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Amy Winehouse estate sues friends of the late musician over auctions
The Amy Winehouse estate has gone legal over the sale of items that belonged to the late musician by two of her friends…
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Our round up of legal battles, courtroom drama, copyright disputes and everything else.
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US senators propose new laws to ramp up the battle against ticketing bots
Two US senators have proposed new laws to better enforce the 2016 BOTS Act, which banned the use of bots by ticket touts to hoover up tickets to in-demand events from primary sellers…
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Song theft claim against Mariah Carey's Christmas classic re-filed with US courts
Songwriter Vince Vance has re-filed his song-theft lawsuit which claims Mariah Carey’s ‘All I Want For Christmas Is You’ rips off an earlier song he wrote which even has the same title…
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Sony sues cosmetics brand over unlicensed use of music in social media posts
OFRA Cosmetics has been sued by Sony Music for using tracks in its social media posts without licence - the major is seeking statutory damages which could come in at just under $50 million…
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Appeals court revives copyright case over Fortnite emote
The Ninth Circuit Appeals Court in the US has revived a copyright claim made by choreographer Kyle Hanagami who accuses Fortnite of ripping off a dance sequence he created for Charlie Puth’s ‘How Long’ video in one of its emotes…
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Bandcamp union files complaint with federal agency over redundancies
The Bandcamp United union has filed a complaint with the US National Labor Relations Board after none of the eight Bandcamp employees who had been leading union negotiations with management were offered jobs by new owner Songtradr…
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Music industry restates artificial intelligence priorities ahead of UK government's AI Safety Summit
UK Music has sent a letter to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak setting out the industry’s priorities for AI regulation ahead of the AI Safety Summit that is being staged by the British government this week…
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Visual art copyright case against Stability AI stripped back but will proceed
A US lawsuit testing the copyright obligations of AI companies - pursued by visual artists against image-generating AI platforms - can proceed, although with various parties removed and claims dismissed…
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Lizzo's touring company seeks dismissal of lawsuit filed by former dance team members
Lizzo’s company Big Grrrl Big Touring has responded to the lawsuit filed by three former members of the musician’s dance team, accusing the dancers of unprofessional conduct and seeking dismissal of the case on anti-SLAPP grounds…
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Chris Brown and Live Nation sued over violent altercation in London club
Chris Brown and Live Nation have been sued in relation to a violent incident that occurred at at London club in February while the musician was in the UK on his 'Under The Influence' tour…
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GESAC welcomes European Parliament support for measures against buy-outs
GESAC, representing song right collecting societies across Europe, has welcomed the news that two European Parliament committees have adopted a report which, among other things, calls for protections for music-makers against forced buy-outs when they are commissioned to create new music…
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Dr Luke and Juice WRLD estate sued in 'Not Enough' copyright dispute
Producer Dr Luke and the estate of Juice WRLD were last week sued by a musician who worked on the Juice WRLD track ‘Not Enough’ in a dispute over copyright ownership and unpaid royalties…