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Nordstrom accused of selling counterfeit goods
Jun 1, 2023
California based outdoor fashion company, Patagonia Inc. (“Patagonia”) has issued proceedings against Seattle based luxury department store Nordstrom, Inc. (“Nordstrom”) in the US ...
Jail time for illegal streaming cartel
May 31, 2023
Members of an illegal streaming group, which made upwards of £7 million by offering cheap subscriptions to watch Premier League matches, have been sentenced to a total of more than...
Megadeth settle album artwork lawsuit
May 19, 2023
Thrash metal stalwarts Megadeth have settled a legal dispute with artist Brent Elliott White in relation to the artwork used on the cover of their latest album ‘The Sick, the Dying...
AI in music: It’s (not) a sin?
May 17, 2023
Pet Shop Boys frontman, Neil Tennant, today proposed that artificial intelligence (AI) should be embraced by musicians as a useful part of their song writing toolkit in the future....
Victory for Sheeran, Again!
May 12, 2023
A Manhattan jury have returned a verdict in favour of British singer Ed Sheeran in a federal court in New York finding him not guilty of copyright infringement. Back in April w...
Ed Facing the Music
Apr 25, 2023
Back in September 2022, we reported on the allegations of copyright infringement faced Ed Sheeran. Sheeran stands accused by the heirs of Marvin Gaye of copying the late singer’s s...
Director Niall featured on BBC Radio 5 Live
Apr 20, 2023
McDaniels Law Director, Niall Head-Rapson, was invited to speak on the Wake Up to Money programme on BBC Radio 5 Live on Thursday, 20th April 2023, to give his expert opinion on re...
Every Lidl helps
Apr 19, 2023
Back in February we reported on a High Court battle between supermarket giants Tesco and Lidl over Tesco’s use of a yellow circle logo on a blue background to advertise its Clubcar...
Is artificial intelligence taking over the music industry?
Apr 18, 2023
Developments in artificial intelligence (“AI”) has rapidly increased over the past few years, notably with the introduction of ChatGPT, which is a AI chatbot that allows you to hav...
Louboutin kicking competitors to the curb
Apr 13, 2023
Christian Louboutin has succeeded in recent proceedings against a Brazilian footwear company in the Appellate Court of Sao Paulo for infringement of intellectual property rights. ...
All fire blazing
Apr 3, 2023
John Lewis has successfully defended a copyright infringement claim against its 2019 Christmas advert in the UK High Court. The advert in question features ‘Edgar’, a friendly ...
Kidd Wes - This is protecting copyright - Part 2
Mar 29, 2023
Back in May 2021, we reported on the copyright dispute between Emelike Nwosuocha, known professionally as Kidd Wes, and Childish Gambino. Kidd Wes claimed Gambino’s song “This I...
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