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Music News 

It might be the weekend, but the Elon Musk-Twitter madness continues

November 26, 2022November 26, 2022 Alan Cross 1 Comment Elon Musk, Lawsuits, Twitter

The whole Elon Musk/Twitter thing is like a car crash. You just can’t look away from it. All those racist

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Documentary Music Industry 

There’s already a documentary on the Astroworld disaster–and the court cases haven’t even begun

April 14, 2022April 14, 2022 Alan Cross 2 Comments AstroWorld, Charlie Minn, Documentary, Lawsuits

Back in November, people were killed and scores were injured during a stage crush at the Astroworld festival in Houston.

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Music News 

The latest Astroworld lawsuit has security guards suing over lack of security

November 23, 2021November 23, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments AstroWorld, Lawsuits

The problems keep piling up in the wake of the Astroworld crowd crush disaster where 10 people died and hundreds

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Music News 

The latest lawsuit in the Astroworld tragedy wants HOW MUCH? Wow.

November 19, 2021November 19, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, AstroWorld, Drake, Lawsuits, Live Nation, Travis Scott

Problems continue to pile up for everyone concerned when it comes to the Astroworld festival disaster in Houston back on

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Music News 

What’s the latest on the Astroworld disaster? A suit filed on behalf of 125 people.

November 17, 2021November 17, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, AstroWorld, Drake, Lawsuits, Live Nation, Travis Scott

The fallout from the Astroworld crowd disaster continues. With 10 people dead and hundreds injured from the crowd crush back

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Music News 

A judge sides with Soundgarden in lawsuit fight with Chris Cornell’s widow

March 26, 2021March 25, 2021 Alan Cross 1 Comment Chris Cornell, Lawsuits, Royalties, Soundgarden, VIcky Cornell

In the long legal fight between the three surviving members of Soundgarden and Vicky Cornell, Chris’ widow, the latest round

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Ongoing History of New Music 

The Ongoing History of New Music, episode 906: Unfortunate sonic coincidences: The lawsuits.

January 15, 2021January 14, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Copyright Infringement, Lawsuits, Ongoing History, Plagiarism

Okay, let’s go over this one more time. There are just twelve notes in the Western scale. The ways they

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Music Industry 

Must read: Copyright lawsuits are killing music

January 11, 2020January 10, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Copyright, Lawsuits, Plagiarism

I’ve always been fascinated by lawsuits that allege one artist infringed upon/plagiarized the work of another. Most such accusations used

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Music News 

Whistling to the courthouse: Songwriters’ families sues over Andy Griffith Show theme

May 31, 2019May 30, 2019 Amber Healy 0 Comments Copyright, Lawsuits, The Andy Griffith Show, Viacom

The Andy Griffith Show went off the air more than 50 years ago, leaving behind Andy, Opie, Aunt Bea, Barney

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Music News 

Songwriters continue fighting Spotify

April 12, 2019April 11, 2019 Amber Healy 2 Comments Apple Music, Copyright Royalty Board, Google Music, Lawsuits, Pandora, Royalties, Spotify, Streaming, Streaming Royalties

This is a turbulent spring for songwriters. First, Spotify files an appeal to prevent musicians from getting a 44% increase

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Music News 

Fortnite dance lawsuits cooling their heels

March 12, 2019March 11, 2019 Amber Healy 1 Comment 2 Milly, Alfonso Ribeiro, Copyright, Epic Games, Fortnite, Lawsuits

A group of lawsuits against Fortnite for allegedly using popular dance moves without the permission of their creators has been

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