A new wave of publishing rights to classic song catalogs may open up to investors thanks to U.S. copyright law, but master recordings are another story.
After nearly a decade of litigation, a judge has finally dismissed the "last case standing" in a pioneering legal campaign over music royalties for old songs.
Teresa La Dart has agreed to drop a case that Swift's lawyers blasted as "legally and factually baseless."
After years of demanding that Twitter license music, the NMPA's members are filing a sweeping lawsuit that says the platform "harms music creators."
At rehearsals for the ACM Awards, the singer/songwriter also speaks on why he hopes his landmark copyright win will lead to a change.
Deborah Robinson would advise the president on U.S. intellectual property strategy.
The "Thinking Out Loud" singer argued that the trial was a threat to all musicians who create their own music.
As part of the settlement, Spinrilla founder Jeffrey Copeland is also forbidden from operating the site or anything like it again.
The "Thinking Out Loud" singer was quizzed on his songwriting process before court was adjourned for the week.
Nearly a decade after "Thinking Out Loud" climbed the charts, Sheeran will head to court to fight accusations that it was copied from Gaye's iconic slow jam.
