US lawyer Jason E. Sloan has joined Pryor Cashman as a partner in the law firm's Litigation Group and the Music, Intellectual Property, and Media + Entertainment Practices in New York.
Sloan joins Pryor Cashman after a decade at the United States Copyright Office, where he most recently served as Assistant General Counsel. t the Copyright Office, he handled a broad portfolio of regulatory, policy, and litigation matters, including advising Congress on legislation and working closely with the De...

Who will eventually acquire Warner Bros. Discovery? The film has now more twists than your average Hollywood movie. In a first sequence, Netflix won an initial $82.7 billion bid for the company, approved by both WBD's management and board, setting in motion a wave of reactions, including from President Donald Trump.
But Paramount, which was also bidding for WBD, has mounted a hostile takeover of WBD, offering $30 a share for WBD, in an all-cash transaction valuing the company at $108bn, in a pro...

The European Composer and Songwriter Alliance (ECSA) has expressed "concern" over the lack of transparency of the multiple recent licensing deals between the three major companies and AI platforms Udio, Suno and KLAY and called for a remuneration model that would involve "parity between publishing and master rights."
Sony Music Group (SMG), Universal Music Group (UMG) and Warner Music Group (WMG), alongside the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), sued Suno and Udio in November 2024...