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What Happens to Music When it Enters the Public Domain?

What happens to music when it is free to use? 2024 is right around the corner, and it is gearing up to be a monumental year for the public domain and intellectual property law in general.
AI Music Here To Stay, Is It Even Legal?

Record Labels are cracking down on AI songs featuring their signed artists, but does AI actually constitute copyright infringement?
Taylor Swift Tries To Have Songwriters Pay Her Legal Bill, Gets Denied By Judge

A judge recently denied Taylor Swift's request to have two songwriters pay her $75,000 legal bill. The singer also made headlines after two men had tried to stalk her outside her Beverly Hills home.
Russia Changes Copyright Laws to Protect Music Online, as Well as Videos

Russian copyright law will undergo a major change on May 1 that has the music industry celebrating: Music will soon be afforded the same protections as videos within one of the world's largest nations.
Banks: Neon Jungle Used 'Waiting Games' Without Permission On 'Welcome To The Jungle'

On-the-rise pop starlet Banks (aka Jillian Banks) took to Facebook yesterday to explain why her single "Waiting Game" was used as a cover on Neon Jungle's Welcome To The Jungle before it appeared on her own album. Her answer: the U.K. pop girl band used the song without her permission.
"Happy Together" Band The Turtles Suing SiriusXM For Playing Music That Came Before 1972

Sixties power-pop band The Turtles have launched a $100 million lawsuit against SiriusXM, accusing the satellite radio provider of violating the rights of thousands of musicians by playing music from prior to 1972 without paying for it.