As we head into the end of November, Spotify Wrapped 2025 is due to be released any day now. Discussed among friends and shared across social media, Wrapped is generally perceived by subscribers as a celebration of their own year …
From Infringement to Innovation: How UMG’s Udio Settlement Reframes Fair Use and AI in Music
In an attempt to coevolve with the new age of technology, Universal Music Group (“UMG”), the world’s biggest music label, announced on October 29, 2025, that they settled a copyright infringement case with Udio, an artificial intelligence (“AI”) music company. …
Friendly Communication or Fraudulent Gambling: How Modern Sports-Betting Has Blurred the Line Between Friendship and Felony
The 1919 Chicago Black Sox, the 1949-1951 College Basketball point-shaving scandal, Pete Rose, and Operation Slapshot are just a few examples of the plethora of instances where professional athletics’ integrity has been compromised by the ever-expanding sports gambling industry.[1] Today, …
Songwriting 2.0: Responding to AI-Assisted Musical Compositions
Songwriting is a revenue engine of the music industry. In 2023, Taylor Swift generated an estimated $75 million from streaming and radio airplay from her songwriting catalogue.[1] Music publishers have structured the songwriting subindustry by organizing songwriting sessions, grouping songwriters …
Tilly Norwood: Hollywood’s Synthetic Starlet
Tilly Norwood, Hollywood’s new emerging technological sensation, has quickly become a focal point of widespread media attention. According to actor and Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (“SAG-AFTRA”) President, Sean Astin, Norwood isn’t a human actor, but …
All Together Now: How Songview is Changing the Tune on Transparency
Before the Internet and technological advances, licensing musical compositions and sound recordings was difficult. Intellectual property rights, like reproduction, creating derivatives, distribution, and public performance, were often owned by entities like music publishers, record labels, or independent distributors, who were …
All’s Fair in Love, War, and Broadcasting … Right?
As technology and consumer preferences continue to evolve, broadcasting companies remain hampered by anachronistic regulations. Players in the traditional media space are calling out for a restructuring of the regulatory framework, so they are not disadvantaged in the competition with …
Free for You, But Fair to Me?
As living costs rise, consumers must choose carefully how they spend their disposable income, especially since these purchases can affect factors adjacent to living costs. A young professional may want to invest in a class to build her skills and …
“New Discoveries” at too High a Cost: Penske slaps Google with antitrust lawsuit, illustrating the next installment of the dramatic rise in AI-related disputes
For decades, music fanatics flocked to Rolling Stone Magazine for musical and cultural commentary, cinephiles swarmed Variety for the latest critiques and film festival features, and the entire entertainment industry dove into Deadline for business developments and community updates. Now, …
Scooby-Doo and the Case of Stolen IP: Warner Bros. Takes on AI
Few companies embody the power of storytelling like Warner Bros. For over a century, its films and characters have not only entertained audiences, but have shaped cultural identity. From the charm of Looney Tunes to the heroism of DC Comics, …