Musicians Gwen Stefani and Pharrell Williams Sued for Copyright Infringement
Richard Morrill, a singer-songwriter/hairstylist filed a copyright infringement complaint against musicians and judges from The Voice Gwen Stefani and Pharrell Williams.
January 25, 2017
Team Behind “Jersey Boys” Musical Found Liable for Copyright Infringement
A federal jury decided on November 29th that the Broadway musical Jersey Boys was an infringement of the unpublished autobiography of Tommy DeVito.
December 20, 2016
Federal Judge Recommends Lawsuit Against Pop Stars Be Dismissed
Two years ago, a Virginia federal district court granted a summary judgment and dismissed the case, filed by Devin Copeland and Mareio Overton, after ruling that “Somebody to Love” was not “intrinsically similar” to their song of the same name.
December 06, 2016
Lawsuit Over “We Shall Overcome” Protest Song Can Move Forward
The Richmond Organization and its subsidiary Ludlow Music, Inc., seeking a declaratory judgment on whether “We Shall Overcome” is in the public domain.
November 29, 2016
Big Names in Music Industry Sue Website to Stop Conversion of Streamed Music
Piracy seems to be the music industry’s hydra monster, the mythical beast with regenerating heads: every time it gets a handle on one mode of unauthorized distribution, another one pops up.
November 08, 2016
Singer Ed Sheeran Sued for Copyright Infringement for the Second Time This Year
Just two months after British singer Ed Sheeran was sued by two songwriters for $20 million in a copyright infringement complaint over his song “Photograph,” he’s being sued again over “Thinking Out Loud.”
August 30, 2016
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