Topic
Music Copyright
31 published works
HHR Art Law
Miley Cyrus Can Buy Herself “Flowers,” but Can She Dismiss a Copyright Infringement Lawsuit?—A Look at the Ninth Circuit’s Approach to Co-Owner Standing
The recent copyright law landscape is rife with infringement lawsuits alleging that one song substantially copied the musical elements of another. As a music industry norm, songwriters frequently split the…
Internet & Social Media Law Blog
Legal Riffs: Music Industry Alleges AI Is Out of Tune
By Pillsbury's Internet And Social Media Team
In late June, Universal Music Group (UMG) Records, Sony Music Entertainment, and other major record labels filed two complaints against two generative artificial intelligence (“gen AI”) music startups, Suno, Inc. (Suno)…
Alexi Articles & Resources
Music Melody Generator Spells the End of Copyright Lawsuits | Blog | Alexsei
By Alexi Team
0 - Read the Alexsei blog for timely information about important caselaw decisions, technology and learn what Alexsei is doing to advance legal research through artificial intelligence.
Internet & Social Media Law Blog
The U.S. Copyright Office Sessions: Generative Artificial Intelligence in Music and Sound Recordings
By Sam Eichner, Nalani M. Wilson, Amy G. West
On May 31, 2023, the U.S. Copyright Office (USCO) held the final session of its Spring 2023 AI Listening Session. This session was held across two panels and discussed the…
Ed White Law Blog
Napster: Rogue Pirate or Revolutionary Hero?
Once upon a time, at the turn of the millennium, a cat logo with headphones heralded the arrival of a seismic shift in how people listened to music. The name…
Ed White Law Blog
Sheeran’s No Piggy Bank: Victorious After Six-Year Suit
When you think of Ed Sheeran, you probably think of slow, soft pop… The kind of songs they play on the radio. But when you think of Marvin Gaye, you…
Michael Geist
SOCAN Tosses Senators and Digital Creators Under Legislative Bus With New Bill C-11 Misinformation Campaign
SOCAN, a leading Canadian music copyright collective, has launched a misinformation campaign seeking to convince the government to reject a Bill C-11 Senate-backed amendment designed to ensure that the bill…
The IP Law Blog
The Briefing – Can Copyrighted Music Keep Vids of Police Encounters Off The Internet?
By Josh H. Escovedo, Scott Hervey
In this week’s episode of the Briefing by the IP Law Blog, Scott Hervey and Josh Escovedo discuss recent news stories reporting that police officers played copyrighted music during filmed…
Everything IP Under One Digital Roof
Jazz Musician Fails to Produce Evidence of Copying
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal recently addressed a copyright infringement claim by local jazz musician Paul Batiste. Batiste alleged that a hip-hop duo infringed his musical work. However, the…
Internet & Social Media Law Blog
Song Sound-Alike Suits: Recent Music Copyright Cases Strike a Different Note
Copyright infringement lawsuits based on sound-alike songs are nothing new. Shortly after releasing the Billboard No. 1 single “My Sweet Lord” in 1970, George Harrison was sued for copyright infringement…