Music industry backs reintroduced ‘RAP Act’ that would bar lyrics from being used as evidence in US court trials
Major music industry companies and organizations are once again throwing their weight behind a proposed law that would prevent rap ...
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Federal court blocks FTC’s ‘click-to-cancel’ rule for subscription services days before rollout
A federal appeals court has blocked the US Federal Trade Commission’s “click-to-cancel” rule just days before it was scheduled to ...
After being sued by Warner for copyright infringement, DSW files lawsuit against UMG, Sony and BMG seeking court protection over music usage in TikTok, Instagram posts
Shoe retailer DSW Designer Shoe Warehouse has filed a declaratory judgment lawsuit against Sony Music, Universal Music, and BMG.The lawsuit, ...
Court shoots down Sarah Silverman’s case against Meta’s AI – but declares using copyrighted works for training is NOT ‘fair use’
For the second time this week, a US federal judge has issued an opinion on whether or not using copyrighted ...
Music publishers and Elon Musk’s X granted 90 day pause to copyright lawsuit for ‘good faith negotiations’ to try to settle out of court
The many music publishers who sued Elon Musk’s X over alleged copyright infringement are aiming to settle the matter out ...
Court rules NewJeans will be fined if they engage in independent promotional activities, amid contract dispute with HYBE’s ADOR
A court in Seoul has ordered K-pop group NewJeans to pay 1 billion won (USD $726,300) per member for each ...
Diddy Reportedly Uses A Crazy Method To Communicate With Mom In Court, Per Rumors
Diddy might be reading secret messages through his mother’s wigs as legal pressure mounts and a potential plea deal looms. ...
Anthropic lawyers apologize to court over AI ‘hallucination’ in copyright battle with music publishers
Lawyers for generative AI company Anthropic have apologized to a US federal court for using an incorrect citation generated by ...
Court should reject ‘dangerous’ assumption that rap lyrics are factual in case against record company, scholars argue
A group of academics are urging the court to dismiss Drake’s defamation case against Universal Music Group over Kendrick Lamar’s ...
Mase Might Pop Up On Diddy In Court, No Guest List Needed
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Ron Galella, Ltd. / Getty During a recent episode of the “It Is What It ...
