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Copyright Infringement Litigations Based On Influencer Posts – How To Protect Your Business

Companies that engage influencers to promote their brands on social media face a growing risk of being sued for copyright infringement when those influencers...

United States IP

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Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP

Section 181 Goes Platinum: A Tax Relief Game-Changer For Recording Artists And Labels

Recent legislation extends immediate expensing to albums, streaming projects, and music videos

United States Tax

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Barnes & Thornburg LLP

What The Beach Boys And Charles Manson Can Teach You About IP And Contract Law

At first glance, the Beach Boys and Charles Manson have almost nothing in common.

United States IP

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Klemchuk

Pryor Cashman Partners Named To Variety's 2025 Music Legal Elite Report

Variety has recognized four Pryor Cashman Music Group Partners to its Music Legal Elite 2025 list, which honors top attorneys shaping the future of the music industry...

United States Media & IT

PC

Pryor Cashman LLP

Pryor Cashman Earns Top Rankings In Chambers 2025 High Net Worth Guide

United States Law Performance

PC

Pryor Cashman LLP

AI Music Presents Novel Issues Within Current Frameworks

United States Technology

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Jones Walker

Tammy Livingston v. Jay Livingston Music, Inc.

United States IP

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Loeb & Loeb LLP

Saady Named To The 2025 Lawdragon 500 X – The Next Generation For Second Consecutive Year

United States Media & IT

PC

Pryor Cashman LLP

(In)Authentic: The Importance Of Due Diligence In The Art Market

United States Media & IT

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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

Pryor Cashman Secures Full Defense Win In Copyright Infringement Case Involving Karol G, Tiësto, And Major Music Publishers

United States IP

PC

Pryor Cashman LLP

Legal 500 Names Pryor Cashman A Top U.S. Law Firm, Ranking Six Practices In 2025

United States IP

PC

Pryor Cashman LLP

How Private Equity Is Shaping Modern Music Catalog Deals

United States Media & IT

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Loeb & Loeb LLP

European Commission Finds Apple's Steering Practices Breach The DMA

United States Anti-trust

PC

Perkins Coie LLP

Lawdragon Names 10 Pryor Cashman Attorneys To Inaugural 2025 500 Leading Global IP Lawyers List

United States IP

PC

Pryor Cashman LLP

Bridging Cultures, Avoiding Disputes: Why Construction Needs Partnering Dialogue More Than Ever

United States Litigation

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JAMS

New Montana State Income And Property Taxes For 2025 & 2026

United States Tax

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Parsons Behle & Latimer

From 1925 To Today: How The FAA Transformed Dispute Resolution - The Importance Of Preserving The Core Values Of Arbitration

United States Litigation

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JAMS

Evolving Challenges In Employment Mediation: Managing Emotions, Shifting Strategies And Legal Trends (Podcast)

United States Employment

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JAMS

Resolving Construction Conflicts Efficiently: A Guided Mediation Approach

United States Litigation

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JAMS

Turn The Trademarks Off: The Trademarks Of Kendrick Lamar, SZA, And Beyonce

On May 9, 2025, I sat in a crowded football stadium for the sold-out second night of the Grand National Tour concert featuring Kendrick Lamar and SZA (the stage name of Solána Rowe).

United States IP

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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Warner Music Group Sues Crumbl Cookies Over Use Of Music In Social Media Posts

Warner Music Group (WMG) recently filed a copyright infringement lawsuit in Utah against Crumbl Cookies, accusing the dessert brand of using more than 150 copyrighted songs...

United States IP

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Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz

New York Federal Courts Are Not Rolling Out The Welcome Mat For Serial Plaintiffs In Website Accessibility Lawsuits Anymore

Seyfarth Synopsis: Two recent New York district court decisions underscore how serial website accessibility plaintiffs are encountering greater challenges to demonstrate their standing to pursue ADA claims in federal court.

United States Media & IT

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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Harmonizing IP Practices: How The Music And Tech Industries Navigate Due Diligence Challenges

The recent surge in music catalog acquisitions offers valuable lessons for intellectual property due diligence across all innovation-driven sectors.

United States IP

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Caldwell

Celebrating World IP Day 2025: Music, Innovation, And Intellectual Property

United States IP

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BakerHostetler

The Power Of "Popular": Why Sponsorship Is Critical To Career Advancement And Client Development (Podcast)

United States Commercial

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Lowenstein Sandler

Billboard Names Six Pryor Cashman Attorneys To 2025 Top Music Lawyers List

United States IP

PC

Pryor Cashman LLP

Copyright In The Age Of AI: Why Publicly Visible Content Isn't Free For The Taking

United States Technology

Traverse Legal

Name That Artist: How AI Music Is Shaping The Right Of Publicity

United States IP

FH

Foley Hoag LLP

Women's History Month: Celebrating The Women Who Inspire Us - Jazmine Gonzalez

United States Media & IT

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Golan Christie Taglia

Sony Music Settles Lawsuit Over Whitney Houston Biopic

United States IP

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Klemchuk

Generative AI Training Case Flags Competition As Major Factor

United States IP

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Duane Morris LLP

The Impact Of Artificial Intelligence On The Music Industry

United States IP

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Gun + Partners

U.S. Copyright Office Seeks Public Feedback On Issues Concerning Performance Rights Organizations And The Public Performance Of Musical Works

United States IP

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Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP

Sony Music Settles Lawsuit Over Whitney Houston Biopic

Sony has settled its lawsuit against the producers of the 2022 biopic Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody.

