American XO is suing everyone behind the 2018 hit song, “Eastside.” The list includes: Benny Blanco, Halsey, Khalid, and Ed Sheeran, along with Universal Music Group, Interscope Records, and Friends Keep Secrets. The suit claims the defendants are guilty of copyright infringement over a distinctive guitar riff used in the introductions of both songs, “Loveless,”...Read More
Amazon Inc is making a big push into the entertainment field by acquiring MGM Studios in a deal worth $8.45 billion. MGM is one of the oldest studios in Hollywood, founded in 1924 when films were still silent. “According to CNBC, the acquisition is the second-biggest in Amazon’s history, just behind its $13.7 billion Whole Foods purchase in 2017.”...Read More
The recent sale of the Red Hot Chili Peppers catalog to Merck Mercuriadis’s Hipgnosis Songs Fund for $140 million prompted a lawsuit by former managers demanding a 16% commission from the sale. Although the former managers work for ‘Q Prime’ management company, the band, which had been working with the company since the 1990s, recently left before...Read More
Nearly every business, whether big or small, will need legal help at some point. Lawyers can be a vital asset to any organization, and business lawyers will have the knowledge necessary to look into the various legal aspects unique to that organization. Lawyers who focus their practice on business law often help clients draft contracts...Read More
Apple faces antitrust violation charges by the Competition Commissioner for the European Union. The challenge claims that Apple “distorts competition for music streaming by imposing unfair rules for rival services in its App Store.” For example, the platform requires all app developers to use Apple’s payment system, “which charges a 30 percent commission on all...Read More
