Condé Nast is officially suing Drake and 21 Savage for allegedly using a fake Vogue issue as part of a promotional campaign for their recently released Her Loss album. The Vogue owner Condé Nast submitted the multimillion-dollar action to a New York fe…
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Greenberg Traurig LLP Is Attempting to Dump Kanye West as a Client
Miami law firm Greenberg Traurig is seeking to withdraw as Kanye’s legal counsel in a copyright case. The law firm asked a Manhattan federal court on Wednesday for permission to drop Kanye West. This would be the fifth law firm to drop Kanye Wes…
Jury Awards Major Labels $46.8 Million In Grande Communications Copyright Infringement Verdict
A jury awards major record labels $46.8 million in RIAA vs. Grande Communications lawsuit verdict. An Austin federal jury has found Grande Communications liable for willful infringement of 1,403 copyrighted sound recordings. The Texas-based internet pr…
Disney Faces Frozen II Copyright Infringement Lawsuit — “This Can Only Be Explained by Copying.”
Disney faces a copyright infringement lawsuit over a song in Frozen II, which “can only be explained by copying.” Artist and songwriter Daniel E Grigson is suing Disney, claiming that a song that appeared on the soundtrack to 2019’s F…
SXSW Appeals Insurance Claim Judgment Tied to Canceled 2020 Festival
SXSW lost an insurance claim lawsuit tied to its 2020 festival cancellation. Now the festival is appealing that decision. A federal judge agreed that insurance coverage is precluded for organizers of the SXSW festival for an underlying lawsuit filed by…
Artists, Industry Leaders, Legal Experts Join Together to ‘Protect Black Art’
Several artists, industry leaders, and legal experts have released an open letter in a call to Protect Black Art. The open letter was published in The New York Times and The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and urges legislators across the United States to…
Kanye West Faces $4.5 Million Lawsuit From Former Accountant
Kanye West faces a $4.5 million lawsuit from a former accountant. Legal documents obtained by The Blast show that business manager and celebrity accountant Thomas St. John filed a lawsuit against Kanye West. St. John alleges that Ye stopped paying a mo…
RIAA Demands Yout Foot ‘Conservative’ $250,000 Bill for Attorneys’ Fees Following Appeal Notice
One week back, stream-ripper Yout appealed the dismissal of its years-long defamation and DMCA lawsuit against the Recording Industry Association of America. Now, the RIAA is officially demanding that the Hartford-based plaintiff cough up $250,000 in a…
DJ Muggs of Cypress Hill Drops Infringement Case Against Peloton
A lawsuit filed by DJ Muggs of Cypress Hill against Peloton for alleged copyright infringement has been dropped. Here’s the latest. Lawrence Muggerud (DJ Muggs) submitted the lawsuit to a California federal court via the Soul Assassins, his hip-…
Word Collections Secures Win In Pandora Spoken-Word Royalties Showdown: ‘The Counterclaim Is Dismissed in Its Entirety’
A federal judge has officially dismissed Pandora’s countersuit against Word Collections “in its entirety” amid a broader battle concerning spoken-word royalties. Judge Mark C. Scarsi dismissed the SiriusXM-owned platform’s counterclaim in a nearly 30-p…