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US court blocks Montana's TikTok ban

An American court has issued a preliminary injunction stopping the TikTok ban that was due to go into force in the state of Montana next year - with a judge concluding that the ban breaches free speech rights under the US Constitution…

Chris Cooke • 01 Dec 2023

Kelly Clarkson's ex-husband and former manager ordered to return $2.6 million in commissions

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Kelly Clarkson • 1 min read

Kelly Clarkson's ex-husband and former manager ordered to return $2.6 million in commissions

Kelly Clarkson’s former manager - also her ex-husband - has been ordered to return $2.6 million in commissions because of violations of California's Talent Agencies Act…

Chris Cooke • 01 Dec 2023

Sony Music digital chief asks Congress to close "legal loopholes" to ensure artists can stop authorised AI voice clones

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Sony Music • 2 min read

Sony Music digital chief asks Congress to close "legal loopholes" to ensure artists can stop authorised AI voice clones

Sony Music's President of Global Digital Business Dennis Kooker has spoken at a US Senate session on AI calling for a US-wide publicity right to make it easier for artists to stop authorised voice clones…

Chris Cooke • 30 Nov 2023

Spinnin Records announces joint venture with DVBBS label Kanary Records

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Spinnin Records announces joint venture with DVBBS label Kanary Records

Warner Music’s Spinnin’ Records has announced a joint venture with Kanary Records, the label founded by production duo DVBBS…

Chris Cooke • 30 Nov 2023

Hall & Oates both make court filing as the legal dispute over their joint venture company continues

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Hall & Oates • 1 min read

Hall & Oates both make court filing as the legal dispute over their joint venture company continues

The legal dispute between Hall & Oates continues, with Hall accusing Oates of the "ultimate partnership betrayal", and Oates criticising the “inflammatory, outlandish, and inaccurate statements" that have been made about him…

Chris Cooke • 30 Nov 2023

European Parliament committee calls for new EU rules to regulate streaming

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European Parliament • 2 min read

European Parliament committee calls for new EU rules to regulate streaming

The Culture Committee in the European Parliament has called for new rules in the European Union in relation to music streaming, seeking more transparency about streaming service algorithms and forcing platforms to better credit music-makers and rightsholders…

Chris Cooke • 29 Nov 2023

Brazil-led anti-piracy initiative hails successes

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Operation 404 • 1 min read

Brazil-led anti-piracy initiative hails successes

Operation 404, an anti-piracy scheme led by the Brazilian government, has published an update on its work tackling stream-ripping sites and unlicensed MP3 download apps…

Chris Cooke • 29 Nov 2023

Cloudflare must block piracy site, German court confirms

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Cloudflare • 1 min read

Cloudflare must block piracy site, German court confirms

A court in Cologne has confirmed an earlier ruling that internet services firm Cloudflare must block a copyright infringing music site from its CDN services, but not on its DNS resolver 1.1.1.1…

Chris Cooke • 29 Nov 2023

AI firm Anthropic seeks dismissal of music publisher lawsuit on jurisdiction grounds

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AI firm Anthropic seeks dismissal of music publisher lawsuit on jurisdiction grounds

AI company Anthropic has called for a copyright infringement lawsuit filed against it by a group of music publishers to be dismissed on jurisdiction grounds…

Chris Cooke • 28 Nov 2023

European artist groups call on EU to address the ‘reciprocity’ problem created by the RAAP case

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European Union • 2 min read

European artist groups call on EU to address the ‘reciprocity’ problem created by the RAAP case

European performer unions and collecting societies, and indie label trade group IMPALA, have called on the EU to come forward with a solution to address what they see as a bad precedent set in a 2020 court case involving Irish performer society RAAP…

Chris Cooke • 28 Nov 2023

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Young Thug trial gets underway

The criminal trial against Young Thug has begun, with the rapper accused of heading up a violent gang. As expected, the prosecution has already cited his lyrics in court, a controversial move that has been criticised by many in the music community…

Chris Cooke • 28 Nov 2023

A third woman accuses Diddy of sexual assault ahead of Adult Survivors Act deadline

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A third woman accuses Diddy of sexual assault ahead of Adult Survivors Act deadline

A third woman has filed a lawsuit under New York’s Adult Survivors Act accusing Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs of sexual assault - in this case relating to an incident that allegedly occurred after a music industry event in the early 1990s…

Chris Cooke • 27 Nov 2023

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