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Supreme Court sides with internet service provider Cox in fight with record labels over pirated music

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Supreme Court sides with internet service provider Cox in fight with record labels over pirated music

The US Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday Cox Communications cannot be held liable for piracy by its internet service subscribers of songs owned by Sony Music, Warner Music Group, Universal Music Group and other labels, ending their billion-dollar-plus music copyright lawsuit. The 9-0 ruling overturned a lower court’s decision to order a new trial to determine how much the internet … Read more

Sony, Universal, Warner sue AI startups claiming copyright infringement in training models

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Sony, Universal, Warner sue AI startups claiming copyright infringement in training models

Major record labels Sony Music, Universal Music Group and Warner Records sued artificial intelligence companies Suno and Udio on Monday, accusing them of committing mass copyright infringement by using the labels’ recordings to train music-generating AI systems. The companies copied music without permission to teach their systems to create music that will “directly compete with, cheapen, and ultimately drown … Read more

Anitta exits Warner Music after claiming she’d ‘auction off’ organs to end deal

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Anitta exits Warner Music after claiming she’d ‘auction off’ organs to end deal

Anitta and Warner Music Group announced they were parting ways Tuesday, a month after the Brazilian pop star tweeted about the extreme measures she would take to terminate her record deal. “After eleven years of successful partnership, we’ve agreed to go our separate ways,” a joint statement posted to Anitta’s social media read. “Anitta would … Read more