A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit claiming Taylor Swift stole lyrics for 15 of her songs from a self-published Florida poet, ruling the accuser was trying to […]
Mary J. Blige’s ‘Real Love’ Didn’t Steal Funk Song Sample, Judge Rules
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit claiming Mary J. Blige’s enduring 1992 hit “Real Love” features a legendary 1973 funk sample without a license, ruling simply that […]
Taylor Swift Didn’t OK Blake Lively-Justin Baldoni Lawsuit Deposition
UPDATE (Sept. 12): In an order Friday evening, Judge Lewis J. Liman denied Justin Baldoni’s request to depose Taylor Swift after the current discovery deadline, stating that Baldoni’s […]
Pras Michel Must Repay $6.5M, Judge Says, But Didn’t Commit Fraud
A federal judge has ended a long-running fraud lawsuit against Fugees rapper Pras Michel over allegations that he sold off part of his music catalog to Harbourview after […]
Diddy Prosecutors Say They Didn’t Leak Cassie Video
The infamous 2016 surveillance video showing Sean “Diddy” Combs assaulting his former girlfriend wasn’t illegally leaked to the media by prosecutors, government attorneys argue in a new filing […]
Bandmates Say They Didn’t Approve Lawsuit
Weeks after Nelly’s former St. Lunatics groupmates sued him for allegedly cutting them out of royalties for his chart-topping breakout album Country Grammar, three of the ex-bandmates now […]
Playboi Carti & UMG Didn’t Abuse DMCA Takedown System, Judge Rules
A federal judge says Universal Music Group and Playboi Carti didn’t abuse the Digital Millennium Copyright Act when they issued a takedown notice – erroneously, it turns out […]
‘I Didn’t See Anything Wrong With It’: Ex-Accountant Gives Glimpse of Girardi Keese’s Finances
An attorney for Tom Girardi grilled a former accounting executive at his firm on Tuesday about falsified signatures on checks, coding changes in ledgers and secret payments into […]