Pharrell Williams has sent President Donald Trump a cease-and-desist letter for playing his song, ‘Happy’, without authorization at a rally. The move comes in the wake of the tragic shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh. The letter penned by Williams’ lawyer, … [Read more...] about Nothing “Happy” About This: Pharrell Calls Out Trump for Playing Song at Rally
Amazon Studios Settles with Artist’s Estate Before Highly Anticipated Suspiria Release
Amazon Studios has settled a copyright dispute with Ana Mendieta’s estate over images in Suspiria, the highly anticipated Luca Guadagnino film set to be theatrically released in New York and Los Angeles this weekend. Mendieta’s estate filed suit against the studio in federal … [Read more...] about Amazon Studios Settles with Artist’s Estate Before Highly Anticipated Suspiria Release
“All The Stars” Leads to a Lawsuit
Lina Iris Viktor is suing Universal, Kendrick Lamar, SZA and others, over the “All The Stars” music video where she claims her paintings are shown. “Viktor alleges that a 19-second part of the Video infringes on her artwork by displaying, without a license, distinctive paintings … [Read more...] about “All The Stars” Leads to a Lawsuit
Online E-sports Gambling Makes U.S. Debut
On Tuesday, online e-sports gambling platform Unikrn was approved for a gambling license in the Isle of Man. The license allows Unikrn to expand its nascent e-sports gambling service to countries with legalized sports gambling, including the US and most of Europe. The company, … [Read more...] about Online E-sports Gambling Makes U.S. Debut
Sorry, Nicki
On Monday, October 22nd, 2018, Tracy Chapman slapped Nicki Minaj with a copyright lawsuit. In her complaint, Chapman alleges that her song “Baby Can I Hold You” was sampled in Minaj's song entitled “Sorry” without Chapman’s permission. Beginning in June 2018, Minaj and her … [Read more...] about Sorry, Nicki