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A copyright infringement case that went to trial in Los Angeles last week (January 23) posed an interesting question: Is a tattoo based on a photo of a music icon an infringement of the photo’s copyright? According to the jury, at least in this particular instance, the answer is no. The case, which pitted photographer and […]

Less than a week after it announced a partnership with – and investment into – Drake’s OVO Sound, artist and label services company Santa Anna Label Group has announced another deal, this time with hip-hop label Trill Entertainment. Under the terms of the deal, Santa Anna, a joint venture between Sony Music Entertainment (SME) and Todd Moscowitz, will

LyricFind, a lyric licensing and data services company, has partnered with Tuned Global, a B2B music and streaming platform, to provide the latter’s customers with more access to lyrics and associated data on their streaming platforms.  The collaboration will extend LyricFind‘s products to a broader network of music and media services globally where Tuned Global has partnerships. The partnership

Generative AI company Anthropic has hit back at a copyright infringement lawsuit filed by Universal Music Publishing Group (UMG), Concord Music Group and ABKCO in October 2023. The California-based AI company called on the court last week to reject a request by the music publishers for an injunction to stop Anthropic from using their copyrighted materials in its AI

Spirit Music Group (SMG) has entered into an administrative services agreement with Downtown Music Publishing (DMP). Spirit said in a press release on Wednesday (January 24) that it aims to use Downtown’s global administration, registration and technology platform to “help further meet their increasing infrastructure needs”. Spirit Music Group added that its current sub-publishing arrangements remain in

Apple Music‘s standalone classical music app ‘Apple Music Classical’ is now officially available in Japan, South Korea, China, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan. The launch follows a post from Apple on X earlier this month announcing the app’s expansion. Apple Music Classical was officially launched in March last year and followed Apple’s acquisition of Netherlands-based classical music streaming service Primephonic in

Warner Music Group (WMG) has entered into partnership with Pakistan-based Giraffe, described as “one of South Asia’s leading music and audio production companies”. According to WMG, the deal will help it to establish a new A&R source in Pakistan, “through the experts behind some of South Asia’s most compelling music platforms and global hits, such as Pasoori by

Music recording company BMG has appointed Johannes von Schwarzkopf as Senior Vice President, Corporate Development. Von Schwarzkopf will lead a team dedicated to identifying and cultivating new business opportunities, overseeing company-wide initiatives to enhance growth, and facilitating collaborative efforts within BMG to establish new capabilities and partnerships, including GenAI initiatives, the company said Friday (January 19). He joined

Is a tattoo based on a photo of a music icon an infringement of the photo’s copyright? That’s the key question in an unprecedented jury trial that began in California on Tuesday (January 23), in which the photographer behind a famous 1989 photo of Miles Davis has taken well-known tattoo artist Kat Von D to court, alleging she violated

Primary Wave Music has struck its latest deal, this time with the Estate of Stone Temple Pilots Singer Scott Weiland. According to an announcement on Wednesday (January 24), terms of the deal will see the publisher partner with the iconic singer and songwriter’s estate on his catalog, which includes publishing copyrights and recording royalties for all