Twitter Sued by Music Firms Over Violating Copyrights, At Up to $150,000 a Work June 15, 2023 By Lucas Shaw The National Music Publishers’ Association sued Twitter Inc. Wednesday, alleging it violates the copyright of songwriters by using their music...
Ed Sheeran Didn’t Copy Marvin Gaye’s ‘Lets Get It On’, Jury Says May 5, 2023 By Isaiah Poritz and Bob Van Voris Pop star Ed Sheeran won a closely watched trial over allegations that his 2014 Grammy-winning song Thinking Out Loud copied...
Getty Images Lawsuit Says Stability AI Misused Photos to Train AI February 7, 2023 By Blake Brittain Stock photo provider Getty Images has sued artificial intelligence company Stability AI Inc, accusing it in a lawsuit made public...
AI Tools Can Create New Images, but Who Is the Real Artist? January 20, 2023 By Matt O'Brien and Arijeta Lajka ountless artists have taken inspiration from “The Starry Night” since Vincent Van Gogh painted the swirling scene in 1889. Now...
Taylor Swift, Songwriters Agree to End ‘Shake It Off’ Copyright Case December 14, 2022 By Blake Brittain Two songwriters have dropped their lawsuit claiming Grammy-winning musician Taylor Swift copied their lyrics in her 2014 number-one hit “Shake...
Andy Warhol, Prince at Center Stage in Supreme Court Case October 14, 2022 By Jessica Gresko Andy Warhol and Prince held center stage in a copyright case before the Supreme Court on Wednesday that veered from...
Miles Davis Photographer’s Suit Against Tattoo Artist Von D to Test Copyright ‘Fair Use’ June 20, 2022 By Riddhi Setty Celebrity tattoo artist Kat Von D’s use of a famous photograph of jazz great Miles Davis has led to what’s...
‘Top Gun’ Heirs Sue Paramount Over ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ June 6, 2022 By Jonathan Stempel The family of the author whose article inspired the 1986 Tom Cruise movie “Top Gun” on Monday sued Paramount Pictures...
Mariah Carey Sued for Copyright Infringement Over Iconic Christmas Song June 6, 2022 By Isaiah Poritz Mariah Carey was hit with a copyright lawsuit Friday over her hit song “All I Want For Christmas Is You,”...
Lawsuits by Comedians Say Pandora’s Streaming of Their Material Isn’t Funny February 9, 2022 By Blake Brittain The estates of Robin Williams and George Carlin sued Sirius XM’s Pandora Media Inc. on Monday, claiming the online music...