The music business is pondering the implications of the Blurred Lines copyright case, after an appeal court backed the Marvin Gaye Estate’s claim that Robin Thicke’s 2013 hit infringed Gaye’s ...
Blurred Lines trio begin appeal against copyright infringement verdict
Pharrell Williams, Robin Thicke and T.I. have begun their appeal against the Blurred Lines copyright infringement ruling. The estate of Marvin Gaye ...
Collective rights organisation GEMA has emerged victorious in its case with the regional court Munich I against file-sharing host Uploaded.
The verdict confirms that Uploaded liable to pay damages if ...
Viewpoint by Nick Fenner: Partner TLT LLP
The recent Court ruling that Led Zeppelin’s Stairway To Heaven did not infringe copyright contrasts with last year’s finding that Blurred Lines had ...
Vinyl sales surge 60% year-on-year
The BPI has reported the surge in demand for vinyl continues to grow. The best part of 640,000 albums were purchased by music buyers between ...
SFX granted $15m to pay artist advances
EDM promoter SFX Entertainment has been granted $15 million to pay artist advances for its summer festivals. Judge Mary Walrath, who is handling ...
PRS For Music has launched its new anti-piracy take-down tool, MAPS.
The newly developed system is intended to revolutionise the way PRS For Music tackles copyright infringement of its members’ repertoire - ...
