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Class Action Lawsuit Over Universal Music Fire Filed by Soundgarden, Hole, Tom Petty Estate

Class Action Lawsuit over Universal Music Fire Filed by Soundgarden, Hole, Tom Petty EstatePublished Jun 24, 2019In the wake of news surfacing that a 2008 fire at Universal Studios Hollywood destroyed 500,000 irreplaceable master recordings Hole and Steve Earle , as well as the estates of Tom Petty and 2Pac , have filed a class action lawsuit against Universal Music Group As a follow-up New …


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 …


Class Action Says Anthem Refuses to Cover Brand-Name Medication

A class action lawsuit charges that Anthem Blue Cross refuses to cover name-brand medication, even when there is no equivalent generic or the generic is ineffective. In the suit, K.F. Petty says that in 2007, her doctor prescribed a medication described in the suit as “Drug X” to protect her privacy.


Led Zeppelin’s Plagiarism Lawsuit: A Sign of the Times in the Music Industry

It’s hard for musicians to make money these days, given the drain of file-sharing and the lousy wages of streaming. But an increasing number of artists have found another way to generate funds: lawsuits against each other. In the past few years, a rash of high-profile legal actions have been launched by stars, or their estates, over copyright infringement.