Sony Music is counter-suing two musicians for the use of copyrighted images without approval. Sony claims that the artists are “pirating” their album covers, some 35 years old. The musicians, John Lyon and Paul Collins have filed a class-action lawsuit against Sony claiming that the music giant is not “systemically honoring termination notices.” Under current...Read More
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s estate is arguing in court that Netflix’s Enola Holmes portrayal of an emotional Sherlock Holmes infringes on copyrighted material. The scriptwriter and director and Netflix are among the defendants listed. The Conan Doyle Estate contends that only it has the legal authority to show Holmes as sweet and caring toward his...Read More
The 2017 Kendrick track “LOYALTY” is under review by the courts for copyright infringement. The claim comes from Terrence Hayes, a producer, who claims that Kendrick lifted parts from his 2011 song. The lawsuit also names Kendrick’s producer and his label Top Dawg Entertainment and Josef Leimberg, his management team. The suit accuses Kendrick’s team...Read More
Evel Knievel’s son, Kelly Knievel, filed in a federal court a trademark infringement lawsuit against Walt Disney Co. and Pixar for $300,000 over the likeness of his father and the Toy Story 4 character, Duke Caboom. Kelly Knievel has had the rights to Knievel’s name since 1998 and says that Disney never asked him to...Read More
After a year-long court battle, Nicki Minaj has won a copyright infringement lawsuit brought on by singer-songwriter Tracy Chapman. Chapman sued the superstar after a mixed-tape leaked that sampled Chapman’s hit, “Baby Can I Hold You,” in 2018’s “Sorry” with Nas. Minaj’s legal team argued that the mix was an experiment that “fell within fair use rights...Read More
