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Appeals court reverses verdict enjoining Cox Communications to pay record labels $1 billion in copyright infringement case

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The 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond, Virginia has overturned an earlier decision condemning Cox Communications to pay $1 billion in damages to a group of record companies after a jury found the cable and internet service provider liable of customers' infringement of over 10,000 songs . Cox was accused of not taking measures to address piracy on its networks despite multiple requests from rights holders. After a lengthy court case, a jury found in favour of Plaintiffs, over 50 record ...

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Emmanuel is a Washington, DC-based freelance journalist, blogger and media consultant, specialising in the entertainment business and cultural trends. He was the US editor for British music industry trade publication Music Week. Previously, he was the editor of Impact, a magazine for the music publishing community (2007-2009), the global editor of US trade publication Billboard (2003-2006), and the editor in chief of Billboard’s sister publication Music & Media (1997-2003).

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Motion Picture Association urges ByteDance to stop using movies and TV shows to train Seedance 2.0 in cease-and-desist letter

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The Motion Picture Association (MPA) has enjoined Chinese company ByteDance to stop training its new AI-powered video generating platform Seedance 2.0 with copyrighted movies and TV shows from its studio members, and to take major steps to implement meaningful safeguards. In a cease-and-desist letter sent to ByteDance Global General Counsel John Rogovin, the MPA's ​General Counsel Karyn Temple wrote that time had come for “far more than general statements" from the AI company. The MPA is expecti...

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Isaac Hayes’ Estate settles lawsuit with Donald Trump over the use of ‘Hold On, I’m Comin’ during the 2024 campaign

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February 24, 2026

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The family and the Estate of Isaac Hayes, Jr. have settled the lawsuit filed against Donald Trump and Donald J. Trump for President 2024, Inc., regarding their use of the song 'Hold On, I’m Comin' during the presidential campaign in 2024. "All parties stipulate to the voluntary dismissal of this action with prejudice with all parties bearing their respective fees and costs," according to court documents obtained by The Hollywood Reporter. In a statement, the Estate of the late songwriter, perfor...

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South Korea’s broadcasters KBS, MBC and SBS file copyright infringement lawsuit against OpenAI

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February 24, 2026

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South Korea's three major terrestrial broadcasters KBS, MBC, and SBS have filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against AI company OpenAI, according to the Korea Broadcasters Association. The lawsuit alleges that OpenAI-operated chatbot ChatGPT was trained using the broadcasters' news content without authorisation. The broadcasters are seeking an injunction to stop OpenAI's alleged copyright infringement and compensation for damages. The KBA noted that "copyright holders face significant barri...

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