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Ed Sheeran Legal Battle Ain’t Over Yet – Plus Smokey Robinson, Taylor Swift & More Top Music Law News

Ed Sheeran's copyright lawsuit, Smokey Robinson's response to an abuse case, a fight over Taylor Swift's texts and more in this music law news recap.

SMOKEY ROBINSON UPDATE – Facing a rape lawsuit from his former housekeepers, the Motown legend argued in new court filings that his accusers are trying to slow-walk the case to gain maximum leverage for an extortionate settlement payout, including by dealing a financial blow to his ongoing tour. The cases, filed by a country singer named Tony Justice on behalf of “thousands” of indie artists, came weeks after news broke that the majors were negotiating potential settlements with the two tech firms that would see them license their music for AI training. The judge refused to dismiss allegations that the company broke a newly enacted California law outlawing doxxing — revealing someone’s identity non-consensually — by including the names of the two “Jane Doe” accusers in a response statement that called the lawsuit a “shakedown.”

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