Open letter to Boris Johnson signed by 156 musicians including Led Zeppelin and Annie Lennox aims to reword 1988 Copyright ActBritish musicians Read More
Apr 20, 2021
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Apr 15, 2021
Caterpillars in court as M&S sues Aldi over Colin cake ‘lookalike’
High street chain lodges intellectual property claim and demands grocer stop selling discount sponge rollIt is being billed as the ultimate food fight Read More
Mar 04, 2021
David Crosby sells music catalogue, citing Covid restrictions on touring
Crosby sold his catalogue to Irving Azoff’s Iconic Artists Group for an undisclosed sumDavid Crosby has sold the recorded music and publishing rights Read More
Mar 04, 2021
David Crosby sells music catalogue, citing Covid restrictions on touring
Crosby sold his catalogue to Irving Azoff’s Iconic Artists Group for an undisclosed sumDavid Crosby has sold the recorded music and publishing rights Read More
Jan 13, 2021
Jimi Hendrix family dispute escalates over use of name for music school
Brother and niece found to have infringed injunction from company run by guitarist’s stepsister, preventing them from using the Hendrix name Read More
Nov 19, 2020
Star Wars author appeals to Disney in fight over royalties
Alan Dean Foster claims media giant has not paid him royalties for his books after acquiring Lucasfilm and 20th Century FoxDisney has been accused of Read More
Oct 06, 2020
Plagiarism case over Led Zeppelin’s Stairway to Heaven finally ends
US supreme court rejects appeal relating to Spirit and their song Taurus, after verdict in favour of Led Zeppelin was upheld earlier this yearLed Read More
Jul 23, 2020
The world needs a ‘people’s vaccine’ for coronavirus, not a big-pharma monopoly | Helen Clark and Winnie Byanyima
AstraZeneca and others should not own a lucrative patent on a medicine that is needed by poor as well as rich nations• See all our coronavirus Read More
Jun 21, 2020
Tom Petty estate issues cease and desist over Trump’s use of song
Family says late singer stood against ‘racism and discrimination of any kind’The family of Tom Petty has issued a formal cease and desist letter to Read More
May 14, 2020
‘It’s a real battle’: African authors fight for publishing independence
Francophone African books are still very often published by French imprints, which can make them hard to get at home. But there is a growing push for Read More
Mar 26, 2020
A hit, a writ: why music is the food of plagiarism lawsuits
With Katy Perry and Led Zeppelin’s recent judgments reversing previous rulings, musicians don’t know which way to tread Have you written a song? A Read More
Mar 26, 2020
A hit, a writ: why music is the food of plagiarism lawsuits
With Katy Perry and Led Zeppelin’s recent judgments reversing previous rulings, musicians don’t know which way to tread Have you written a song? A Read More