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Music industry legal news coverage

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Music industry legal news coverage
Ticketmaster says FTC allegations it colluded with touts “nonsensical”, but it is changing some of its rules and shutting down TradeDesk public
Ticketmaster • 4 min read

Ticketmaster says FTC allegations it colluded with touts “nonsensical”, but it is changing some of its rules and shutting down TradeDesk

Last month the US Federal Trade Commission sued Ticketmaster, accusing the Live Nation company of colluding with dodgy ticket touts. That prompted a letter from concerned senators. In response, Ticketmaster denies collusion and rejects the FTC’s claims, but says it is changing some of its own rules…
Chris Cooke
Chris Cooke •
Tim Westwood charged with four counts of rape public
Tim Westwood • 2 min read

Tim Westwood charged with four counts of rape

Tim Westwood has been charged with four counts of rape and additional charges of indecent and sexual assault following a Metropolitan Police investigation, which in turn followed the 2022 media report in which eighteen women accused the former BBC DJ of sexual misconduct and predatory behaviour…
Chris Cooke
Chris Cooke •
Kneecap say government appealing Mo Chara terror offence dismissal is “unsurprising” but a “massive waste of taxpayers’ money” public
Kneecap • 2 min read

Kneecap say government appealing Mo Chara terror offence dismissal is “unsurprising” but a “massive waste of taxpayers’ money”

Kneecap have responded to the news that UK prosecutors are appealing the recent ruling to dismiss the criminal case against the group’s Mo Chara over the alleged displaying of a Hezbollah flag at a London gig. They say the appeal is “unsurprising” but a “massive waste of taxpayers’ money”…
Chris Cooke
Chris Cooke •
Diddy to spend more than four years in prison public
Diddy • 2 min read

Diddy to spend more than four years in prison

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs was sentenced on Friday after being convicted earlier this year over the illegal transportation of two women to engage in prostitution. He will spend a total of 50 months in jail. His lawyers had argued for fourteen months, while the prosecution wanted an eleven year sentence…
Chris Cooke
Chris Cooke •
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