Nintendo is hitting YouTube channels featuring popular game soundtrack with copyright strikes. Many channels are voluntarily shutting down in the wake of the strikes. Several YouTube channels shut down yesterday after Nintendo issued repeated copyright…
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Spotify, Amazon, Pandora, Google/Alphabet File a 92-Page Formal Protest Against Streaming Royalty Rate Increases
The fearsome foursome of Spotify, Alphabet/Google, Amazon, and Pandora aren’t backing down against proposed publishing rate hikes for streaming music services. Back in March, the streaming music giants first announced their intentions of fighting a maj…
Ubisoft Loses Its Guitar-Teaching Video Game Patent Case — Judge Tosses the Claim
A North Carolina judge has invalidated Ubisoft’s patent claim on a video game, Rocksmith. The game teaches people how to play the guitar. This whole situation started when Ubisoft accused a competing Finnish developer of infringing on their Rocksmith p…
Major Labels Blast Cox Communications for ‘Obstruction, Delay and Gamesmanship’ as Legal War Drags On
The legal battle between Cox Communications and major labels UMG, Sony Music, and WMG isn’t ending anytime soon. The ongoing lawsuit, which centers on Cox’s liability (or lack thereof) for its users’ illegal downloads of copyrighted music, began in 201…
Swedish Court Finds A$AP Rocky Guilty of Assault — So What Happens Next?
A$AP Rocky wasn’t acting in self-defense, a Swedish judge has determined. The guilty ruling follows nearly a month of incarceration for the rapper, who is now free and back in the U.S. But what does this judgment mean for the rapper? First, the court …
Getting Your Feet Wet in the Rental Property Business
The 10-step plan to purchasing your first rental property
No Charges Against NYPD Commander Who Ordered Officers to ‘Shoot 50 Cent on Sight’
The NYPD commander was apparently making a joke at 50 Cent’s expense. After a lengthy investigation, the NYPD’s Internal Affairs Bureau concluded that while 72nd Precinct Deputy Inspector Emmanuel Gonzalez did in fact tell his officers to shoot 50 Cent…
Billie Eilish Found Stealing Anime Artwork on Sweatshirts, T-Shirts, Other Merch
After the flat-out copy was detected, Billie Eilish pulled the items from her official merch store. Billie Eilish’s merchandising collaboration with Siberia Hills has created a messy situation. Over the weekend, it came to light that Billie Eilish has …
Cyndi Lauper Settles Copyright Infringement Lawsuit Over ‘Kinky Boots’
Cyndi Lauper has settled a copyright infringement suit filed by songwriter Benny Mardones. Mardones and writing partner Robert Tepper accused Lauper of lifting parts of their song “Into the Night” for the finale of her musical, Kinky Boots. The 2013 mu…
Lady Gaga Accused of Copyright Infringement on ‘Shallow’ — Based on 3 Notes
A little-known singer-songwriter named Steve Ronsen is threatening to sue music superstar Lady Gaga, saying that her award-wining hit song “Shallow” was copied in part from a song he posted on SoundCloud in 2012. Not only does Lady Gaga deny the charge…