The world’s largest record companies have filed a massive lawsuit against Verizon, accusing the telecom giant of enabling and profiting from “massive copyright infringement committed by tens of thousands of its subscribers.” In a lawsuit filed in federal court late last week, Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group, and Sony …
Read More »Tom Petty Doc Producers Accused of Stealing Filmmaker's Footage in New Lawsuit
Warner Music Group‘s production branch is being sued by filmmaker Martyn Atkins over the company’s alleged use of footage in a 2021 Tom Petty documentary without permission. Last week, Atkins filed a lawsuit in L.A. accusing the company of “brazen exploitation” of copyrighted recordings in the Somewhere You Feel Free …
Read More »FKA Twigs Developed Her Own Deepfake
FKA Twigs is developing a deepfake AI version of herself to engage with her fans, the singer revealed on Tuesday. The musician is set totestify on Capitol Hill later today to encourage heightened regulation of the technology. The artist cited AI as a potentially helpful tool for recording artists to …
Read More »Megan Thee Stallion Lands Warner Music Group Agreement, Retains Masters and Publishing Rights
Warner Music Group is making a major investment in the future of Megan Thee Stallion‘s career as an independent artist. The music and entertainment company has agreed to provide the Houston rapper with distribution and marketing resources under an agreement that allows her to maintain rights to both her master …
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