The U.S. District Court of Tacoma, Washington has dismissed an instance of a copyright infringement lawsuit filed by a man who had accused rapper Rick Ross and Universal Music Group (UMG) of copyright infringement because he felt Ross’ “Bil…
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California Court Dismisses Apple Music Data Privacy Lawsuit
The U.S. District Court for Northern California has dismissed a lawsuit against Apple Music filed by users who claimed that the company sold and exposed user data to third parties. In May of this year, three Apple Music users — Leigh Wheaton, Jill Paul…
Former PledgeMusic CEO Threatens Legal Action Following Accusations of Fraud
Dominic Pandiscia, who is the former CEO of scandal-plagued PledgeMusic, is threatening legal action against a website that published allegations from a musician who accused him of financial misconduct. The kerfuffle began when Ken Andrews, who is a mu…
Spotify Faces $1 Billion Lawsuit Over Copyright Infringement, Deceptive Trade Practices
Spotify is about to battle another billion-dollar lawsuit alleging mass-copyright infringement and deceptive trade practices. Back in August, we first reported that Eminem publisher Eight Mile Style was slapping Spotify with an elephantine, multi-billi…
Eric B. Gets Probation Over a 17-Year-Old Charge
Hip-hop legend Eric B. received one-year probation stemming from a 17-year-old warrant for his arrest. The charge related to an incident that occurred on September 27, 2001 in Richfield Park, New Jersey. The police arrested Eric B., whose real name is …
What Murder Trial? YNW Melly Releases Latest Album While Incarcerated
In spite of being in prison while awaiting trial for the murder of his friends, rapper YNW Melly has released a new album. Entitled Melly vs. Melvin, the record is the first studio album for the rapper. Though he has released a pair of mixtapes before:…
Damon Dash Arrested for Unpaid Child Support While in Courthouse
Roc-A-Fella Records co-founder Damon Dash was arrested in New York for failing to pay child support while in a courthouse to pay a different warrant relating to unpaid child support. The problem stems from the fact that Dash has teenage children with t…
Katy Perry’s Legal Nightmare Continues — ‘Dark Horse’ Damages Swell Beyond Initial $2.79 Million Verdict
Back in August, Katy Perry — alongside Capitol Records, Dr. Luke, Max Martin, Juicy J, Kobalt, and other partners — were saddled with a $2.789 million verdict for infringing ‘Dark Horse’. Turns out that was just part of the story. A closer…
Portland Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Exploiting Children on TikTok
A U.S. federal court has sentenced a Portland, Oregon man to 15 years in prison for sexually exploiting two children he met on Musical.ly, which has since become TikTok. 33-year-old Juan Carlos Ramon was convicted of exploiting children whose ages were…
Pascrell Hails Congressional Investigation of Live Event Ticketing Marketplace
U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ) has hailed the launching of a congressional investigation of the live event ticketing industry by the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee. Pascrell called the launch “a watershed moment” in fixing th…