In this article, Jackson Weist details an ongoing copyright infringement case between major music labels and Verizon, and how the law allows the labels to sue Verizon despite no direct copyright infringement.
In this article, Jackson Weist details the history of music licensing for political campaigns and how artists have fought to have their songs removed from campaigns they disagree with.
In this article, Frances Small discusses the recent lawsuit filed by Tempo Music Investments, an owner of Bruno Mars’ music rights for the song, “When I Was Your Man” over Miley Cyrus’ use of numerous melodic, harmonic, and lyrical elements of the 2013 pop hit in her 2023 hit “Flowers.” This article explores the potential copyright challenges faced by Cyrus as well as the streaming services and retailers who have distributed Cyrus’ song.
In this article, Magaly Taylor discusses the active role of the Tennessee legislature in protecting an individual’s voice from artificial intelligence in the music industry by enacting the ELVIS Act, and the challenges in enforcing new legislation on evolving technology.
In this article, Josie Croce discusses the legal challenges that AI company Anthropic faces as music publishers bring suit against it. Although the music publishers’ make a multitude of claims of infringement, this blog will focus on the allegation that using copyrighted lyrics to train Anthropic’s chatbot constitutes infringement and deprives artists of deserved licensing fees. Against the backdrop of internet search engine jurisprudence, it is possible that Anthropic may invoke the defense of fair use because of the transformative nature of its use.
In this article, Josie Croce examines the ability for musical artists to regain some revenue and creative freedoms by re-recording their songs and albums.
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