United States IP

K

Klemchuk

Generative AI Training Case Flags Competition As Major Factor

Companies must be mindful of the ultimate purpose of new artificial intelligence tools to avoid running into copyright infringement issues during the training process.

United States IP

DM

Duane Morris LLP

The Impact Of Artificial Intelligence On The Music Industry

One of the most striking developments in the music industry in 2023 was the release of the song "Heart on my Sleeves" by an anonymous user named "Ghostwriter" using the AI-created voices of world-famous singers...

United States IP

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Gun + Partners

U.S. Copyright Office Seeks Public Feedback On Issues Concerning Performance Rights Organizations And The Public Performance Of Musical Works

In response to a request from the U.S. Congress, on February 10, 2025, the U.S. Copyright Office ("USCO") issued a notice of inquiry to solicit public feedback on a number of issues...

United States IP

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Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP

FCC Issues Warning Over "Payola" Practices

United States Media & IT

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Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA)

Ed Sheeran's Win Upheld In The Second Circuit: Why "Thinking Out Loud" Doesn't Infringe On "Let's Get It On"

d Sheeran, who famously brought his guitar into court and performed live renditions of "Thinking Out Loud" to illustrate his creative process, has scored another legal victory in ongoing litigation...

United States IP

FK

Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz

Employment Law Update, December 16, 2024

While doing some research for a novel I am writing, I stumbled onto some fascinating facts about the legal history of Christmas.

United States Employment

PB

Parsons Behle & Latimer

Focus On Funk: 40-Year-Old Copyright Claim Is Time-Barred

In a summary order, the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed the district court's orders in a case involving an ownership dispute over the copyrights...

United States IP

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McDermott Will & Emery

The Missing Sound Of Compliance

As long-time readers of our biweekly series know from our last Thanksgiving's compliance parody, Paul Simon originally planned to become a lawyer and even attended...

United States Compliance

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Foley & Lardner

US Authorities Target An Alleged Smuggler Of Artefacts

United States Criminal

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Rahman Ravelli Solicitors

Jason Berger & Brian Drach Secure Publishing Deal Extension For Singer-Songwriter Fridayy

United States Media & IT

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Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP

$500 Million Copyright Clash: Major Labels Sue Music Distributor TuneCore Over Alleged Infringement

United States IP

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Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz

Let's Not Get It On: Battle Of The Greatest Hits

United States IP

MW

McDermott Will & Emery

Womble Bond Dickinson Launches Second Exhibition In Art & Diversity Program

United States Commercial

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Womble Bond Dickinson

Court Enjoins Use Of Song At Campaign Events In 'Hayes v. Trump'

United States IP

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Cowan Liebowitz & Latman PC

New York Note: More Adams Charges, Aide Resignation, Arts & Culture Power 100, Client Spotlight

United States Media & IT

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Cozen O'Connor

Trump In A "River Of Trouble" For Infringing Copyright In Classic Isaac Hayes Song

United States IP

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Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA)

Trump In A "River Of Trouble" For Infringing Copyright In Classic Isaac Hayes Song

United States Media & IT

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Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz

YouTube Unveils AI Detection Tools: Advancing ContentID For The AI Era

United States Technology

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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

The Legality At Play In AI's Music Revolution

United States IP

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Reavis Page Jump LLP

AI Matters: Copyright X Generative AI

United States IP

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aera

Do TV Shows And Movies Lose Rights To Songs Like Video Games Do?

United States Media & IT

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Donahue Fitzgerald Attorneys

Funny Business: Comedians Push For Music-Style Licensing

United States IP

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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

Using The Machine: Evolving Notions Of Originality In Copyright Law And AI-Assisted Art

United States IP

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Harris Sliwoski

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Ten Minute Interview: Art Ownership (Video)

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Foley & Lardner

Client Conversations With Jae Broderick (Video)

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K&L Gates LLP

Cops Sue Afroman Alleging "Lemon Pound Cake" Violates Their Right Of Publicity

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Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz

Playing It By Ear: Money And Music Rights In The Metaverse (Video)

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Gamma Law

How The Arts Community Contributes To Better Business Outcomes (Video)

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Burnet, Duckworth & Palmer LLP

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