Get the latest gossip
Young Thug’s Never-Ending Trial, SCOTUS Copyright Ruling, Childish Gambino Case & More Legal News
Young Thug's RICO case drags on, the Supreme Court rules against Warner Music, Childish Gambino wins a song-theft case, and more music law 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. THIS ISN’T INFRINGEMENT – A federal appeals court affirmed a ruling last year dismissing a lawsuit that accused Donald Glover of ripping off his chart-topping Childish Gambino hit “This Is America” from an earlier song. 50 CENT DEFAMATION CASE – The rapper filed a libel lawsuit against his ex Daphne Joy over her accusations that he raped and physically abused her, calling them a “calculated attack” of false allegations designed to destroy his reputation.
Or read this on Billboard
