Almost anyone who has been to a concert, sports match, or any type of live event in recent years has likely had to deal with Ticketmaster, which commands a large majority of the ticketing industry. In November 2022, Ticketmaster faced…
Ed Sheeran won a copyright infringement lawsuit filed against him for alleged copyright infringement in his popular song “Shape of You” in 2018. The Grammy-winning song, which also holds the title of the most streamed song on Spotify, was accused…
Dua Lipa has come under fire after two separate copyright infringements claims were filed against her song “Levitating.” The popular song recently made history as the longest-charting Billboard Hot 100 hit ever among women artists, surpassing the 69-week run of…
If you were not aware of Dua Lipa due to her pop hits over the past few years, you may have heard her name in the news for other reasons. Recently, Dua Lipa has been sued for copyright infringement for…
On November 5, a tragedy occurred at a Travis Scott concert in Houston. Due to a crowd surge during Astroworld, a concert founded and held annually by Travis Scott, at least nine people died, resulting in one of the deadliest…
Olivia Rodrigo and her co-writer, Daniel Nigro, have retroactively given songwriting credits to artists they assert inspired parts of, or the essence of, their hit songs ‘good 4 u’ and ‘deja vu.’ The process of giving retroactive songwriting credit, in…
“All that for a drop of blood.” Easter season would not truly be complete without a controversial story involving Satan. But how exactly does a tendentious music video involving a lap dance with the devil ultimately lead to a lawsuit…
On March 11, 2021, a 443-megabyte JPEG image sold for a record-breaking $69.3 million. This sum was not only the highest price paid for a piece of digital artwork ever, but was also the third-highest auction price achieved by any…
A recent legal dispute between singer-songwriter Tracy Chapman and rapper Nicki Minaj has shed light on an interesting issue in the field of copyright and music: whether musical artists “can be held liable for copyright infringement for works in progress”…
As fitness companies transform into entertainment companies, new licensing issues arise regarding music in an at-home work-out video versus music heard in an in-person gym class. Specifically, the usage of music in a gym class requires a public performance license…
As the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted almost every aspect of life, it has had a colossal effect on the production of TV shows and the contractual obligations of the various parties involved. While the production of almost all motion pictures…
The fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic this past year has been economically devastating for nearly every industry and market, but it has hit the arts and entertainment sectors especially hard. The impacts of long-term lockdown and the resulting recession will…
