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Sam Smith Says Song IP Suit Fails Without Proof Of Access
3+ hour, 8+ min ago (162+ words) Law360 Try our Advanced Search for more refined results The Practice of Law Deep News & Analysis Law360 | The Practice of Law Law360 Authority | Deep News & Analysis Law360 Pulse | The Business of Law Sam Smith Says Song IP Suit Fails Without Proof Of Access Law360 is…...
Fair royalties remain essential to rights of music creators
1+ hour, 51+ min ago (356+ words) The New Indian Express When music composers demand compensation for use of their work beyond the film that first featured it, the dispute often lands in court Under the Copyright Act, 1957, the producer who commissions a composition becomes the first…...
Sam Smith & Normani Try Again to Dismiss "Dancing With a Stranger" Copyright Lawsuit: "Fatal Defect"
3+ hour, 4+ min ago (372+ words) Sam Smith and Normani are once again seeking to throw out a lawsuit that claims their 2019 hit "Dancing With a Stranger" stole its hook from an earlier song. A federal judge previously dismissed the case in 2023, but an appeals court…...
Book Publishers Win a Hollow Victory Against Those Who Steal Their Works to Feed AI Search Engines
5+ hour, 50+ min ago (148+ words) US / Canada Toll Free Articles - July - 2026 Issue - by Michael Stillman The publishers won in court, but good luck enforcing that verdict. Of course, this barely touches the surface of the potential payout to the publishers. They only sued for copyright…...
Jermaine Dupri Sues Sony for $18 Million in Royalties Tied to Mariah Carey, Usher, and More
11+ hour, 52+ min ago (1229+ words) The Grammy-winning producer claims Sony Music "engaged in willful deceitful actions" to withhold royalties Jermaine Dupri on June 26, 2026 in Beverly Hills, California. Grammy-winning producer Jermaine Dupri has filed a blistering lawsuit against Sony Music Entertainment (SME), accusing the company of…...
Bullseye- Luke Littler is Successful in Securing a Facial Trade Mark Registration
8+ hour, 19+ min ago (74+ words) The National Law Review In March 2026 the darts phenomenon and reigning World Champion, Luke Littler, applied to the UK Intellectual Property Office (IPO) to register his face as a trade mark in the UK across a variety of different categories…...
Jermaine Dupri Sues Sony Music For $18 Million Over Alleged Unpaid Royalties
10+ hour, 11+ min ago (205+ words) Prominent American music executive and producer Jermaine Dupri has filed an 18-million-dollar lawsuit against Sony Music Entertainment, accusing the company of underpaying and concealing royalties. According to the 13-page court complaint, the entertainment firm used separate, undisclosed accounting systems to…...
Jermaine Dupri Takes Sony to Court for Withholding Over 30 Years Worth of Royalties
5+ hour, 8+ min ago (374+ words) Jermaine Dupri sues Sony Music Entertainment for over 30 years" worth of unpaid royalties, demanding upwards of $18 million. Imagine helping create some of the most important songs of the last 30 years and getting underpaid for it. That"s why A Tribe…...
Atlanta's Jermaine Dupri sues Sony Music for $18 million
6+ hour, 28+ min ago (339+ words) ATLANTA - Atlanta hip-hop icon Jermaine Dupri and his record label, So So Def Recordings, have launched an $18 million federal lawsuit against Sony Music Entertainment." The suit claims the record company engaged in a multi-decade pattern of concealing and underreporting royalties....
Jermaine Dupri Files $18 M Lawsuit Against Sony Music For Unpaid Royalties From Mariah Carey, Usher Hits
6+ hour, 46+ min ago (212+ words) Jermaine Dupri is taking Sony Music Entertainment to court, alleging the music giant failed to pay millions of dollars in royalties tied to some of the biggest names in R&B and hip-hop. According to a lawsuit filed July 6, the…...