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N.Y. AG Sues Arbitron
October 10, 2008 - Legal and Management
New York attorney general Andrew M. Cuomo today (Oct. 10) announced that his office has filed a lawsuit in New York County Supreme Court against Arbitron. » Full Story
Arbitron Now Suing N.J. AG
October 10, 2008 - Legal and Management
Arbitron on Friday afternoon (Oct. 10) announced it has asked the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey for a declaratory judgment and injunctive relief against New Jersey attorney general Anne Milgram to prevent any attempt to restrain Arbitron's publication of its PPM listening estimates. » Full Story
New Jersey Sues Arbitron Over PPM
October 10, 2008 - Legal and Management
New Jersey attorney general Anne Milgram, is suing Arbitron, charging that its use of the "new, unaccredited system for measuring listenership harms minority consumers and violates New Jersey's consumer fraud, advertising and anti- discrimination laws." » Full Story
German Govt. Restates Copyright Commitment
October 09, 2008 - Global | Digital and Mobile | Legal and Management
Bernd Neumann, the German federal government's minister for culture and the media, says he's committed to ensuring European countries receive the best possible legal basis for protecting copyrights. » Full Story
Record Company Sues Lil' Kim Over New Album
October 09, 2008 - RB Hip-Hop | Legal and Management
A record company has sued Lil' Kim for $2.5 million, saying the Grammy-winning rapper hasn't delivered all the recordings their contract requires. » Full Story
R. Kelly Seeking $3.4M Payment From Promoter
October 07, 2008 - RB Hip-Hop
R. Kelly has won a $3.4 million award against his former tour promoter and is asking a Los Angeles judge to help him collect. » Full Story
Senate Passes Webcaster Settlement Act
September 30, 2008 - Publishing
The bill allows for SoundExchange, on behalf of copyright owners and performers, to negotiate with Internet radio services through 2015 an alternative royalty agreement while Congress is in recess. » Full Story
Best Buy Snags Guns N' Roses Album Exclusive
September 26, 2008 - Retail
Best Buy will be the exclusive retailer for Guns N' Roses' decade-plus-in-the-making new album "Chinese Democracy" before year's end, sources close to the situation tell Billboard. » Full Story
Steven Tyler Sues Bloggers For Impersonation
September 25, 2008 - Legal and Management | Rock and Pop
Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler sued unknown bloggers who the singer said impersonated him on the Web, writing about the death of his mother and other "intimate details" from his life. » Full Story
Judge Grants New Trial In Thomas Downloading Case
September 24, 2008 - Legal and Management | Digital and Mobile
A federal judge granted a new trial to a Minnesota woman convicted of pirating music files in the nation's first file-sharing trial, ruling Wednesday he made an error in the jury instructions that "substantially prejudiced" her rights. » Full Story
South African Collecting Society Sues Over Mobile Royalties
September 17, 2008 - Global | Digital and Mobile | Legal and Management
A war of words between one of South Africa's biggest mobile phone content providers and the territory's leading publishers' association is setting the scene for a court battle over digital royalties. » Full Story
Name-Change For Japanese Visual-kei Band Versailles
September 17, 2008 - Global | Legal and Management
Japanese visual-kei indie band Versailles has been forced to change its name to Versailles Philharmonic Quintet. » Full Story
German Aggregator Warns Last.fm
September 09, 2008 - Global | Digital and Mobile | Legal and Management
German digital-music aggregator Finetunes is threatening to sue online-music platform Last.fm for alleged copyright infringement. » Full Story
Promoter Ordered To Pay Ne-Yo $700K
September 03, 2008 - Legal and Management
A Los Angeles Superior Court judge has ordered a concert promoter to pay R&B singer-songwriter Ne-Yo $700,000 stemming from A lawsuit filed earlier this year. » Full Story
Arctic Monkeys Management Company Splits
September 03, 2008 - Global | Legal and Management
Ian McAndrew and Colin Lester, co-founders and co-directors of London-based artist-management company Wildlife Entertainment, are to go their separate ways after more than five years. » Full Story
Great White Offers $1 Mil To Settle Fire Suits
September 03, 2008 - Legal and Management
Members of Great White, whose pyrotechnics sparked a Rhode Island nightclub fire that killed 100 people, have agreed to pay $1 million to survivors and victims' relatives, according to court papers filed yesterday (Sept. 2). » Full Story
Nicoli Joins U.K. Music Venture
September 01, 2008 - Global | Legal and Management
Eric Nicoli, former CEO of EMI Music Group, has returned to the music industry after acquiring an undisclosed stake in U.K. music marketing and management firm Nick Stewart & Associates (NSA). » Full Story
Morrissey Splits With Management
September 01, 2008 - Global | Legal and Management
Morrissey has split with artist management firm ie: music after just three months. » Full Story
Judge Rules In Favor Of Veoh
August 28, 2008 - Legal and Management
On Aug. 27, U.S. District Judge Howard Lloyd ruled that online video-sharing service Veoh isn't liable for copyright infringement for material uploaded to its Web site by users, dismissing a lawsuit brought by adult entertainment production company Io Group. » Full Story
Blogger Arrested Over Guns N' Roses Leaks
August 27, 2008 - Rock and Pop
Federal authorities say they have arrested a blogger suspected of streaming songs from Guns N' Roses unreleased album, "Chinese Democracy," on his Web site. » Full Story
'Suge' Knight Busted For Assault, Drugs In Vegas
August 27, 2008 - Legal and Management
Police say rap music mogul Marion "Suge" Knight is in a Las Vegas jail on drug and assault charges after he was accused of beating his girlfriend while brandishing a knife. » Full Story
Santana, The Doors Reach Tentative Settlement With Wolfgang's Vault
August 26, 2008 - Legal and Management
A tentative settlement has been reached in a two-year-old case involving some classic rock acts against Wolfgang's Vault, which sells memorabilia and streams concert footage online. » Full Story
Doors Legal Dispute Nearing Resolution
August 22, 2008 - Legal and Management | Rock and Pop
The end is near for a bitter legal dispute between the three surviving members of the Doors now that the California Supreme Court has refused to take up their case. » Full Story
Former Madonna, Dylan Manager Critically Injured
August 18, 2008 - Legal and Management
Talent manager and film producer Joan Hyler was in critical condition after she was hit by a car Friday night on Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu, authorities said. » Full Story
Update: Virgin Sues 30 Seconds To Mars
August 18, 2008 - Legal and Management | Rock and Pop
30 Seconds To Mars frontman Jared Leto has responded to Virgin Records' $30 million lawsuit for alleged breach of contract and damages, describing the legal action as "insane" but expressing his hope for "a resolution to this in as civil and kind a way as possible". » Full Story
 


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