New Music, New Rules: Figure Skating Into the New Copyright Era
After earning a Gold Medal for Team USA at the 2022 Winter Olympic Games, the figure skating…
Remixing Copyright Law
INTRODUCTIONWith the rise of Electronic Dance Music (“EDM”) and advancements in music…
The Fine Line Between Inspiration and Infringement: Navigating Copyright in Modern Music
As highlighted in recent lawsuits involving superstars Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran, certain…
Music Licensing Concerns for TikTok
The rising popularity of TikTok has simultaneously reshaped the music industry. Music…
Who Teaches Robots? Music Publishers Sue Anthropic in Artificial Intelligence Copyright Lawsuit
As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to advance, courts are striving to establish…
Concert-Goers Don’t Want To Play Monopoly
When Ticketmaster merged with Live Nation in 2010 to form Live Nation Entertainment (LNE),…
Should Musicians Unionize to Respond to Streaming Inequity?
Hot Labor Summer Meets Hollywood The summer of 2023 was appropriately labeled by labor…
Performing Arts and Public Pockets: A Legal Look at Government Support for the Arts
On Monday, November 13, 2023, the Brooklyn…
Delinquent Royalty Payments: A Conflict with Royalty Distributions in Music
With the proliferation of streaming services such as Apple Music and Spotify, the way…
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…