Potentially seeking billions in damages, the music companies say Verizon refused to crack down on "blatant" piracy by its users.
The new rule clears up uncertainty about who gets paid streaming royalties when songwriters take back their music rights – a trickier question than it sounds.
A producer claimed he had “no doubt” that Megan's smash hit infringed his song, but a federal judge now says she has plenty of doubts.
A little-known New Orleans group claims one of the track's high-profile samples featured infringing lyrics. But a case over a three-word phrase could face long odds in court.
The NMPA's letter arrives just a week after The MLC filed a lawsuit against Spotify for "improperly" cutting royalties for songwriters and publishers.
In this week's Legal Beat, a decades-old Mary J. Blige song draws a lawsuit, Madonna responds to concert claims, Morgan Wallen charged with felonies, and much more.
The stars argued they should be reimbursed after defeating a "frivolous" song-theft lawsuit, but a federal judge ruled the duo must pay their own lawyers.
A federal judge weighs in for the first time on a sweeping copyright lawsuit filed against Twitter/X by music publishers.
In this week's Legal Beat, a court throws out a $1 billion judgment for the Big Three, Kanye claims Adidas is "suing" him, Steven Tyler beats decades-old allegations and much more.
In this week's Legal Beat, Sony sues over the Whitney biopic, Kanye's song gets pulled from streamers, Cam'ron loses a lawsuit over a photo of himself and much more.
