Damages, Remedies & Litigation

The legal machinery around music-copyright disputes: willfulness and statutory damages, settlements, summary judgment, dismissals, appeals, and landmark rulings.

Jay-Z, Timbaland, and Ginuwine win summary judgment for Paper Chase and Toe 2 Toe.

September 26, 2023

Future’s “When I Think About It” infringement case gets tossed.

August 29, 2023

CNN settles the $17 million copyright infringement case from Freeplay.

August 29, 2023

Bad Bunny’s motion to dismiss may end the silly reggaeton copyright case.

July 4, 2023

“Let’s Get It On” appeal will change nothing.

June 9, 2023

Is the SAS dismissal a mea culpa from the judge in Thinking Out Loud?

May 17, 2023

Who’s to blame for too many spurious music copyright cases? Not plaintiffs.

May 12, 2023

Reggaeton copyright infringement cases face challenges.

January 13, 2023

Epidemic Sound suing Facebook: a quick lesson in statutory damages.

July 22, 2022

Does the Shape Of You verdict stem the tide?

May 14, 2022

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