A filing discovered today found revealed that Apple applied for the trademarks about three weeks before the acquisition of Platoon. Apple acquired the London-based creative services firm back in December of last year. Denzyl Feigelson and Saul Klein pa…
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Adidas Secures U.S. Copyright Protection for Kanye Yeezy Sneaker Designs
Adidas has won a copyright decision to protect some of the design elements of Kanye’s iconic Yeezy sneakers. The sneaker company filed for copyright protection of these elements on the Yeezy Boost 350 versions 1 and 2. However, the filing was initiall…
Ariana Grande Sued for Posting Pictures of Herself on Instagram
Ariana Grande is being sued for uploading pictures of herself to Instagram. The singer shared two pictures taken by a paparazzo — and now he wants to be paid for it. The lawsuit was filed on Monday by New York-based paparazzo Robert Barbera. He says t…
Ticketmaster Introduces Digitally-Encrypted Mobile Barcodes to Cut Down on Fraud
Ticketmaster is introducing a new ticketing system that gives buyers a unique, digitally encrypted barcode to help prevent fraud. The company’s new SafeTix system introduces an encrypted barcode that refreshes every few seconds. That means the ticke…
YouTube Music Now Available In 50 Countries — But Where Are the Subscribers?
YouTube Premium and YouTube Music are now available in seven new European countries. But despite a 50-country spread, subscriber growth has flatlined. Google has spent the majority of 2019 bringing its paid music service to more countries. India, Sou…
Charlie Walk Hired as Brand Ambassador for Music World Cup Competition
Music World Cup announced the appointment of former Republic Records president Charlie Walk as its next brand ambassador. Walk will work to expand the brand’s influence and introduce new audiences to the platform as World Unity Ambassador. The Music W…
Whose Is Bigger? ASCAP and BMI Are Holding Their Film & TV Awards Dinners on the Exact Same Night
PRO rivals ASCAP and BMI are hosting their film-music awards dinners on the same night on Wednesday. And neither side is backing down. ASCAP is holding its annual party at the Beverly Hilton, while the BMI party is at the Regent Beverly Wilshire. Thi…
James Charles Lost 3 Million YouTube Subscribers Over a Coachella Branding Deal
Beauty YouTuber James Charles has lost 3 million (and counting) subscribers over a spat with his mentor, Tati Westbrook. Westbrook put Charles on blast after a deal he struck at Coachella rubbed her the wrong way. The (very, very) public spat between t…
Micro-Licensing Startup Soundstripe Picks Up a ‘Macro’ $4 Million Series A Round
Soundstripe just closed a $4 million Series A round for its video-focused micro-licensing concept. Vocap Investment Partners led the healthy funding round. Nashville-based Soundstripe has attracted customers with its collection of royalty-free music fo…
Downtown Music Publishing Acquires Another One: Strictly Confidential
Downtown Music Publishing has acquired the full catalog of Belgium-based indie music publisher Strictly Confidential. The acquisition includes rights to more than 10,000 song copyrights, spanning multiple languages and genres. Downtown will control the…