Image used under license from Shutterstock.com. This is an amended version of the article originally published on March 1, 2024. Changes have been made to update the content for accuracy and clarity. Photographer Jeffery Sedlik has filed an appeal to …
UMG v. Anthropic: Can International Copyright Laws Guide U.S. Law?
Image used under license from Shutterstock.com. On October 18, 2023, several music publishing companies, including Universal Music Publishing Group, Concord Music Group, and ABKCO (the “Publishers”) filed a copyright lawsuit against AI developer Anthropic in a Tennessee federal court.[1] The …
An Amazon Breakup? The FTC Looks to Shrink the Growing Amazon Monopoly
Image used under license from Shutterstock.com. Throughout its lifetime, Amazon has become both massively popular and significantly controversial. On September 26, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) and 17 states filed a complaint against Amazon, alleging that the company uses …
The Protect Working Musicians Act of 2023 Explained
Image used under license from Shutterstock.com. The Writer’s Guild of America (“WGA”) and the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (“SAG-AFTRA”) garnered national attention when they went on strike to advocate for their employment demands this summer.[1] …
Deezer’s New Model Involves Deleting “Non-Artist” Content, But Where is the Line?
Image used under license from Shutterstock.com. The music industry has yet to evolve with the rapid pace of technology and its ability to create new compositions from existing music. However, with the advent of Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) contributing to streaming …





