Does China’s 2022 Winter Olympics Song Intentionally Plagiarized...
Beijing won its bid to host the 2022 Winter Olympics last week, but since then, “The Snow and Ice Dance,” one of the 9 official songs Bejing used for its campaign, has been questioned for plagiarism....
View ArticleSurvivor Lawsuit Against Kim Davis Untrue for Now, but is Copyright Law on...
Amidst many reports of Survivor suing Kim Davis, a county clerk in Kentucky, for unauthorized use of their hit “Eye of the Tiger,” they have yet to file a lawsuit. However, Survivor could have a valid...
View ArticleDonald Trump Using Popular Songs Without Facing Legal Challenges? “Dream On.”
Earlier this month, presidential candidate Donald Trump received a cease and desist letter on behalf of Aerosmith frontman Stephen Tyler demanding that Trump stop using “Dream On” at campaign events....
View Article“Blurred Lines” Testimony: How The Artists Could Have Affected the Outcome
“I was high and drunk.” Not always the best thing to admit in a deposition, but in the recently released deposition videos from the “Blurred Lines” trial, Robin Thicke did just that. With the case...
View ArticleArtists Beware: Pitfalls of Increasingly Popular Song Registration Services
This is the digital age of music. From hip-hop and R&B to techno and dancehall genres, artists more frequently create music using programs rather than people. Even artists who create music using...
View ArticleRecord Labels Sue YouTube Audio-Ripping Website
Record labels, in their continuing fight against music pirating, have taken aim at an audio-ripping website that undercuts the legal purchase of music. Several major music labels, including Universal,...
View ArticleLeveling the Playing Field: Potential Copyright Reform
Of the many movements garnering current political interest, music hubs such as Nashville have a keen eye on one more under the radar: copyright reform. While musicians are hopeful for reforms on the...
View ArticleGuest Post: Hip-Hop Is Dead: Understanding the Issues Regarding Digital...
Guest post by Mark Edward Blankenship Jr. In creating the album “Hip-Hop Is Dead”, Nasir Jones, better known by his stage name Nas, postulated that hip-hop artists can help rebuild America by having...
View ArticleBuying and Selling Music in the Digital Era
When listening to a song on a streaming website such as Spotify or Apple Music most of us don’t give a second thought to what that means to the artist. The recent changes in streaming capabilities have...
View ArticleBeing An Independent Artist May Not Be So Bad After All
Thanks to the Music Modernization Act (MMA), which President Trump signed into law on October 11, 2018, independent artists may gain more revenue when their music is streamed. The law makes some...
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