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 […]
Streaming Fraud Indicted, White Stripes v. Trump & 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 […]
Spotify Beats Eminem Publisher’s Lawsuit Over Song Streaming
Spotify has defeated a long-running lawsuit that claimed Eminem’s music was streamed illegally “billions” of times on the platform, winning a ruling that sharply criticized the rapper’s publisher […]
Copyright Rule Change on Streaming Royalties Finalized, Explained
The U.S. Copyright Office has finalized a new rule aimed at ensuring that songwriters who invoke termination rights to regain control of their music will actually start getting […]
Martin Shkreli Slapped With Trade Secret Misappropriation Lawsuit for Live Streaming Wu-Tang’s ‘Once Upon a Time in Shaolin’ Album
Martin Shkreli—notoriously known as the “Pharma Bro”—is no stranger to controversy, and the latest involves a one-of-a-kind album from legendary hip hop group Wu-Tang Clan. Now facing down […]