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UMG’s Drake Response, Live Nation Antitrust Ruling, Karol G Copyright Case & More Top Music Law News
Universal Music Group responds to Drake’s lawsuit over Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us," Karol G faces a copyright case and more top music legal news.
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. The lawsuit, which claims USC was warned multiple times over several years, is the latest in a string of copyright cases filed against brands that use the vast music libraries provided by social media platforms for what rightsholders say are simply digital advertisements. CASE CLOSED – The rapper Plies dropped a copyright lawsuit he’d filed against Megan Thee Stallion, GloRilla, Cardi B and Souja Boy over accusations that the 2024 song “Wanna Be” featured an uncleared sample.
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