Claiming “blatant” copyright infringement, the new case is the latest of more than a dozen lawsuits accusing the controversial rapper of using uncleared materials in songs.
The deal resolves allegations that Mustaine was refusing to pay commissions, but the rocker will continue to pursue his own counterclaims about "repeated management failures.”
After UMG's $500 million copyright infringement lawsuit against Believe, Billboard explores what serious distributor reform would look like — and if it is a good idea.
AI copyright lawsuits are part of the zeitgeist, and this unique case filed in Germany could potentially clarify law in Europe.
The band's lawyers argued Trump's unauthorized use of their iconic track was 'offensive,' but copyright litigation is expensive and the case would have taken years to resolve.
The rapper's lawyers claimed that “inflammatory" statements to the press were threatening his right to a fair trial, but the judge said he could not issue such an "extreme" order.
Adding two additional felony counts against Durk, a new indictment also says the rapper explicitly referenced the attack in one of his songs to "commercialize" his crime.
A major ruling is looming in the long-running lawsuit, which claims the DJ used his fame to "sexually victimize underage girls.”
The lawsuit is the latest in a string of cases to claim that a legally-cleared sample featured uncleared materials from an earlier song.
A week after prosecutors accused the rapper of violating the terms of a plea deal over felony gang charges, his lawyers have struck a deal.
