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2 Live Crew Ruling, AI Settlements, ‘Power Ballad’ Movie & More Top Music Law News
In this week's Legal Beat, 2 Live Crew loses a battle, UMG and Warner get sued over their AI deals, 'Power Ballad' riffs on music lawsuits and much more.
2 Live Crew Ruling, AI Settlements, ‘Power Ballad’ Movie & More Top Music Law News
In this week's Legal Beat, 2 Live Crew loses a battle, UMG and Warner get sued over their AI deals, 'Power Ballad' riffs on music lawsuits and much more.
US court overturns 2 Live Crew’s successful termination rights claim, but on a bankruptcy technicality
In 2024 members of 2 Live Crew successfully reclaimed rights in their 1980s recordings by exercising the termination right in US copyright law. However, an appeals court has stopped the rights reversion because one of those members, Mark Ross, lost his termination right when he went bankrupt in 2000
Federal appeals court reverses 2 Live Crew catalogue ruling
Back in October 2024, veteran rap group 2 Live Crew won a legal battle over the termination rights for their recordings catalogue. They had faced off in court against label Lil Joe Records, which had acquired the catalogue in the mid-1990s. As we noted in our reporting at the time, the case hinged o
2 Live Crew can’t take back their recorded music copyrights after all, appeals court rules
A US federal appeals court has overturned 2 Live Crew's high-profile victory in their long-running copyright fight Source
2 Live Crew Legal Victory Overturned
The ruling reverses a verdict that said the hip-hop group was the rightful owner of five of its albums under copyright's "termination right."
2 Live Crew Legal Victory Overturned: Appeals Court Rules Rap Icons Can’t Take Back Catalog From Label
The ruling reverses a verdict that said the hip-hop group was the rightful owner of five of its albums under copyright's "termination right."