The owner of the Peanuts theme song and other music from the Charlie Brown franchise is going on the legal offensive, filing four copyright lawsuits Wednesday (May 20) […]
Mariah Carey Gets Refund For ‘All I Want for Christmas Is You’ Lawsuit
Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” smashed Billboard chart records this holiday season – and now, the pop star is getting a refund for her […]
Mariah Carey Christmas Case, Plus Diddy, 50 Cent & More Music Law News
This is The Legal Beat, a weekly newsletter about music law from Billboard Pro, offering you a one-stop cheat sheet of big new cases, important rulings and all […]
‘Christmas’ Accuser Rips Legal Bill Demand
A songwriter who unsuccessfully sued Mariah Carey over “All I Want for Christmas is You” is pleading with a judge to reject demands that he repay her six-figure […]
Mariah Carey Says ‘Christmas’ Accuser Must Repay Six-Figure Legal Bill
After beating a copyright lawsuit over her holiday classic “All I Want for Christmas is You,” Mariah Carey and other defendants say the little-known songwriter who filed the […]
Mariah Carey ‘All I Want for Christmas Is You’ Lawsuit Dismissed
Mariah Carey has won a federal court ruling dismissing a copyright lawsuit over her perennial holiday classic “All I Want for Christmas is You” – a decision that […]
Mariah Carey Wants ‘All I Want for Christmas’ Lawsuit Dismissed
More than nine months after Mariah Carey was again sued for allegedly stealing her perennial holiday classic “All I Want for Christmas is You” from an earlier song, […]