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‘Landmark’ Copyright Rule, Prince Estate Lawsuit, Jelly Roll Name Case & More Top Music Law News
An new copyright rule on streaming royalties, a judge's ruling on the Prince estate and more top music law news, including Jelly Roll, Cardi B & more.
This is The Legal Beat, a weekly newsletter about music law from Billboard Pro, offering you a one-stop cheat sheet of big new cases, important rulings and all the fun stuff in between. Following a multi-year effort that included a push from artists like Don Henley, Sheryl Crow, Sting, Bob Seger, Maren Morris, John Mayer and many others, the Copyright Office overturned that “erroneous” approach this week. The appeals court said the trial judge improperly excluded key evidence that might have helped show that the design was too “generic” for trademark protection.
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