For about five years there’s been a steady stream of infringement cases in the world of pop music. We’ve seen Katy Perry, Robin Thicke, Justin Timberlake, Lizzo, Juice WRLD, Carrie Underwood, Justin Bieber, Ed...
About a year ago, October, 2018, hip hop artist M.O.S. complained that the Migos hit single, “Walk It, Talk It,” is a rip-off of his 2007 track “Walk It Like I Talk It.” I’m...
(This article discusses a case involving Juice WRLD, who since I wrote the article tragically passed away. But the case, as of this writing, persists. ) Juice WRLD is being sued by Yellowcard. It’s...
Lil Nas X has like a zillion dollars worth of lawsuits coming at him lately. There’s the Bobby Caldwell “Carry On,” issue. And more recently there’s the complaint that “Rodeo” is too much like...
What’s next, following this week’s en banc hearing? Earlier this week, eleven Ninth Circuit judges heard arguments in the continuing case of Skidmore v. Led Zeppelin, the ‘Stairway To Heaven’ infringement case. This en...
Stairway v. Taurus (actually Led Zeppelin v Skidmore) returns to court Monday, Sept 23 for an en banc hearing in the Ninth Circuit and although there are other articles here on Musicologize that cover...
