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Major labels sue Verizon for contributory and vicarious copyright infringement

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The three major companies — Sony Music Entertainment, Universal Music Group and Warner Music Group — have filed a lawsuit with the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York accusing telecom operator Verizon of allowing "tens of thousands of its subscribers" to engage in massive copyright infringement.
They have sued Verizon for "contributory and vicarious copyright infringement." The suit reads: "Verizon has knowingly contributed to, and reaped substantial profits from, ...

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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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GEMA gets vindication from German court in infringement case against OpenAI over the use of lyrics to train chatbot ChatGPT

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November 12, 2025

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The 42nd Civil Chamber of the Regional Court in Munich found in favour of German music rights society GEMA in a copyright infringement case against OpenAI, which was accused of using copyrighted lyrics to train its chatbot ChatGPT without a license. OpenAI plans to appeal the ruling.
GEMA brough the case against U.S. provider of AI services OpenAI a year ago. GEMA wanted the court to “clarify AI providers‘ remuneration obligations in Europe” and enforce its members’ rights.
The lawsuit named US-...

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US court rejects OpenAI’s motion to strike in infringement case brought by authors

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October 30, 2025

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The US District Court for the Southern District of New York has denied a motion to strike filed by OpenAI in the copyright infringement Class Action Complaint brought by authors including David Baldacci, Ta-Nehisi Coates, John Grisham, George R.R. Martin and comedian Sarah Silverman against the parent company of artificial intelligence chatbot ChatGPT. In the same decision, the court also denied a motion to strike filed by Microsoft.
On May 22, 2025, the court allowed the various lawsuits to be ...

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Universal Music Group and Udio start ‘a new era’ of collaboration, settle copyright infringement case and sign licensing deal

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October 30, 2025

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Universal Music Group (UMG) and AI-powered music creation platform Udio have announced that they have reached a series of "industry-first strategic agreements," under which the companies have settled the copyright infringement case brought by UMG.
In addition to the compensatory legal settlement, the amount of which has not been disclosed, the agreement includes new license deals for recorded music and publishing that will "provide further revenue opportunities for UMG artists and songwriters," ...

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