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Universal Music Group Fire Class Action Could Come Down to One Thing: Who Owns the Masters?

On June 21, a putative class action lawsuit was filed against Universal Music Group on behalf of artists whose master recordings are believed to have been destroyed in a 2008 fire on the Universal Studios backlot where they were stored. But most recording contracts don’t explicitly mention that responsibility, and there’s a legal distinction between the physical recordings and the intellectual …


EQUITY ALERT: Rosen Law Firm Files Securities Class Action Lawsuit Against Sunlands Technology Group – STG

To join the Sunlands class action, go to http://www.rosenlegal.com/cases-register-1598.html or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email [email protected] or [email protected] for information on the class action. A class action lawsuit has already been filed. Rosen Law Firm represents investors throughout the globe, concentrating its practice in securities class actions and …


Tupac, Tom Petty Estates Sue Universal Music Group Over 2008 Fire at Universal Studios Hollywood That Destroyed Master Recordings

(Newser) – In 2008, a fire at Universal Studios Hollywood also hit a vault of master music recordings owned by Universal Music Group. UMG didn’t comment to NPR, but it has previously accused the Times of overstating the scope of the fire’s damage. Last week, the chairman of Vivendi, UMG’s corporate parent, dismissed the new controversy over the 11-year-old fire as “noise.” To which music …


No Rain Tax Group Raising Money for Lawsuit

No Rain Tax Group raising money for lawsuit VideoHANOVER TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A grassroots effort to fight the controversial stormwater runoff fee in Luzerne County is ramping up. It’s been proven in history,” No Rain Tax Group member Marian Deangelis said. And that’s why the group called No Rain Tax is placing signs throughout the Back Mountain of Luzerne County. They are …


Realtor Group Moves to Dismiss Class Action Lawsuit Alleging Collusion

GettyThe National Association of REALTORS has filed a motion to dismiss a class action lawsuit that was filed against the organization in March. Mantill Williams, NAR’s vice president of communications, says the group will move to dismiss the other cases as well. He also says the class action attorneys involved in the case “dreamed up” anticompetitive rules that don’t exist within NAR’s …