Yoakam s lawsuit was filed Feb 9 against Warner Music Group Corp., Warner Records, and Rhino Entertainment claiming that his multiple requests to reclaim his ownership rights to songs on
Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc., Etc., as well as their corresponding music videos, have either been denied or ignored. The artist s legal team argued that his basic right to recapture his copyrights granted by the Copyright Act of 1976 is being obstructed by Warner, a corporation that has already made millions of dollars off the works of Mr. Yoakam.
Rhino pulled
Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc., Etc. off streaming services on Jan. 31, according to Yoakam s original lawsuit. Honky Tonk Man” is, however, still available to stream as part of the soundtrack of Ken Burns’
ARTY's copyright lawsuit against Marshmello has been rejected. The suit filed back in 2019 claimed Marshmello and his massive 2018 hit "Happier" ripped
Marshmello Defeats Arty’s Copyright Suit Over ‘Happier’ Variety 6 hrs ago
A judge has rejected a copyright lawsuit that claimed that Marshmello’s 2018 hit “Happier” infringed on an earlier song.
Arty, a Russian DJ whose legal name is Artem Stoliarov, filed suit in 2019, claiming that Marshmello’s song ripped off the synthesizer melody from his 2014 remix of the song “I Lived.”
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Arty was represented by Richard Busch, the attorney who represented the family of Marvin Gaye in the famous “Blurred Lines” case.
In a ruling on Thursday, U.S. District Judge Philip S. Gutierrez held that Arty had given up ownership of the remix composition in his contract, and therefore had no grounds to sue.
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