Lil Pump’s non-favorable contract with Warner Bros. Records is up. Lil Pump, an overnight rap sensation with his smash hit “Gucci Gang,” inked a non-favorable contract deal with Warner Bros. Records when he was underage. Now that the…
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Looks Like Radiohead Is Backing Off Its Bogus ‘Creep’ Copyright Claim
Radiohead now says they aren’t suing Lana Del Rey over ‘Creep’. So what are they doing? Is Radiohead issuing idle threats against Lana Del Rey? That’s the stinky possibility following a strange admission this morning from the g…
Facebook, Google, Netflix & Amazon are Taking Legal Action to Protect Net Neutrality
“In 2018, the Internet is united in defense of #NetNeutrality. As for the FCC, we will see you in court.” — Netflix, in a message posted on Twitter, Friday, Jan. 5th Some of the largest tech behemoths in the world are preparing for a major legal …
Oldies Artists Who Can’t Get Paid are Asking Congress for Help
Copyright owners of sound recordings released before 1972 have a problem: nobody will pay them their royalties. Now, these ‘oldies’ artists are hoping to close that legal loophole with the Classics Act. Duke Fakir, a founding member of Fou…
Apple Sues an Italian Company Named ‘Steve Jobs’ — And Loses
Steve Jobs is now the name of an Italian clothing and accessories company — much to the chagrin of tech giant Apple. It all began in 2012 when brothers Vincenzo and Giacomo Barbato named their clothing brand ‘Steve Jobs’. The brothers disc…
#ThrottleGate: Apple Now Faces 8 Lawsuits for Deliberate iPhone Slowing
Does Apple have a legal obligation to tell consumers about deliberate iPhone throttling? Let’s find out. Conspiracy theorists have long argued that Apple slows down older iPhones to get consumers to upgrade to new ones. But this is one conspira…
Apple Faces Two Separate Lawsuits Over ‘Deliberate iPhone Throttling’
Apple now faces two class-action lawsuits over iPhone throttling. Does Apple deliberately slow down older model iPhones? According to the New York Times, of course not. A global multi-million dollar actively working to slow down over a billion smartp…
Comcast Faces More Than $100 Million In Fines for Defrauding Customers In Washington
Washington State is now expanding a probe into fraudulent charges by Comcast. State attorney general Bob Ferguson is now expanding a lawsuit alleging more than $100 million in damages. Comcast is now battling serious allegations of defrauding customer…
ICE Audit: Are You and Your Employees at Risk?
Is your business prepared for a raid or audit by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents? Here are some suggestions from legal experts on how to respond.
Apple Music Faces Class Action Lawsuit for Not Paying Artists
An indie musician claims that Apple Music has streamed his music and failed to pay any royalties. Yesterday, independent musician Bryan Eich filed a class-action lawsuit against Apple Music. Eich claims that the company failed to obtain compulsory lic…