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Aretha Franklin is one of the most honored musicians in Grammy history and a classic in American music. Learn more about her here!

Benihana is fighting to prevent a Mississippi rapper from registering the trademark "Benny Hunna" for entertainment services before the judicial brand of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

Pryor Cashman Partner Ilene S. Farkas, co-chair of the Litigation Group and the Music Group, has been named Copyright Lawyer of the Year...

Both ASCAP and BMI recently announced that they have reached new multi-year licensing deals with the streaming music service Pandora.

Ilene Farkas, co-chair of the Firm's Music Litigation practice, was interviewed on CBS Sunday Morning during their GRAMMY week special to discuss claims of copyright infringement in the ...

On January 27, 2022, rapper Lil Yachty filed a complaint against Opulous and its founder in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California asserting claims for trademark infringement...

The music industry came out on top in one of its first attempts to hold an internet service provider liable for its subscribers' unauthorized peer-to-peer file sharing

Just when you thought it was over, another copyright infringement lawsuit involving a Marvin Gaye song is set for trial.

Sections 203 and 304 of the Copyright Act allow creators, or their heirs, to terminate copyright grants after a period of time.

The Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) recently denied a request for a post-grant review of a design patent that relied on evidence from social media.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit has held that downloading copyrighted songs from the internet is copyright infringement and cannot be defended as fair use. BMG Music v. Gonzalez, Case No. 05-1314 (7th Cir. Dec.12, 2005) (Easterbrook, J.).

The validity of the California Resale Royalty Act, a 1976 law that requires resellers of fine art to pay a royalty of 5 percent to the artists behind the works, has again come under attack in a dispute between a group of artists and Christie's Inc., Sotheby's Inc., and eBay, Inc.

A hip-hop artist has blamed his trial loss on AI used in the closing. After asking for a new trial, will there be a claim for malpractice? But will that succeed?

Partner Benjamin Semel will be a speaker at the New York State Bar Association's 2020 EASL Annual Music Business and Law Conference.

So, you and your buddies have formed a band. You're stoked to play and chase that record deal. Ready to take on the world and collect those royalties!

Artificial Intelligence Practices and Law Will Continue to Develop. We expect the industry focus on AI that began in 2023 will become even more pervasive in 2024.

FN Meka, a robot rapper powered by artificial-intelligence, recently signed a deal with a major record label. The signing comes after the robot rapper amassed a following of over 10 million followers...

In this podcast, we look at hotels displaying art and the related issues they face as their lobbies and hallways are looking more like galleries.