In this week's Legal Beat newsletter, YNW Melly's trial is delayed, Steven Tyler's accuser demands a trial, Drake wants Lucian Grainge's emails and much more.
Two men suing the rapper for copyright theft are now asking a judge to weigh in on the track list for her highly anticipated sophomore album.
While the first copyright rulings have come out on the side of AI platforms, this is hardly a death knell for the music giants’ lawsuits against Suno, Udio and Anthropic, legal experts say.
A judge says the plaintiff’s expert witness is unqualified, pointing to deposition testimony that he found infringement based merely on his “instinct” granted “by God.”
An Instagram user says her Internet-famous reference to Brazilian butt lifts ended up in a GloRilla song without her permission.
The high court finally ends an unsuccessful legal battle over accusations that Sheeran's hit “Thinking Out Loud” infringed Gaye‘s iconic track.
Sudden and unpredictable changes at the Copyright Office could have big effects on AI, technology companies and rightsholders — including in the music industry.
The confidential settlements are the latest in a string of lawsuits accusing brands of using copyrighted songs in TikTok and Instagram ads without paying for licenses.
A photographer and licensing agency claim Lopez posted the pictures on Instagram and X for "self-promotion" without paying for copyright permission.
More than a decade after Sheeran’s hit was first released, he wants the Supreme Court to finally end a lawsuit claiming he stole it from Marvin Gaye.
