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Guns N Roses sued by photographer in copyright dispute

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Guns N Roses sued by photographer in copyright dispute

A photographer has sued Guns N Roses and their management team over allegations they have infringed the copyright in her images - she also accuses manager Fernando Lebeis of sexual harassment…

Chris Cooke • 15 Nov 2023

Live Nation investor sues over allegations of anti-competitive conduct

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Live Nation investor sues over allegations of anti-competitive conduct

A Live Nation investor has sued senior executives at the live giant alleging that they failed to disclose anti-competitive conduct, media coverage of which has negatively impacted on the company’s reputation and share price…

Chris Cooke • 15 Nov 2023

Kakao exec indicted following the big battle with HYBE for control of SM

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Kakao exec indicted following the big battle with HYBE for control of SM

The Chief Investment Officer of South Korean tech firm Kakao has been indicted over allegations he sought to artificially inflate the share price of K-pop company SM while battling with HYBE for control of that business…

Chris Cooke • 14 Nov 2023

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Nepal introduces TikTok ban

A TikTok ban has gone into effect in Nepal with ministers saying that use of the video-sharing app is being outlawed in order to stop the distribution of content that is “detrimental to social harmony”…

Chris Cooke • 14 Nov 2023

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Drake sits for Astroworld deposition

Drake last week sat for a deposition with lawyers working on the Astroworld lawsuits - he had a guest spot as part of Travis Scott’s headline set at Astroworld 2021 during which ten people died and hundreds more were injured as a result of a crowd surge…

Chris Cooke • 13 Nov 2023

Media Bill introduced that will oblige smart speaker platforms to provide "unfettered access" to traditional radio

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Media Bill introduced that will oblige smart speaker platforms to provide "unfettered access" to traditional radio

The UK government has introduced its Media Bill into Parliament - it seeks to update the regulation of public service broadcasting and commercial radio, and also ensure traditional radio stations are easily accessible via smart speaker platforms…

Chris Cooke • 13 Nov 2023

Lyrics can be used as evidence in Young Thug gang trial, judge rules

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Lyrics can be used as evidence in Young Thug gang trial, judge rules

The judge overseeing the criminal case involving Young Thug has ruled that the rapper’s lyrics can be used as evidence against him in his upcoming trial - the music industry has been calling for restrictions on an artist’s creative output being used in this way…

Chris Cooke • 10 Nov 2023

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Linkin Park sued by early bassist

Linkin Park have been sued by former bassist Kyle Christner who claims he is owed royalties from “more than 20” early recordings that were included in a 2020 box set…

Andy Malt • 10 Nov 2023

Sarah Silverman lawsuit testing copyright obligations of Meta's LLaMA AI platform back in court

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Sarah Silverman lawsuit testing copyright obligations of Meta's LLaMA AI platform back in court

A US judge gave some consideration this week to one of the legal cases that is testing the copyright obligations of AI companies - the lawsuit filed against Meta by three writers including comedian Sarah Silverman…

Chris Cooke • 10 Nov 2023

LA Reid sued by former Arista A&R over allegations of sexual assault

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LA Reid sued by former Arista A&R over allegations of sexual assault

Record industry veteran LA Reid has been sued by a former colleague at Arista Records who claims he sexually assaulted and harassed her when she was working in A&R at the label in the early 2000s…

Chris Cooke • 09 Nov 2023

Former Recording Academy CEO Neil Portnow accused of sexual assault

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Former Recording Academy CEO Neil Portnow accused of sexual assault

Former Recording Academy CEO Neil Portnow has been sued by an unnamed woman who says that he drugged and sexually assaulted her in a New York hotel room in 2018…

Andy Malt • 09 Nov 2023

Travis Scott and Live Nation sued by Astroworld business partner

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Travis Scott and Live Nation sued by Astroworld business partner

Travis Scott and Live Nation have been sued by the Sony-allied Ceremony Of Roses, which ran the amusements at the ill-fated 2021 Astroworld festival…

Chris Cooke • 08 Nov 2023

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