Shenseea and Megan Thee Stallion’s single, “Lick,” is under scrutiny for using an unlicensed track and possibly acting “in violation of the United States Copyright Act.” Shenseea’s label Interscope Records is also listed in the $10 million lawsuit filed by ‘Pupa Nas-T’ Hackett regarding clearance of the sample of Denise Belfon’s soca hit, ‘Work.’ Hackett...Read More
Well-known Chinese visual effects and animation studio in Beijing, Base FX, filed a lawsuit against Remington Chase and Kevin Robl for defrauding them out of $234 million. Base FX’s CEO accused the men of forging his signature and impersonated him to attract investors and dupe them out of millions. Remington and Kevin are accused of siphoning off millions of dollars...Read More
Two different parties are suing over Dua Lipa’s 2020 hit song, “Levitating,” for copyright infringement. Artikal Sound System is one, and they accuse Lipa and her Warner Records songwriting team (Bosco Kante, Clarence Coffee Jr, Sarah Hudson, and Stephen Kozmeniuk) of plagiarizing their 2017 song, “Live Your Life.” The second lawsuit by L. Russell Brown...Read More
Copshop screenwriter Kurt McLeod has sued Zero Gravity Management for breach of contract and fiduciary duty and fraud for allegedly not revealing the film’s actual budget. “Defendants kept the actual budget of the film secret from Mr. McLeod and advised him to accept far less money than he was entitled so that they would be...Read More
Songwriters Christopher Miranda, Rosco Banlaoi, and Jordan Vincent have sued Normani, Sam Smith, Universal Music Group, Sony Music Group, and EMI Music Publishing for copyright infringement over the 2019 song “Dancing with a Stranger.” The songwriters accused Normani and Smith of lifting the title, chorus, and composition of their 2017 song. The plaintiffs explain that...Read More
