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Does Taylor Swift Own Her Music?

Taylor Swift now owns her master recordings after buying back the rights to her first six albums in 2025. Her battle over music ownership highlighted the difference between masters and publishing and reshaped industry conversations about artist control.

March 12, 2026

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What MMA’s Mechanical Licensing Collective Means For Songwriters

Many questions remain about how the Mechanical Licensing Collective, not the least of which is who will actually run the organization.

June 04, 2018

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Paul McCartney and Sony/ATV Settle Over Rights to Beatles Music

Paul McCartney sued Sony/ATV, seeking a declaratory judgment on whether he would be able to regain his copyright ownership share to the music he helped create.

July 25, 2017

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Legendary Band The Eagles Sues Hotel For Trademark Infringement

American rock band the Eagles is suing a Todos Santos, Mexico hotel for capitalizing off their song of the same name. Baja LLC runs a merchandising operation in California and sells clothing and merchandise featuring the Eagles’ HOTEL CALIFORNIA mark.

May 23, 2017

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Paul McCartney Sues Sony in Attempt to Regain Copyrights to Beatles Song

Paul McCartney filed a complaint against Sony/ATV Music Publishing, in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, seeking a declaratory judgment on his ownership rights to certain works by The Beatles from the 1960s and 1970s.

February 14, 2017

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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

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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A federal jury decided on November 29th that the Broadway musical Jersey Boys was an infringement of the unpublished autobiography of Tommy DeVito.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

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