Several major record labels and rights holders have settled their $621 million copyright infringement suit against the Internet Archive over its efforts to digitize, preserve, and share 78 rpm records. Attorneys for both sides filed the joint notice of settlement today in the California district court. It states only that …
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Rauw Alejandro is facing a new lawsuit accusing him of not obtaining licenses for samples of several songs by reggaeton pioneer DJ Playero across his 2022 album, Saturno. Notably, the lawsuit was not brought by DJ Playero — who actively collaborated with Alejandro on Saturno — but BM Records, a …
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Choreographer Felix “Fefe” Burgos is suing Epic Games, claiming dance moves he created for Alejandro Rauw’s “Touching the Sky” video were incorporated into Fortnite and sold to players without his permission. The emote was introduced to Fortnite earlier this year, and was even named “Touching the Sky,” like Alejandro’s song. …
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Despite a plea from one of the people accusing Ed Sheeran of copying Marvin Gaye‘s “Let’s Get It On,” the Supreme Court will not be taking on a copyright case around Sheeran’s hit, “Thinking Out Loud.” On Monday, the high court refused to take on the lawsuit claiming that Sheeran …
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Dave Franco and Alison Brie’s Sundance horror hit Together is the subject of a new copyright infringement lawsuit filed by the production company behind the 2023 film Better Half. The suit, obtained by Rolling Stone, calls Together, which sold at Sundance for a reported $17 million, a “blatant rip-off” of …
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Finally, a reason for sugarboo to levitate. Dua Lipa will no longer have to prove that she did not rip off L. Russell Brown and Sandy Linzer’s 1979 disco song “Wiggle and Giggle All Night” when she and others wrote the monster hit “Levitating.” U.S. District Judge Katherine Polk Failla …
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Plies officially dropped his copyright lawsuit against Megan Thee Stallion, GloRilla, Cardi B, and Soulja Boy on Friday. The rapper had sued the four rappers over Glo’s song “Wanna Be” Monday after accusing them of using a sample of his song “Me and My Goons” on the tracks. Plies voluntarily …
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A federal judge appears poised to take a wrecking ball to Miley Cyrus’ motion to dismiss the copyright infringement lawsuit filed over her Grammy-winning hit “Flowers.” At a court hearing in downtown Los Angeles today, U.S. District Judge Dean D. Pregerson repeatedly indicated he believes plaintiff Tempo Music Investments has …
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A singer-songwriter has sued Chlöe Bailey over claims that the R&B singer “exploited” him by failing to properly compensate and credit him for work he did on her most recent album, Trouble in Paradise. Melvin Moore, professionally known as 4Rest, claims that three of Bailey’s songs —“Favorite,” “Might as Well” …
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Following Paul McCartney’s lead, Elton John called on the U.K. government to impose new rules to protect the copyrights of artists and musicians amidst the rise of artificial intelligence. In a new interview with The Times, John expressed concern that the “wheels are in motion to allow AI companies to …
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