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White Stripes Protests Super Bowl Ad
February 09, 2010 - Legal and Management | Rock and Pop
The White Stripes plans "strong action" against the Air Force Reserve over its Super Bowl commercial, which the duo claims is an unauthorized re-recording of one of its songs. » Full Story
Lil Wayne To Be Sentenced In NYC Gun Case
February 09, 2010 - Legal and Management | RB Hip-Hop
Lil Wayne was due to be sentenced Tuesday (Feb. 9) after pleading guilty in a gun possession case. His plea deal calls for a year in jail, though good behavior could shave that to as little as eight months. » Full Story
Business Matters: Live Nation, MySpace Music, Gibson and More
February 09, 2010 - Digital and Mobile | Legal and Management
Live Nation-Ticketmaster merger "should not have been"; MySpace Music is testing 30-second audio ads; Gibson Guitars denies claims it colluded with other manufacturers to fix prices; and more. » Full Story
Fred Goldring Among Obama Arts Appointments
February 09, 2010 - Legal and Management
President Obama has named six new members he will nominate for the President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities, including entertainment lawyer Fred Goldring and BET co-founder Sheila Johnson. » Full Story
Business Matters: UMPG, EMI, Seeqpod, President Obama and More
February 05, 2010 - Legal and Management | Digital and Mobile
UMPG's Renzer warns 2010 could be publishing's most challenging year; a judge has dismissed EMI's lawsuit against the CEO and co-founders of now-defunct Seeqpod; President Obama emphasize the work he is doing to protect U.S. intellectual property; and more. » Full Story
Apodaca Promotions Wins $100K Judgment
February 05, 2010 - Latin | Legal and Management
Suit filed last year over use of the name of Colombian cumbia act La Sonora Dinamita. » Full Story
Springsteen Wants Name Off Royalty Lawsuit Against NYC Bar
February 05, 2010 - Legal and Management | Rock and Pop
Bruce Springsteen wants his name off a lawsuit demanding licensing fees from a Manhattan bar where a band played his songs. » Full Story
Men At Work's Hay Accuses Publisher Of 'Opportunistic Greed'
February 05, 2010 - Global | Legal and Management | Publishing
Colin Hay, the frontman of Men at Work, has hit out at the Federal Court of Australia ruling which saw the songwriter lose a high-profile copyright case over the band's '80s hit "Down Under." » Full Story
Pirate Music Operation Raided Down Under
February 05, 2010 - Global | Legal and Management
Cops in the Australian state of Victoria have shuttered what has been described as one of the country's largest illegal music-burning operations. » Full Story
Jill Scott Sued By Label
February 04, 2010 - Legal and Management | RB Hip-Hop
Jill Scott is being sued by her longtime record label, which is accusing the multi-platinum R&B songstress of skipping out halfway through a six-album contract and potentially owing millions of dollars in damages. » Full Story
Court Rules Men At Work's 'Down Under' Lifted Riff
February 04, 2010 - Global | Legal and Management | Publishing
Men At Work will have to dig a little deeper after the Federal Court ruled Thursday (Feb. 4) that the Australian pop giants had lifted a riff in "Down Under" from another song. » Full Story
Source: Jackson's Doctor To Be Arraigned Friday
February 04, 2010 - Legal and Management | Rock and Pop
More than seven months after Michael Jackson's death from an anesthetic overdose - and following days of heightened speculation - the pop singer's doctor will be arraigned Friday on a charge connected to the death, according to a person familiar with the planning. » Full Story
Australian ISP iiNet Wins Copyright Case
February 04, 2010 - Global | Legal and Management
Australia's film and TV industries have failed in their landmark attempt to hold an Internet service provider liable for illegal file-sharing. » Full Story
Jackson's Doctor Meets With Legal Team
February 03, 2010 - Legal and Management
Michael Jackson's physician has been strategizing with his team of defense attorneys and is ready to surrender to authorities if prosecutors file charges, the doctor's attorney said. » Full Story
Artist Push Performance Rights Act During Grammy Week
February 02, 2010 - Rock and Pop
According to a press release put out by the musicFirst coalition, the statement endorse the concept of artists and musicians being compensated when their music is used by radio. » Full Story
Vivendi Faces Damages, To Appeal U.S. Jury Verdict
February 01, 2010 - Global | Legal and Management
French media company Vivendi SA is liable for potentially billions of dollars in damages because it misled investors about its financial condition before a $46 billion merger nearly 10 years ago, a U.S. jury found. » Full Story
Business Matters: KKBox, Andersen v. Atlantic Recording Corp., Spotify, Imogen Heap and More
February 01, 2010 - Digital and Mobile | Legal and Management
A Spotify-like music service is said to be turning a profit on its desktop and mobile streaming service; major label suit Andersen v. Atlantic Recording Corp. appears to be on its last leg; and more. » Full Story
Sly Stone Sues Ex-manager For $50 Million
January 29, 2010 - Legal and Management | RB Hip-Hop
Sly Stone has filed a $50 million lawsuit against his former manager, alleging fraud and 20 years of stolen royalties. » Full Story
Report: Three-Strikes On ACTA Agenda
January 29, 2010 - Global | Legal and Management | Digital and Mobile
Three-strikes style measures to tackle illegal file-sharing are being secretly discussed at the anti-counterfeiting trade agreement (ACTA) talks in Mexico. » Full Story
BPI Rejects Law Firm's Pursuit Of File-Sharers
January 29, 2010 - Global | Legal and Management
U.K. trade body the BPI has distanced itself from the methods employed by a law firm in chasing file-sharers. » Full Story
Rocker Joe Walsh Takes On Namesake Politician
January 28, 2010 - Legal and Management | Rock and Pop
Joe Walsh of the Eagles isn't happy that a Republican congressional candidate in Illinois has co-opted his song "Walk Away" and added new lyrics. » Full Story
Australian Court Fast-tracks iiNet Ruling
January 28, 2010 - Global | Legal and Management
Australia's Federal Court is to fast-track its decision in the landmark copyright battle which has pitted Internet Service Provider iiNet against a coalition of film and TV companies. » Full Story
Sony New Zealand's Mike Bradshaw To Manage Neil Finn
January 27, 2010 - Global | Legal and Management
Sony Music's New Zealand managing director Mike Bradshaw is leaving the company to manage Neil Finn, Billboard.biz has learned. » Full Story
Promusicae Laments 'Blood-Curdling' Spanish Sales Decline
January 27, 2010 - Global | Legal and Management
Spanish labels body Promusicae believes the only hope of survival for Spain's crumbling music business is that the government delivers on its proposed anti-piracy legislation. » Full Story
Strike Three? Thomas-Rasset To Head Back To Court, Again
January 27, 2010 - Digital and Mobile
Jammie Thomas-Rasset has no intention of paying the RIAA and is set to go back to court. » Full Story
 




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