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A Pop Star Is Embroiled in a Legal Battle with a New Zealand Label. She Just Wants to Be a ‘Normal Musician’ Again

A Pop Star Is Embroiled in a Legal Battle with a New Zealand Label. She Just Wants to Be a ‘Normal Musician’ Again

Behr Settles Rolling Stones Copyright Lawsuit

Behr Settles Rolling Stones Copyright Lawsuit

Kodak Black Arrested in Florida on Drug Trafficking Charges

Kodak Black Arrested in Florida on Drug Trafficking Charges

Death Row Producer Sues Tupac Shakur Estate Over Alleged Unpaid Royalties From All Eyez on Me

Death Row Producer Sues Tupac Shakur Estate Over Alleged Unpaid Royalties From All Eyez on Me

Dua Lipa Suing Samsung For $15M Over Alleged Image Rights Breach

Dua Lipa Suing Samsung For $15M Over Alleged Image Rights Breach

Court Rejects Royalty Claims by Heirs of Jimi Hendrix Bandmates in Dispute With Sony Music and Estate

Court Rejects Royalty Claims by Heirs of Jimi Hendrix Bandmates in Dispute With Sony Music and Estate

U.S. Court Draws Hard Line on Copyright for Machine-Made Melodies

U.S. Court Draws Hard Line on Copyright for Machine-Made Melodies

Man pleads guilty in the 2002 killing of Jam Master Jay of rap pioneers Run-DMC

Man pleads guilty in the 2002 killing of Jam Master Jay of rap pioneers Run-DMC

Taylor Swift Files to Trademark Her Voice and Likeness, Apparently to Protect Against AI Misuse

Taylor Swift Files to Trademark Her Voice and Likeness, Apparently to Protect Against AI Misuse