Music Licensing Concerns for TikTok
The rising popularity of TikTok has simultaneously reshaped the music industry. Music publishers have expressed issues with TikTok’s…
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Who Teaches Robots? Music Publishers Sue Anthropic in Artificial Intelligence Copyright Lawsuit
As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to advance, courts are striving to establish precedents for this burgeoning technology. Numerous…
Concert-Goers Don’t Want To Play Monopoly
When Ticketmaster merged with Live Nation in 2010 to form Live Nation Entertainment (LNE), the primary objective was…
Should Musicians Unionize to Respond to Streaming Inequity?
Hot Labor Summer Meets Hollywood The summer of 2023 was appropriately labeled by labor experts and advocates as…
Delinquent Royalty Payments: A Conflict with Royalty Distributions in Music
With the proliferation of streaming services such as Apple Music and Spotify, the way consumers listen to their…
Justin Bieber Becomes Youngest Music Sensation to Sell His Music Catalog
In January 2023, 28-year-old pop sensation Justin Bieber (“Bieber”) became the youngest to join the growing list of…
Not the Real Slim Shady: Implications of A.I. in the Music Industry
In November 2020, visionary pop-star Grimes offered her prediction on the future of music: “I feel like we’re…
The “RAP Act” and its Legal Implications as seen in Young Thug and Gunna’s Criminal Trials
In 1993, Snoop Dogg was tried for first-degree murder because his bodyguard had allegedly killed a rival Blood…
Netflix v. Unofficial Bridgerton Musical: A Discussion on Fair Use
Over eight million households worldwide watched the Netflix series “Bridgerton” within four months of its release on Christmas…
Pandora Receives Not-So-Funny Lawsuit for Infringing Comedians’ Copyrights
On February 7, 2022, streaming service Pandora was sued by comedians Andrew Clay, Bill Engvall, Ron White, and…