Social media platform X filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, on June 17th, alleging that New York’s “Stop Hiding Hate” Act […]
UMG Can’t Stop AI Training In Anthropic Copyright Lawsuit, Judge Rules
A federal judge has refused Universal Music Group’s request for an injunction that would have immediately blocked artificial intelligence company Anthropic PBC from using copyrighted lyrics to train […]
Pepperdine U. Loses Court Bid to Stop Netflix Debut of ‘Running Point’ in Trademark Dispute
A federal judge on Wednesday declined to stop the debut of the new Netflix series “Running Point,” which Pepperdine University claims infringes on its trademarks by using the […]
Federal Judge Won’t Stop Title IX Investigation Into Former GMU Law Professor
A federal judge in Virginia found Thursday that former George Mason University’s Antonin Scalia Law School professor Joshua Wright cannot stop a Title IX investigation into claims that […]
Isaac Hayes Estate Secures Preliminary Injunction to Stop Trump’s Use of ‘Hold On, I’m Coming’
A federal court in Georgia has granted a preliminary injunction to prevent Donald Trump and his presidential campaign from using the song “Hold On, I’m Coming” at his […]
Why Proposed Laws to Stop the Criminalization of Rap Lyrics Don’t Go Far Enough (Guest Column)
In June 2022, Jeffery Williams, the rapper professionally known as Young Thug, said from jail: “I always use my music as a form of artistic expression, and I […]