Petty documentary public
Tom Petty • 1 min read

Warner Music sued over Tom Petty documentary

Film-maker Martyn Atkins has accused Warner Music of using his footage of Tom Petty recording 1994 album ‘Wildflowers’ in the 2021 documentary ‘Somewhere You Feel Free’ without permission. Not only that, but the documentary was originally Atkins idea, it is claimed…
Chris Cooke
Chris Cooke •
Megan Thee Stallion song-theft lawsuit dismissed public
Megan Thee Stallion • 2 min read

Megan Thee Stallion song-theft lawsuit dismissed

Last year Megan Thee Stallion was accused of ripping off a 1999 track on her hit ‘Savage’. A lawsuit claimed that ‘Savage’ producer J White Did It had access to the earlier track via his manager. However, a judge ruled that there is insufficient evidence to prove that claim and dismissed the lawsuit…
Chris Cooke
Chris Cooke •
Drake sued over t-shirts referencing his track ‘Members Only’ public
Drake • 2 min read

Drake sued over t-shirts referencing his track ‘Members Only’

Drake has been sued for trademark infringement by American clothing company Members Only. The musician has been selling t-shirts that feature the words Members Only on them. They are referencing a Drake track of that name, but the fashion firm says that consumers might think it is somehow involved…
Chris Cooke
Chris Cooke •
Ministry of Sound label sued over Ride It remix public
Ministry Of Sound Recordings • 2 min read

Ministry of Sound label sued over Ride It remix

Ministry Of Sound Recordings has been sued over Regard’s remix of ‘Ride It’. The label that released the original says the remix substantially sampled its track without permission. Ministry ultimately re-recorded the sampled elements, but initially released it with the uncleared sample, it’s alleged…
Chris Cooke
Chris Cooke •
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