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Artist Partner Group Files Copyright Lawsuit Against Create Music
The independent label and publishing company Artist Partner Group (APG) sued Create Music Group on Tuesday (Jan. 21), accusing the company of violating copyrights by uploading and monetizing […]
German’s GEMA Takes Legal Action Against Suno for Unlicensed Music Use
BERLIN — In June, the three major labels sued the generative AI music companies Udio and Suno for training their software on copyrighted music without a license. Now, […]
TikTok Ban At SCOTUS, Megan Thee Stallion Order & 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 […]
Music Law Recap, Nicki Minaj Lawsuit, Lil Durk Case & More Legal 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 […]
UMG Lawsuit Says TuneCore Infringed Music by Rihanna, Ariana Grande
Universal Music Group (UMG), ABKCO and Concord Music Group have filed a lawsuit against Believe and its distribution company TuneCore, accusing them of “massive ongoing infringements” of their […]
Live Nation CEO Must Face Deposition Over Astroworld Music Festival
Live Nation CEO Michael Rapino must be deposed in the ongoing litigation over the 2021 disaster at the Astroworld music festival, the Texas Supreme Court says. In a […]
Limp Bizkit Sues Universal Music Group Over $200 Million in Unpaid Royalties — Justia News — October 9, 2024
On Tuesday, October 8, 2024, rock band Limp Bizkit filed a lawsuit against Universal Music Group in the U.S. District Court, Central District of California, alleging that the […]
Band Sues Universal Music Over $200M in Royalties
Limp Bizkit and frontman Fred Durst are suing Universal Music Group (UMG) over allegations that the label owes the band more than $200 million, with Durst’s lawyers writing […]
Music Streaming App Platform Musi Sues Apple on Breach-of-Contract Claims
Canada-based music streaming platform Musi has sued Apple in California federal court just a week after the Big Tech giant removed the Musi app from its Apple App Store on […]