Music Piracy Music Headlines & Industry News
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A coordinated anti-piracy operation across five Latin American countries has blocked 317 websites linked to illegal music services, stream ripping and, in dozens of cases, malware distribution. Operation LUMEN was carried out September 22nd and 23rd, with authorities in Peru, Brazil, Paraguay, Ecuador and the Dominican Republic working together on…
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Universal Music Group is suing digital music distributor DistroKid, accusing the company of enabling copyright infringement and distributing large volumes of AI-generated material that UMG says competes with legitimate artists for listeners and royalties. UMG Recordings, Capitol Records and Capitol CMG filed the lawsuit September 15 in the U.S. District…
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Ariana Grande can begin subpoenaing social-media platforms and payment services in an effort to identify the people she accuses of stealing, leaking and selling years of unreleased music. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Mark H. Epstein granted Grande’s request for expedited discovery on August 19th, clearing her lawyers to seek…
