THE BIG STORY: Less than a year after Drake filed a stunning lawsuit against Universal Music Group (UMG) over Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us,” a federal judge tossed […]
Judge Wants Legal Bills Repaid After Case Dropped
A federal judge says Nelly should be reimbursed for hefty legal bills he spent defeating a “baseless” and “frivolous” lawsuit filed by one of his former St. Lunatics […]
Diddy Sentence, AI Lawsuits, Lil Durk Case & More
THE BIG STORY: “This was subjugation.” That’s what Judge Arun Subramanian said to Sean “Diddy” Combs last week as he sentenced him to over 4 years in prison […]
Rapper Tries to Dismiss Quando Rondo Murder Plot Case
Rapper Tries to Dismiss Quando Rondo Murder Plot Case – Lil Durk is attempting once more to have his federal murder-for-hire charges thrown out, arguing that he can’t […]
OpenAI Lyrics Case in Germany Explained
Two weeks ago, I wrote a column about how AI training licenses for music might work under the assumption that the development of such deals is a matter […]
Instagram, Facebook Slam Case Over Song Use
Meta says there’s no basis for Eminem’s music publisher to claim that “Lose Yourself” and other iconic tracks were made available to billions of users without permission, urging […]
Taylor Swift Deposition, Neil Young Case, Lil Durk & More Music Law
THE BIG STORY: Taylor Swift was once again dragged into the never-ending legal war between Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni over the movie It Ends With Us — […]
Judge Refuses to Dismiss Antitrust Case
A federal judge says Musixmatch must continue to face an antitrust lawsuit over allegations that the company is trying to monopolize the market for providing lyrics to streamers […]
Critical Mass With Law.com’s Ellen Bardash: ChatGPT Hit with Liability Suit for Teen Death, DOJ to Argue Information Exchange Issue in Sugar Antitrust Case
Marianna Wharry “The trial court apparently believed that any risk to the class was resolved simply by precluding Chatman from serving as class counsel, without discussing the relationships […]
Fugees’ Pras Michel Has Emergency Colon Cancer Surgery, Delaying Case
Fugees rapper Pras Michel had emergency surgery for colon cancer removal on Thursday (Aug. 28), postponing a key court hearing following his conviction on illegal foreign lobbying and […]