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SACD starts legal proceedings against TikTok for using its members’ repertoire without authorisation or compensation

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The French Society of Dramatic Authors and Composers (SACD) has filed with the Paris Judicial Court a copyright infringement lawsuit against China's social network TikTok for "using copyrighted works from the SACD repertoire without authorisation," according to a statement from the Paris-based organisation.
SACD said it took the decision to start legal proceedings after "nearly four years of failed discussions." SACD said that TikTok has "never offered acceptable compensation to the authors of t...

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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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