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Major Labels, Suno, and Udio Reportedly Explore Settlement and Licensing Talks in High-Stakes Copyright Disputes

June 2, 2025

The major labels, Suno, and Udio are reportedly negotiating possible settlements in their copyright infringement disputes. Photo Credit: Sebastian Herrmann Nearly one year after suing Suno and Udio for copyri... Read More...

Trump Administration Fires Back Against Perlmutter’s Lawsuit and Reinstatement Push, Emphasizing ‘Clear Authority to Remove the Register of Copyrights’

Dylan Smith

May 28, 2025

The Trump administration is firing back against a lawsuit filed by axed Register of Copyrights Shira Perlmutter. Photo Credit: Tabrez Syed An intensifying battle for USCO control: The Trump administration is ... Read More...

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Who Shall Rule the US Copyright Office? The Latest In the War Over IP Policy Control In America

Paul Resnikoff

May 27, 2025

The battle over who controls the US Copyright Office now heads to the courts. But can ousted Register of Copyrights Shira Perlmutter litigate her job back? The answer is of utmost importance to the music industry and billions in IP assets — and the focus of this report.

NYC Council Set to Vote on Living Wage for Musicians Act

Ashley King

May 27, 2025

Photo Credit: Radu Lin The New York City Council is set to vote tomorrow on Resolution 368, which expresses the city’s support for the federal Living Wage for Musicians Act. Resolution 368 is sponsored by a ... Read More...

Envato’s ‘MusicGen’ AI-Generated Sync Licensing Arrives — But at What Cost to the Music Industry?

Ashley King

May 27, 2025

Photo Credit: Envato Creative marketplace Envato has launched a new AI-generated music tool for creators to make custom tracks from text prompts within seconds. But what’s the human cost for artists who rely ... Read More...

Former Meta Exec: It’s ‘Not Reasonable’ for Artists to Opt Out of AI

Ashley King

May 26, 2025

Photo Credit: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office / CC by 2.0 Former Meta executive Nick Clegg says that a law requiring tech companies to ask permission to train AI on copyrighted work would ‘kill... Read More...

The US Copyright Office Plunges Into Total and Complete Chaos — So Many Questions, So Few Answers

Paul Resnikoff

May 23, 2025

Photo: Krivitskiy For those trying to make sense of the post-apocalyptic hell-scape known as the US Copyright Office, we wish you the best. What started as a tech bro ambush has shifted into an all-out war f... Read More...

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Dismantling the US Copyright Office Is Harder Than It Looks. Will the Tech Bros Regroup?

Paul Resnikoff

May 22, 2025

It looked like a quick solution to a nagging roadblock for AI’s tech bros. But gutting the US Copyright Office and its IP protections is proving trickier than originally planned. Here’s the latest in the fast-moving and quickly-shifting battle over control of IP’s most important government tribunal.

OpenAI Dives Into Hardware With Reportedly $6.5 Billion Acquisition — This ‘Family of AI Products’ Better Be Awesome

Dylan Smith

May 22, 2025

Jony Ive, who's sold a company called io to OpenAI at a reportedly $6.5 billion valuation. Photo Credit: Marcus Dawes Welcome to the hardware world, OpenAI: The artificial intelligence giant has acquired a st... Read More...

AI safe harbor provision still present in the big beautiful bill that just passed the house

10-Year Moratorium on AI Regulation Still Part of the ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ That Just Passed the House

Ashley King

May 22, 2025

Photo Credit: Darren Halstead The U.S. House of Representatives has narrowly passed the sweeping ‘One Big, Beautiful Bill’ which includes a controversial 10-year moratorium on state-level regulation for AI. ... Read More...

No Fakes Act Draws Support from Reba McEntire, Boyz II Men, Dave Matthews Band, and Many Others Ahead of Senate Hearing

Dylan Smith

May 21, 2025

A live performance from Abby Anderson, one of the many artists publicly backing the No Fakes Act. It’s time for Congress to pass the No Fakes Act – at least according to 21 Savage, Billy Idol, Deadmau5, Joe W... Read More...

Kesha Replaces Album Cover Artwork After AI Backlash On Social Media

Ashley King

May 21, 2025

Photo Credit: Kesha "Delusional" AI Artwork Kesha unveiled the cover art for her single “Delusional” in November 2024—with fans causing a firestorm of backlash over the use of generative AI. The generated im... Read More...