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Setlist Podcast: “Spotify is not a business partner”, says NMPA boss
The NMPA ramps up its battle with Spotify, Sony sues Marriott…
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Sony sues Marriott over social media posts
Sony Music has sued the Marriott hotel chain over its use of music on videos posted to social media. The major label accuses Marriott of “rampant infringement” and says that it is filing its lawsuit in an effort to “recover damages for Marriott’s wilful conduct”…
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Sony Music tells 700+ AI companies to respect its copyrights
More than 700 AI companies have been sent a letter by Sony Music which demands that they respect the major music company’s rights and seek permission before using any of its recordings or songs to train their AI models. It’s basically a wide-ranging ‘reservation’ of rights…
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Sony Music artists front campaign to get young EU residents voting
A number of Sony Music artists are fronting a multi-language campaign around Europe to try to boost the number of young people voting in the upcoming European Union elections.…
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Setlist Podcast: Make big shows fund grassroots music, politicians told
UK politicians hear possible solutions to the grassroots venues crisis, Nirvana logo dispute back in court…
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Rapper ordered to pay $800,000 to Sony over TikTok hit with unlicensed sample
A US court has ordered rapper Trefuego to pay Sony Music over $800,000 in damages after he used an uncleared sample in a track that went viral on TikTok. However, the judge declined to issue an injunction banning future distribution of the track…
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Michael Jackson’s son moves to block grandmother from funding legal battle from estate
Michael Jackson’s son Blanket has filed legal papers attempting to block his grandmother from drawing money out of the late musician’s estate to fund a legal battle over a catalogue deal. The family members previously teamed up, but Blanket now thinks Katherine Jackson’s appeal is doomed to failure…
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Black Eyed Peas sued for licensing interpolation but not sample of Scatman
The label that owns Scatman John's 'Scatman' has sued Black Eyed Peas over an uncleared sample. Iceberg Records provided a licence that allowed the interpolation of the ‘Scatman’ composition into their song 'Bailar Contigo', but says the original recording was also sampled, which was not licensed…
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Sony Music settles big termination rights test case
Another lawsuit aiming to test whether the US termination right can be applied to record contracts has been settled. A group of musicians including The New York Dolls’ David Johansen agreed to drop his case against Sony Music after it was taken to arbitration…
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Sony Music sues over unpaid sync fees from Whitney Houston biopic
The producers of the Whitney Houston biopic 'I Wanna Dance With Somebody' have been accused on infringing the copyright in her recordings after failing to pay the fees due on a sync deal negotiated with the late musician’s label, Sony Music…
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Sony fails to get Experience Hendrix lawsuit thrown out of UK court
A UK judge has said that a dispute over the rights in the Jimi Hendrix Experience catalogue can proceed to trial - the estates of two of Hendrix’s former bandmates, Mitch Mitchell and Noel Redding, claim they are due royalties from those recordings…
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Kesha formally parts company with Dr Luke's label and her long-term manager
Kesha has parted company with her label, Dr Luke’s Kemosabe, and her management company Vector. This follows the settlement of her long running legal battle with Dr Luke earlier this year…