Spotify today has been hit with a pair of lawsuits that accuse the streaming service of “staggering” copyright infringement. Spotify is no stranger to issues with royalty payouts and licensing problems, and while the company has taken steps to improve in those areas, these lawsuits claim it still has a long way to go… Sylvania HomeKit Light Strip As noted by The Hollywood Reporter, the the …
A lawsuit has been filed that claims Beyonce sampled lyrics from a deceased New Orleans artist without permission. Beyonce did not credit artist Messy Mya, whose real name is Anthony Barre, or pay his estate for use, according to a complaint filed Feb. 2 by Barre’s sister, Angel Barre, in the U.S. District Court in Louisiana. She represents Barre’s estate.
According to The Wrap, Robert and Aron Marderosian are suing Lucifer and Warner Bros. over their mistreatment for the work that they did for the company. The Marderosians (the Plaintiffs) composed and performed the Lucifer main title theme and claim that Warner Bros. (the Defendants) has “commercially used, broadcast and exploited the ‘Lucifer’ main title theme” without any agreement with the …
A Utah man sued pop star Taylor Swift, claiming negligence on behalf of her agents after he wrote her a song and it was ignored. Russell Greer presented his case in small claims court Thursday evening in Salt Lake City. Greer says he spent a lot of time and money to write a song for Swift and her agents never passed it along to her.
Maybe the unintentional downside of the internet’s ubiquity is the ability to hear someone else’s song and borrow it for inspiration—only to later face a lawsuit accusing an artist of some degree of theft. Two singers are facing copyright lawsuits: Demi Lovato is being sued by Sleigh Bells for allegedly …
A lawsuit that claims Brad Paisley and his “Remind Me” co-writers stole an idea when they wrote and recorded the 2011 hit was decided this week. The artists, songwriters and publishers have defeated a copyright claim from singer and songwriter Amy Bowen. Bowen is known professionally as Lizza Connor.
Last September, federal judge George King ruled that “Happy Birthday to You,” the iconic song sung at children’s parties everywhere daily, was not subject to copyright protection as previously thought. Now free from the grasp of music publishing company Warner Chappell, it’s free to be used by anyone, anywhere, for any purpose, with only a specific arrangement covered by the 1035 copyright …
A federal judge will decide whether to give the final sign off to the settlement of a class action lawsuit challenging Warner/Chappell Music’s claim to the song “Happy Birthday to You” after a group of plaintiffs contended that it is in the public domain. U.S. District Judge George King will consider the settlement of the case that calls for a $14 million fund to compensate those who licensed …
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.
Robert Plant and Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin are defendants in a copyright lawsuit that accuses their band of lifting music from the song “Taurus” by the Los Angeles band Spirit.Laurance Ratner/WireImagehide caption Robert Plant and Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin are defendants in a copyright lawsuit that accuses their band of lifting music from the song “Taurus” by the Los Angeles band Spirit. A …