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  • Musicians Say UMG, Warner Stiffed Them On AI Licensing
  • Musicians shortchanged by AI deals with labels, lawsuit alleges
  • Musicians’ Union Sues Major Labels for Artists’ Share of AI Song Generator Settlement Money

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law360.com /1 month ago

Musicians Say UMG, Warner Stiffed Them On AI Licensing

The American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada claims Universal Music Group and Warner Music Group violated its members' collective bargaining agreement by li...

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latimes.com /1 month ago

Musicians shortchanged by AI deals with labels, lawsuit alleges

American Federation of Musicians alleges that Universal Music Group and Warner Music Group have not compensated musicians as part of the companies' settlement with AI companies Sun...

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hollywoodreporter.com /1 month ago

Musicians’ Union Sues Major Labels for Artists’ Share of AI Song Generator Settlement Money

The American Federation of Musicians alleged that UMG and WMG "have refused to compensate the musicians whose work ... is fed into AI machines for profit."

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musicbusinessworldwide.com /1 month ago

Global Music Rights sues Music Choice, alleging ‘willful’ copyright infringement of 95 songs after its license expired

Founded in 2013 by Irving Azoff, GMR represents just over 175 songwriters and their publishers Source

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tech4law.co.za /1 week ago

Who owns the video, music, and writing created with AI in South Africa

Under current interpretations of South African law, the user is generally regarded as the most likely copyright owner for works created with AI tools. That is the view of law firm...

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toronto.citynews.ca /1 month ago

Owner of ‘Peanuts’ music sues 3 companies and US government alleging illegal use of its catchy tunes

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The owner of the music of “A Charlie Brown Christmas” and other “Peanuts” television specials filed four lawsuits Wednesday against defendants including the U.S....

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musicbusinessworldwide.com /1 month ago

US musicians union sues UMG and Warner Music, alleging member recordings were licensed to Suno and Udio ‘without compens...

The American Federation of Musicians claim the two companies licensed recordings made by its members to Suno and Udio without crediting the musicians. Source

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digitalmusicnews.com /2 days ago

BMG Acquires Remaining Interests in Hal David, John Lee Hooker, ARC Music Catalogs

BMG acquires the remaining interests in the landmark songwriting works of the publishing catalogs of Hal David, John Lee Hooker, and ARC Music. BMG has announced its acquisition of...

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wealthprofessional.ca /2 weeks ago

Songwriting assets back in focus as HarbourView snaps up Grammy Award winners’ songs

Publisher's share of chart-defining compositions acquired as Newark IP firm pushes deeper into music's alternative asset boom

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pitchfork.com /1 month ago

Musicians Union Sues Universal and Warner Over AI Use

The American Federation of Musicians claims major labels breached their collective bargaining agreement

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nbcdfw.com /1 month ago

Owner of ‘Peanuts' music sues 3 companies and U.S. government alleging illegal use of its tunes

The owner of the music of “A Charlie Brown Christmas” and other “Peanuts” television specials filed four lawsuits Wednesday against defendants including the U.S. Department of the...

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law360.com /2 weeks ago

Argentine Singer Says Universal Illegally Distributed His Music

Universal Music Group NV wrongly assumed it still owned the rights to distribute an Argentine singer's music after the termination of a distribution agreement, the singer told a Fl...

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musicbusinessworldwide.com /1 day ago

A Make-or-Break Moment for AI Music Companies

The following op-ed comes from David Israelite, President & CEO of the National Music Publishers' Association (NMPA) Source

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law360.com /1 month ago

'Peanuts' Music Owner Sues Feds, 3 Cos. For Infringement

The steward of the Peanuts television and film music catalog on Wednesday lobbed four copyright infringement lawsuits against the U.S. Department of the Interior and three companie...

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digitalmusicnews.com /1 month ago

AFM Sues Universal Music, Warner Music for Failing ‘To Share in the Settlement Proceeds and Future Revenue’ Under Their...

The major labels are anticipating big things, in terms of revenue and otherwise, from their Suno and Udio agreements. But according to a new AFM lawsuit, they’ve also “failed to sh...

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cbsnews.com /1 month ago

"Peanuts" music owner sues U.S. government over use of iconic songs

Lee Mendelson Film Productions alleges the U.S. Department of the Interior illegally used the jazzy tunes in social media posts and a video game.

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digitalmusicnews.com /1 month ago

GMR Saddles Music Choice With $14 Million Lawsuit Over ‘Willful Copyright Infringement’

Global Music Rights is suing Music Choice over “willful copyright infringement” for continuing to play its catalog after its licensing expired. U.S.-based performance rights organi...

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musicbusinessworldwide.com /2 days ago

BMG acquires remaining interests in Hal David, John Lee Hooker and ARC Music publishing catalogs

BMG says deal gives it full ownership of landmark publishing catalogs spanning Blues, Rock & Roll, Soul, Pop, and classic American songwriting Source

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independent.co.uk /1 month ago

Owner of ‘Peanuts’ music sues Trump administration for using scores without permission

Lee Mendelson Film Productions, which owns the copyright to ‘A Charlie Brown Christmas’ and other shows, filed the suits in federal courts in New York and Washington, D.C. Wednesda...

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digitalmusicnews.com /1 month ago

Good Grief! ‘Peanuts’ Music Copyrights Owner Fires Off Four Infringement Lawsuits — U.S. Gov’t, Heritage Auctions, GameM...

What do the federal government, video game publisher GameMill Entertainment, Heritage Auctions, and belt-buckle specialist Buckle-Down have in common? For one thing, they’re facing...

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musicbusinessworldwide.com /1 month ago

Francisco Partners exits its minority investment in Muse Group, owner of Audacity, Hal Leonard and Ultimate Guitar

Muse Group remains majority owned and controlled by founder and CEO Eugeny Naidenov, alongside Mo Chahdi as Executive Chairman and COO. Source

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musicbusinessworldwide.com /1 month ago

Owner of Peanuts music catalog files four copyright lawsuits targeting video game publisher, social media posts, and the...

Lee Mendelson Film Productions says the lawsuits are intended to halt a pattern of unauthorized commercial use of Vince Guaraldi's compositions. Source

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digitalmusicnews.com /1 month ago

Universal Music and Sony Music Aggressively Oppose Suno’s ‘Training Number’ Redactions Request: ‘It Speaks Directly to t...

The public deserves to know how many recordings Suno used to train its models – at least according to the non-Warner majors, which are pushing back against Suno’s demand to keep th...

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musicbusinessworldwide.com /1 week ago

Michael Huppe: EU Move Could Put American Music Royalties at Risk

The following MBW op/ed comes from Michael Huppe, President and CEO of the Washington, D.C.-headquartered SoundExchange. Source

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