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Record Labels File $2.6 Billion Lawsuit Against Verizon For 'Massive' Infringement Allegations
"While Verizon is famous for its 'Can you hear me now?' advertising campaign, it has intentionally
chosen not to listen to complaints from copyright owners," labels claim- 💰💰💰
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Queen to Sell Music Catalog to Sony for More Than $1 Billion: Report
The multinational corporation will own most rights to the band's name and likeness, other than live performances
- King Behavior
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Tame Impala's Kevin Parker Sells Entire Catalog, Including Future Works, to Sony Music Publishing
"The idea of passing on ownership of my songs is one that I don't think about very lightly, at all," singer says of deal
- 'blood, sweat and creativity'
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Sony Gets $800,000 in Damages Over TikTok Rapper's Infringement
TikTok rapper Trefuego and his 2019 song "90mh" infringed on the 1986 Toshifumi Hinata song "Reflections," a federal judge ruled
- Courts and Crime
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Country Star Nate Smith’s ‘Love Is Blind’ Theme Song Didn’t Come Easy
The rising country musician talks about losing everything before his song, “Love Is Blind,” was featured heavily in the Netflix series’ fifth season
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Music Companies Are Suing Twitter for $250 Million in Alleged Copyright Infringement
The suit comes after years of failure for the social media giant and the music business to agree on music licensing deals
- Wounded Songbird
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Triller Removes Major Label Music Catalogs From App, ‘Reassessing’ Deals
"The usage does not justify the cost," video app says in statement as Sony Music, Warner Music, and Universal catalogs pulled from service
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'Brazen Contempt': Sony Says Triller Stopped Paying Licensing Fees, Kept Using Music in New Suit
Label says video-sharing app kept it from "compensating its creators" in new million-dollar lawsuit
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'Protect Survivors, Not Predators': Why a Former Nickelodeon Star Is Protesting the Network and Music Industry Institutions
"I didn't feel protected at Nickelodeon as a child," said Zoey 101 star Alexa Nikolas as she led a protest against the network
- demanding action
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Sony Music, Michael Jackson Estate Settle Lengthy Lawsuit Over Disputed Songs
Three posthumous tracks, allegedly sung by an impersonator and released on 2010 LP Michael, were the subject of the 2014 class-action lawsuit
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