Music rights management technology company Orfium has secured funding from the European Union to lead research into detecting copyrighted material…
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Pentagon removes drone video after Metallica issues copyright strike
The US Department of Defense has been forced to delete and repost a promotional video about expanded military drone capabilities…
Judge slashes T.I. and Tiny’s award in OMG Girlz copyright infringement case over toy dolls, setting up potential fourth jury trial
Atlanta rapper Clifford ‘T.I.’ Harris and spouse Tameka ‘Tiny’ Harris may be headed to yet another jury trial against a…
After being sued by WMG for music usage in TikTok posts, DSW files lawsuit against UMG, Sony and BMG seeking court protection from copyright infringement claims
Shoe retailer DSW Designer Shoe Warehouse has filed a declaratory judgment lawsuit against Sony Music, Universal Music, and BMG. The…
UMG’s Michael Nash on AI: ‘Copyright is not the enemy of innovation…’ and 3 other things we learned from his keynote at the UN’s AI summit
MBW Explains is a series of analytical features in which we explore the context behind major music industry talking points…
As AI deepfakes spread, Denmark plans to give individual citizens copyright ownership of their own face and voice
In what’s believed to be a first for a European country, Denmark is planning to give residents a copyright over…
Snoop Dogg settles copyright dispute over alleged use of two backing tracks on ‘BODR’ album
Snoop Dogg has settled a copyright lawsuit with musician and producer Trevor Lawrence Jr. over two backing tracks allegedly used…
Udio, still battling copyright lawsuit from music majors, launches AI ‘visual editing workstation’
Udio, the AI music startup currently in a legal battle with major record labels alongside its rival Suno, has just…
From Ed Sheeran’s copyright victory to the EU’s review of UMG’s Downtown buyout… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up
Welcome to Music Business Worldwide’s weekly round-up – where we make sure you caught the five biggest stories to hit our headlines…
Music publishers and Elon Musk’s X granted 90 day pause to copyright lawsuit for ‘good faith negotiations’ to try to settle out of court
The many music publishers who sued Elon Musk’s X over alleged copyright infringement are aiming to settle the matter out…