by thefriedfirm | Nov 15, 2018 | Blog
“Sorry is all that you can’t say” is the opening line of Tracy Chapman’s 1988 single “Baby Can I Hold You” (off of her 6x Platinum, Grammy-nominated debut album), but it also seems to be a sentiment Chapman is directing towards megastar Nicky Minaj, who allegedly used...
by thefriedfirm | Nov 8, 2018 | Blog
As returns from album sales have fallen off the streaming music cliff over the past 15 years, musicians have increasingly had to hit the road to make a living. Tegan Quin of Tegan and Sara once told a reporter, “This has become a really blue-collar industry, which...
by thefriedfirm | Jul 25, 2017 | Blog
A closely watched copyright case has reached a fairly uneventful conclusion. In June, Paul McCartney and Sony/ATV opted to settle over song rights for The Beatles catalogue. Back in January, McCartney sued Sony/ATV, seeking a declaratory judgment on whether he would...
by thefriedfirm | May 9, 2017 | Blog
The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) has filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against Grande Communications, a Texas-based internet service provider (ISP), due to Grande Communications not taking “meaningful action against repeat infringers,”...
by thefriedfirm | Feb 28, 2017 | Blog
Composers Robert and Aron Marderosian are accusing Warner Bros. of being devilish for using music they wrote and recorded in Fox’s series Lucifer without giving them credit or payment. The Marderosians, known as the Mardos, filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court...
