Jermaine Dupri is suing Sony Music Entertainment over accusations that the music giant owes him and his label more than $18 million in unpaid royalties tied to albums […]
Proposed Class Action Against PRS For Music Struck Down by Appeals Judge
Blur drummer Dave Rowntree has lost a U.K. court appeal to revive his challenge against PRS For Music’s “black box” royalty distribution on Monday (June 29). The U.K.’s […]
Nvidia Sued Over AI Music Training In New Copyright Lawsuit
Tech giant Nvidia is facing a lawsuit over accusations that it trained its AI music models Fugatto and Audio Flamingo on a copyrighted trove of songs without permission. […]
YouTube AI Training Argument Raises Indie Music Community Concerns
YouTube has long been one of the most accessible ways for independent artists to get their music out into the world: Anyone can create an account and post […]
Eminem Ruling, Drake OVO Case, Supreme Court: Music Law Weekly Recap
THE BIG STORY: It’s probably where this was headed all along: Songwriter Cyril Vetter’s much-discussed legal battle over copyright termination reached the U.S. Supreme Court last week, setting […]
Major Labels Ask Supreme Court To Overturn Music Copyright Ruling
The major music companies filed a hotly-anticipated case at the U.S. Supreme Court aimed at reversing a first-ever ruling on copyright termination, calling it a “profoundly wrong” decision […]
Eminem Music Publisher’s Meta Lawsuit Can Move Forward, Judge Rules
A judge says Eminem’s publisher can move forward with a $109 million lawsuit over allegedly unlicensed songs in the Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp music libraries. A Tuesday (June […]
Quavo Lawsuit Over Ferrari Sculpture in TikTok Music Video Dropped
Quavo is no longer facing a lawsuit for rapping in front of a quartz sculpture of a 1961 Ferrari in a TikTok and Instagram promo video in 2024. […]
2 Live Crew Ruling, AI Music Lawsuit, Lil Durk Charge: Music Law Recap
THE BIG STORY: Copyright termination, a crucial legal provision that allows songwriters and artists to take back their music decades after they sold it away, was meant to […]
Google Says YouTube Terms of Service Allow AI Music Training: Lawsuit
Google says in a new court filing that YouTube’s terms of service grant a “broad license” for artificial intelligence models to be trained on music uploaded directly to […]