Music & The Law

Singer Claims She’s the Real ‘Lady A’ in Lawsuit Against Band

Bloomberg report Singer Anita White brought trademark claims against the band formerly known as Lady Antebellum in Seattle federal court based on its name change to Lady A, which White says she’s been performing under for nearly 30 years. The suit follows the band’s...

Hawaii Passes the ‘Truth in Music Advertising Act’ to Prevent ‘Imposter Performers’ That Claim to Be Classic Bands

Governor David Ige has signed HB 1678, known officially as the Hawaii Truth in Music Advertising Act, into law. The...

Tencent Music Entertainment Group’s $800 Million Notes Offering

Davis Polk advised Tencent Music Entertainment Group on the deal. Tencent Music Entertainment Group executed its debut...

Florida City Repeals Anti-Sagging Pants Law 13 Years After Instituting Ordinance !

Back in 2013, Opa-locka passed a law that stated people couldn't sag their pants low enough to show their underwear....

FACEBOOK CLARIFIES LIVESTREAMING MUSIC POLICY [UPDATE]

Effective October 1, Facebook is taking steps to limit the ability of bands to promote videos that will "create a...

Medium Article: Why musicians can not live stream or post music videos on facebook

Your facebook page will get banned and deleted unless you start using this work around. It’s happening again. I’m...

Facebook Gaming Partners will get the right to stream popular songs

The licenses cover more than 90 countries. Facebook Gaming Partners will gain access to a large catalogue of popular...

USA National Law Review Article: Tik Tok & Music

Here's teh introduction to their piece... Copyright Owners’ Love/Hate Relationship With TikTok and Instagram Raises...

Ford accuses music library Freeplay of “bait-and-switch”, because its free music isn’t always free

CMU reports..... Why would a company call itself Freeplay Music if people aren’t free to play its music? That’s what...

Country singer Daniel Lee Martin under investigation for child sex abuse crimes has committed suicide

TMZ report.... Daniel Lee Martin died from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound ... this according to the...

Reknown House DJ Eric Morillo Found Dead At Miami Home Only A Month After Sexual Assault Allegations

This story is being featured in many parts of the media. Here we reference the report by Law & Crime because of...

Rwandan CMO continues fight for music royalties

Rwandan musicians Tom Close and Mani Martin believe that the Rwanda Investigation Bureau (RIB) – the country's law...

Nicki Minaj Asks Jury To Sort Out Legal War With Tracy Chapman Over Nas Song

All Hip Hop reports on another one of those overly confusing hip hop cases.... Nicki Minaj is pushing for a jury trial...

Leonard Cohen’s Estate Exploring Legal Actions Against RNC Over Unauthorized Use of “Hallelujah”

Sony/ATV Music Publishing says the RNC played Cohen's music even after they were denied permission Reports Consequence...

Kanye West, Yeezy Are Being Sued for “Stealing” Another Company’s Tech for Sunday Service Site

The Fashion Blog reports Kanye West and Yeezy Apparel are being sued after allegedly “lavishing promises of millions...