Amazon’s Road House reboot is accused of copyright infringement — and AI voice cloning

The screenwriter of the 1989 action film Road House is suing MGM Studios and its owner Amazon Studios, accusing them of copyright infringement over the upcoming Road House remake, report the Los Angeles Times and The Hollywood Reporter. The lawsuit, filed on Tuesday in the U.S. Central District Court in Los Angeles, also alleges that … Read more

Kanye West Accused of ‘Copyright Infringement’ By Donna Summer’s Estate

Rapper Kanye West is already causing commotion with the release of his highly anticipated album, “Vultures.” Not long after getting slammed online by rock music icon Ozzy Osbourne for sampling a live version of his band’s song “War Pigs” without permission, West is being called out again for using a song without approval. The estate … Read more

Ice Spice Facing “In Ha Mood” Copyright Infringement Lawsuit

Ice Spice is being sued by two musicians who claim that she copied one of their songs for the Like..? EP’s “In Ha Mood.” In the lawsuit, obtained by Pitchfork, Duval “D.Chamberz” Chamberlain and Kenley “Kass the Producer” Carmenate claim that Ice Spice took from their track “In That Mood,” which they released on D.Chamberz’s … Read more

Microsoft, OpenAI sued over copyright infringement by authors

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, right, greets OpenAI CEO Sam Altman during the OpenAI DevDay event in San Francisco on Nov. 6, 2023. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images News | Getty Images Two nonfiction book authors sued Microsoft and OpenAI in a would-be class action complaint alleging that the defendants “simply stole” the writers’ copyrighted works … Read more

EU opens infringement proceedings against X

SUQIAN, CHINA – OCTOBER 28, 2023 – Photo illustration X, Suqian, Jiangsu Province, China, October 28, 2023. (Photo credit should read CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images) Future Publishing | Future Publishing | Getty Images The European Union has opened infringement proceedings against Elon Musk’s social media platform X, previously known as Twitter, the bloc’s regulator … Read more

Mariah Carey Sued For ‘All I Want For Christmas Is You’ Copyright Infringement

Mariah Carey is bein’ taken to court once again over her classic Christmas hit … by the 2 men who claim they wrote a song of the same name. Andy Stone and Troy Powers are coming after Mariah for at least $20 million in damages over her song, “All I Want For Christmas Is You” … Read more

Sick of It All Sue Mobb Deep and Supreme for Trademark Infringement

The estate of late Mobb Deep rapper Prodigy, surviving member Havoc, and the streetwear brand Supreme have been sued in New York District Court for trademark infringement and unfair competition, Billboard reports and documents viewed by Pitchfork confirm. A complaint filed by plaintiff Bush Baby Zamagate—the label that owns the intellectual property of the New … Read more