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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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Declare trademark claims bogus says FKA in Twigs vs Twigs public
FKA Twigs • 3 min read

Declare trademark claims bogus says FKA in Twigs vs Twigs

FKA Twigs is trying to trademark her name in the US, but an indie pop duo called The Twigs are trying to block her registration. They complained about FKA Twigs using that name back in 2014, but then went silent for ten years. FKA Twigs now wants a court to rule that they should shut up again…
Chris Cooke
Chris Cooke •
DoJ’s Live Nation settlement “proof Trump Administration cannot be trusted to protect American consumers”, says new Senate report on Ticketmaster public
Live Nation • 3 min read

DoJ’s Live Nation settlement “proof Trump Administration cannot be trusted to protect American consumers”, says new Senate report on Ticketmaster

US senator Richard Blumenthal has slammed the settlement reached between Live Nation and the US DoJ, insisting that it won’t address any of the competition issues raised. In a new report, he urges the US states still pursuing an antitrust case to push for a break-up of Live Nation and Ticketmaster…
Chris Cooke
Chris Cooke •
Snoop Dogg told he can’t trademark ‘Smoke Weed Everyday’ public
Snoop Dogg • 2 min read

Snoop Dogg told he can’t trademark ‘Smoke Weed Everyday’

Snoop Dogg wanted to trademark the phrase ‘Smoke Weed Everyday’, a key lyric from his track ‘The Next Episode, for his cannabis business. But the US Trademark Office has rejected his application, because the phrase is too “informational” and selling cannabis is still illegal under federal law…
Chris Cooke
Chris Cooke •
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