Kanye West has lost a bid to remove references to his antisemitic remarks and the Holocaust from a federal copyright lawsuit brought by German singer Alice Merton, who says she refused to let the rapper sample her music because of his public statements.U.S. District Judge Fernando L. Aenlle-Rocha ruled on... Read More »
Germany has approved a bill that would criminalize the creation of AI-generated sexual deepfakes, even when they are never shared, and make unauthorized possession of recordings of actual rapes punishable by up to two years in prison. The legislation would also allow courts to help victims identify anonymous online offenders... Read More »
A music manager who claims he discovered Gigi Perez and secured her first major record deal alleges that Universal Music Group cut his company out of her breakout success, despite a contract entitling it to half the profits and certain ownership rights tied to her recordings.Josh Marshall, founder of Mogul... Read More »
Arlington County, Virginia, sued the Trump administration Thursday to stop construction of President Donald Trump's planned 250-foot triumphal arch near Arlington National Cemetery, alleging federal officials are moving toward building the monument without adequately examining its effects on public safety, traffic and historic landmarks.The October 8, 2026, complaint, filed in... Read More »
Pharrell Williams is asking a federal judge to throw out a lawsuit filed by his longtime Neptunes partner Chad Hugo, arguing that Hugo still cannot identify the songs or recordings at the center of his copyright claims despite repeatedly revising his complaint.In an October 6, 2026, filing, Williams' attorneys argue... Read More »
A British High Court judge has thrown out search warrants used in raids on two homes linked to Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor after police admitted they relied on the wrong legal provision, handing the former prince a procedural victory in an Epstein-related criminal investigation.Mr Justice Hilliard formalized the agreement between Andrew and... Read More »
Australia's music industry has warned lawmakers that weakening copyright protections to attract OpenAI and Anthropic could allow technology companies to train artificial intelligence models on copyrighted works without permission, threatening licensing rights for musicians, writers and other creators worldwide.Annabelle Herd, chief executive of the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) and... Read More »
The Trump administration is proposing to charge universities $70,000 for each international student they recommend for U.S. work authorization, with another $30,000 for subsequent participation, under a new immigration regulation that could sharply increase the cost of hiring foreign graduates.The Department of Homeland Security's proposal, published in the Federal Register... Read More »
A federal judge has rejected the Catholic Diocese of Oakland's $180 million Chapter 11 bankruptcy plan, ruling that the church failed to prove its proposed compensation for 345 clergy sexual abuse survivors met federal requirements. The decision prevents the diocese from moving forward with its proposed reorganization as it seeks... Read More »
Nike must face a proposed class action accusing the sportswear giant of misleading shoppers with promotional emails advertising discounts that allegedly remained available after their stated expiration dates. A judge in Washington rejected the company's latest attempt to end the lawsuit on October 5, 2026, allowing the consumer protection claims... Read More »
The Trump administration has blocked Microsoft, Adobe, and six other major technology companies from a federal green-card sponsorship program, halting new applications and freezing pending cases as Vice President JD Vance accuses the companies of abusing the immigration system.Labor Secretary Keith Sonderling announced the suspensions on October 8, 2026, saying... Read More »
A military judge on Wednesday, October 7, 2026, threw out the FBI confessions of the last remaining defendant in the September 11 terrorism case to have his statements challenged, leaving prosecutors with rulings excluding the disputed confessions of all four men facing the death penalty at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. The... Read More »
Hard techno DJ Sara Landry has opened a new front in her legal battle with her former management company, accusing the firm of continuing to use her name and Hekate Records branding after their relationship ended.Landry IP LLC filed the lawsuit on October 6, 2026, in Manhattan federal court against... Read More »
A federal judge has sentenced a North Carolina musician to 18 months in prison for using AI-generated songs and thousands of automated accounts to produce billions of fake streams and collect more than $8 million in royalties, bringing the first U.S. criminal case over AI-assisted music streaming fraud to sentencing.U.S.... Read More »
A Colorado woman cleared of stealing a $25 package is suing Flock Safety after police used the company's license plate cameras to track her movements over nearly a month and issued a criminal summons despite evidence she says established her innocence.Chrisanna Elser filed the proposed class action on October 5,... Read More »