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Music Fair Use Copyright Litigation

Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP

Timbaland & Suno Highlight The Legal Risks of AI Music Tools

Suno is a leading AI-powered music generation platform which transforms simple text prompts, images, videos, or audio clips into fully produced songs complete with vocals and instrumentation. Last week, renowned music...more

Kaufman & Canoles

Song of the Year vs. Record of the Year: Copyright Law and the Grammys

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On Sunday, two of the most prestigious categories at the 67th Annual Grammy Awards will confuse millions. To prevent you from being one of them, allow copyright law to explain the difference between Song of the Year and...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

Brands & Influencers Beware! Popular Songs on Social Media at the Heart of Copyright Infringement Lawsuit

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Anyone who has ever browsed Instagram® or TikTok® (or any parent with phone-addicted kids) realizes that music is an integral part of short-form video social media. Content creators record a few minutes or even a few seconds...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Hip-Hop Artist Drake Fairly Used Anti-Hip Hop Song Sample

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In an apparent win for musicians seeking to sample other’s works, on February 3, 2020, the Second Circuit declined to revive a copyright lawsuit against hip-hop musician Drake for his sampling of a 1980s spoken-word jazz...more

Robins Kaplan LLP

“Pound Cake” Sampling Is Fair Use According to the Second Circuit

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Drake prevails again – this time at the Second Circuit. On February 3, 2020, the Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit upheld the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of Drake, finding that his use of a...more

Brooks Pierce

Music Law 101: Copyright Infringement and Fair Use

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As we have previously discussed, the owner of the copyright in a work has certain exclusive rights in that work. Anyone who violates the exclusive rights of the copyright owner is an infringer of that copyright. To...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Musical Artists Having A “Party and Bulls***” After Copyright Infringement Suit Dismissed

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Several musical artists, producers, publishers and songwriters, including the estate of the Notorious B.I.G and Rita Ora, are celebrating after a U.S. District judge for the Southern District of New York dismissed a copyright...more

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Notorious B.I.G Estate Evades Copyright Lawsuit

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The estate of Christopher Wallace, better known as The Notorious B.I.G. or Biggie Smalls, reigned supreme last week in the Southern District of New York after U.S. District Judge Alison J. Nathan dismissed a copyright suit...more

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