Music News What is ‘copyright dumping’, and why have The Rolling Stones and The Beatles done it? by Tom Disalvo Pink Floyd, The Rolling Stones and The Beatles have all done it, but what exactly is the so-called ‘copyright dump’? Yesterday (December 20), Pink Floyd quietly released 18 live concerts…
Music News Pop Culture Ay, caramba: Cardi B faces copyright lawsuit over Marge Simpson costume by Tom Disalvo Cardi B has been threatened with legal action over her use of an artwork depicting Marge Simpson in a bottom-revealing dress. The lawsuit was threatened by Italian artist Alexsandro Palombo,…
Music News Pop Culture Video Famous Lofi Girl YouTube stream removed after copyright strike, now back by Amy Davidson Popular streams by long-standing channel, Lofi Girl, were removed last weekend due to a copyright strike. Now, YouTube has restored them. Two insanely-popular YouTube streams run by the iconic channel,…
Music News Pop Culture Mariah Carey sued over hit single ‘All I Want For Christmas Is You’ by Amy Davidson Mariah Carey has been accused of stealing the title of her iconic Christmas hit by another songwriter in a $20M copyright lawsuit. Songwriter Andy Stone has filed a copyright infringement…
Music News Pop Culture Rod Stewart stole the lyrics and melody for ‘Do Ya Think I’m Sexy’ by Amy Davidson In a recent interview, Rod Stewart straight-up confessed to “nicking” the lyrics and melody for his 1978 hit, Do Ya Think I’m Sexy. In a new interview with Nile Rogers from…
Music News Pop Culture Ed Sheeran’s court case causing debate between musos by Chloe Maddren Music experts are struggling to agree when it comes to whether or not Ed Sheeran copied the word of another singer on his 2017 single Shape Of You. Ed Sheeran…
Music News Pop Culture Ed Sheeran sang Nina Simone during copyright case to prove a point by Chloe Maddren Ed Sheeran serenaded London’s High Court in a copyright case to point out how many songs sound the same. Ed Sheeran was accused of stealing portions of his 2017 hit…
Music News French duo Justice hit Justin Bieber with legal action over alleged logo plagiarism by Marcie Cheers Popstar Justin Bieber is under fire once again, receiving a cease and desist letter in regards to his new album Justice. Can Biebs ever catch a break? Justin Bieber is notoriously…
News Pop Culture Weird The Doobie Brothers send Bill Murray sarcastic legal threat by Ben Hansen Bill Murray may be in hot water for his unlicensed use of The Doobie Brother’s song Listen to the Music after receiving a highly sarcastic legal threat from the band’s lawyers….
News The UK decides to abandon the EU’s controversial ‘meme ban’ by Claudia Schmidt There’s that old proverb, “Every cloud has a silver lining.” Well, perhaps one tiny silver lining from the ever-unfolding mess that is Brexit is the UK’s decision to no longer implement…
News Nirvana’s classic smiley was printed on a Marc Jacobs shirt and yep, they’re getting sued by Joanna Panagopoulos Apparently Marc Jacobs were going to revive Punk with their new Redux Grunge collection but things have taken a turn for the worst. Nirvana are suing them for copyright infringement….
News YouTube has shut down Majestic Casual (we think) by Shayen de Silva YouTube channel Majestic Casual has long been the home to great new music for several years attracting millions of views per video. Also, the fact that each of their videos…
Features Why the SoundCloud lawsuit is total bullshit by Che-Marie Trigg Hands up if you’re a musician and you have a multi-million dollar recording, promotional and touring budget? And keep your hands up if you have a record label behind you, a solid…
