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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
Mariah Carey wants song theft accusers to cover $186,000 in legal costs incurred responding to “frivolous” and “unsupported” claims public
Mariah Carey • 3 min read

Mariah Carey wants song theft accusers to cover $186,000 in legal costs incurred responding to “frivolous” and “unsupported” claims

Mariah Carey last month successfully defeated a song-theft lawsuit over ‘All I Want For Christmas Is You’. The judge also sanctioned Carey’s accusers for making “frivolous” and “unsupported” claims, ordering them to pay the singer’s legal costs. Which, a new court filing says, came to $186,000…
Chris Cooke
Chris Cooke •
Creative industries reject the EU’s new AI code of practice saying it sets “dangerous precedents” and undermines copyright law public
Artificial Intelligence • 4 min read

Creative industries reject the EU’s new AI code of practice saying it sets “dangerous precedents” and undermines copyright law

The EU’s AI Office has been working on a code of practice for how technology companies should comply with the EU AI Act. The creative industries have now strongly criticised the current draft of that code, insisting it undermines the copyright and transparency obligations contained in the act…
Chris Cooke
Chris Cooke •
Dua Lipa triumphs in ‘Levitating’ song-theft lawsuit public
Dua Lipa • 3 min read

Dua Lipa triumphs in ‘Levitating’ song-theft lawsuit

Dua Lipa was accused of ripping off a 1979 song when she wrote her hit ‘Levitating’. However, a judge has dismissed the lawsuit filed against her, concluding that the elements shared by ‘Levitating’ and the earlier song are not protected by copyright. Lipa’s song-theft accusers plan to appeal…
Chris Cooke
Chris Cooke •
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