Katy Perry has received a strong showing of support from 15 expert musicologists hailing from the U.S., Canada, Europe, and even Japan. The armada of musicologists first emerged after Katy Perry was slapped with a stunning, $2.8 million copyright infri…
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Amazon Responds to Sonos Litigation Threat: ‘We Were the First Out With a Connected, Voice-Enabled Speaker’
Earlier this week, Sonos filed a massive lawsuit against Google for stealing its IP. Alongside that salvo, they also warned of a pending lawsuit against Amazon. Sounds pretty serious, though frankly, Amazon doesn’t seem too concerned. For start…
Katy Perry Accused of Bringing Biased Experts Into Copyright Infringement Trial
Attorneys for Katy Perry are recruiting expert musicologists to reverse a shocking, $2.8 million copyright infringement verdict against the pop singer. Those musicologists are now being attacked as biased towards Perry and her collaborators. Katy Perry…
Sonos Files Lawsuits Against Google for Stealing Its Speaker Patents
Smart speaker company Sonos is suing Google because they think that it copied their technology. Sonos has filed two separate lawsuits against Google relating to five patents that they hold for wireless speaker systems. They are further asking the Inter…
UK lawyer Kieran Jay joins Harbottle & Lewis to head up Music department
“Harbottle & Lewis has an excellent and established reputation, and the move offers me a great platform to expand my practice further.”
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Lil Peep’s Managers Deny Any Wrongdoing in Rapper’s Overdose
The managers of the late rapper Lil Peep have filed papers in a California court, denying all responsibility for the rapper’s death from an overdose in 2017. Liza Womack, who is the mother of Lil Peep — whose real name is Gustav Åhr — filed the l…
Rich Music CEO Sentenced to Five Years in Federal Prison on Wire Fraud Charges
A judge has sentenced Rich Mendez, who is the CEO of Rich Music, to five years in federal prison for wire fraud. Rich Music is one of the top Latin labels in the United States, and a rising star in a meteoric genre. In a 2015 indictment, the federal go…
Katy Perry’s Lawyers Demand a Retrial as $2.8 Million Copyright Infringement Penalty Rises
Despite a unanimous jury decision against Katy Perry last year, lawyers for the pop superstar are reiterating their demands for a retrial to correct a ‘travesty of justice’. Just last week, Digital Music News reported that Christian rapper …
Miley Cyrus Settles $300 Million Copyright Lawsuit Over ‘We Can’t Stop’
Singer Miley Cyrus has settled a long-standing copyright infringement lawsuit relating to her hit song “We Can’t Stop.” In May of 2018, Michael May, who performs under the name Flourgon, sued Cryus because he claimed that “We Ca…
California Appeals Court Reopens Michael Jackson Child Sexual Assault Lawsuits
A California appeals court has reopened a pair of lawsuits filed by the two men who accused Michael Jackson of child sexual abuse in the documentary Leaving Neverland. Judge Mitchell L. Beckloff, writing for the three-judge panel of the State of Califo…