In this week's Legal Beat, Young Thug heads home, Universal sues TuneCore, Ed Sheeran wins a copyright case, Metro Boomin faces allegations and much more.
Along with ABKCO and Concord, the music giant accuses TuneCore and its parent Believe of willfully infringing their copyrights to grow its business in a $500 million complaint.
“We have been passed a file by the police to consider a charging decision in this case," the Crown Prosecution Service.
The superstar rapper walked out of jail a free man on Thursday (Oct. 31), but that climactic moment was set into motion months ago.
An appeals court says that allowing Sheeran's accusers to proceed with their infringement lawsuit over “Thinking Out Loud” could "stifle creativity" for future songwriters.
The new complaint accuses Eothen "Egon" Alapatt, who was previously sued by the estate of Madlib collaborator MF DOOM, of "repeatedly breaching his duties" for his own benefit.
More than two years after he was arrested on sweeping gang charges, Thug's guilty plea marks a key turning point in a criminal case that has rocked the music industry.
Weeks after Combs' lawyers accused the government of leaking evidence, prosecutors say it's a ruse by his legal team to prevent jurors from seeing the tape.
The judge said the risk of public scrutiny and "embarrassment" doesn't outweigh Diddy's constitutional right to confront his accuser in open court.
A week after talk of a mistrial, prosecutors continue to show a new willingness to strike deals rather than risk starting the massive case over from scratch.
