Genius presents evidence to prove its long-running case against Google. Genius, the New York-based site that allows users to interpret, analyze, and comment on the (accurately transcribed) lyrics of popular songs, alleges that Google copied these lyric…
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Lil Durk Faces Charges of Attempted Murder After Surveillance Footage Surfaces
With new surveillance footage available, prosecutors have charged Lil Durk with attempted murder. Popular rapper Lil Durk, signed to Interscope/Universal Music Group, experienced a potentially devastating career setback this week, as Georgia law-enforc…
Los Angeles Judge Grants Britney Spears a Five-Year Restraining Order Against Former Manager, Sam Lufti
Following a lengthy legal battle, Britney Spears has finally obtained what she and her family have long wanted. Yesterday, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Brenda Penny issued a five-year restraining order against Spears’ former manager, Sam Lutfi. The…
Suge Knight Partner Pleads Guilty to Selling Sealed Court Evidence to TMZ for $55,000
A business partner of Suge Knight has been sentenced after pleading no contest to conspiring to sell sealed video evidence to TMZ. Mark Blankenship was charged with one felony count of conspiracy to obstruct justice. Blankenship entered his plea of no…
Amazon and Roc Nation Score a Victory in Meek Mills Wiretapping Case
Amazon and Jay-Z’s Roc Nation have scored a major victory in court. Last September, Philadelphia attorney A. Charles Peruto Jr. filed a rather interesting wiretapping case against both Amazon and Roc Nation. The defense lawyer representing Philadelphia…
Spotify Is Under Investigation by Swedish Authorities for GDPR Violations
With GDPR laws in place, many tech companies are running afoul of privacy groups and data authorities. Case in point: a Swedish data authority has opened an investigation into Spotify’s handling of consumer’s rights to access their data. The GDPR’s rig…
SoundExchange Is Auditing TuneIn Over Statutory License Payments
TuneIn has just received some pretty bad news from the Copyright Royalty Board (CRB). Last Friday, the CRB filed its ‘Notice of Intent to Audit‘ radio streaming platform TuneIn, with SoundExchange leading the examination. The news comes a month after …
Yo Gotti Fights Back Against $6.6 Million Court Ruling for Bailing on a Rap Collaboration
After a $6.6 million judgment against him for failing to perform a rap collab, Yo Gotti is asking a judge to vacate the settlement. Judge Todd Burke of Forsyth Superior Court awarded the $6.6 million settlement to Michael Terry, manager of rapper Young…
The Lawsuit Over Led Zeppelin’s “Stairway to Heaven” Guitar Riff Is Heading (Back To) Court
We thought this one was over. But Led Zeppelin’s heavily-watched “Stairway to Heaven” lawsuit is now slated to be reheard in a federal appeals court. The original lawsuit was filed back in 2014, when a descendant of Randy Craig Wolfe, a former performe…
R. Kelly’s Former Manager Indicted for “Making Terroristic Threats” Against Alleged Sex Slave’s Father
Yesterday, at his arraignment in Cook County, Illinois, R. Kelly pleaded not guilty to 11 new charges of sexual assault against a minor. Prosecutors had hit the embattled R&B singer with four counts of aggravated criminal sexual assault, three coun…