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Following a controversial court ruling in Canada over piracy links, Google has fought back in California. Last month, Digital Music News reported on a controversial court ruling against Google. The Canadian Supreme Court ordered the search giant to take down piracy links worldwide. Now, Google has fought back, this time in a California courtroom. In […]
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A contractual battle and a complicated divorce might mean the end of the fact-check site.
Congress wants to ensure all artists get paid, every time, by every streaming platform. And they want to do it by creating a single, unified licensing database. If you’re an executive at Spotify, you might be experiencing a prolonged, extreme migraine headache. And the reason is that music data, ownership records, and a gaggle of […]
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Congress will tackle whether ‘oldies’ artists should get paid on pre-1972 tracks. Two years ago, Pandora agreed to pay out $90 million over the contentious issue of streaming pre-1972 recordings. Then, SiriusXM agreed to pay Flo & Eddie $99 million for having played The Turtles songs on its platform. Now, Congress will deal with the […]
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Protect your assets and safeguard your family’s future with three documents that detail what will happen when you’re unable to make decisions later.
Music publishers are suing the crap out of Spotify. But could this all have been prevented? In case you’re just tuning in, Spotify now has a level 5 legal emergency on their hands. After nearly two years of litigation hell against music publishers and $70+ million in resulting damages, the streaming giant isn’t even close to […]
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Spotify has just been slapped with two lawsuits from independent music publishers. Meanwhile, the threat of a major publishing lawsuit is dangling. How’s your day going so far? When it pours, it monsoons. Spotify has just been served with another raft of publishing lawsuits, according to legal paperwork shared with Digital Music News. The […]
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Want to get your free TicketMaster tickets for several Live Nation events? Read on. In 2003, Curt Schlesinger filed a class action lawsuit against TicketMaster. The lawsuit alleged that TicketMaster had failed to fully disclose all aspects of its UPS and order processing fees. TicketMaster settled the case back in 2013. Now, four years later, […]
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What’s worse than a single multi-million dollar copyright infringement lawsuit? Ed Sheeran is now dealing with two. Last year, Ed Sheeran was slapped with a major lawsuit alleging copyright infringement. The Estate of Marvin Gaye accused the singer of copying the soul classic, ‘Let’s Get It On,’ without seeking permission beforehand. In the lawsuit, Sheeran’s ‘Thinking Out […]
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Facing millions in potential damages, Kendall and Kylie Jenner have finally fought back against multiple lawsuit threats. Several weeks ago, Kendall and Kylie Jenner sold “vintage” T-shirts featuring images of iconic rappers and rock stars. The girls somehow decided to sell shirts with their faces superimposed over stars like Tupac, Pink Floyd, and others. Following […]
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