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Federal Court Rules SoundExchange Lacks Standing in SiriusXM Royalty Dispute
21 Aug 2025 00:13 GMT
… by SoundExchange.
SoundExchange disputed the ruling, calling Judge Buchwald's interpretation … industry, including pending lawsuits against Napster and Sonos for similar nonpayment … potentially filing actions in state courts to preserve its enforcement …
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A Napster Moment for AI?
17 Sep 2025 17:52 GMT
… of the settlement. The judge demanded “ironclad guarantees” that … exclusive.
Anthropic is not Napster — but the dynamics echo … standardized compensation mechanisms. US courts seem to be leaning … create AI-specific licensing rules? Will industry coalitions …
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Judge Slashes Napster Class Action Settlement That Paid Songwriters 30x Less Than Lawyers
10 Sep 2025 22:06 GMT
… On Wednesday, a lower court judge heeded that warning and sharply … Judge Jeffrey S. White wrote in the ruling, obtained by Billboard. “The court … decimated the earlier case, Napster ended up paying only … . Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, which ruled in …
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Music Industry Must Work With AI Companies Rather Than Fight Them in Court: Charles Goldstuck
03 Sep 2025 21:26 GMT
… industry’s economic model since Napster — but a revenue-halving … companies get out ahead of judges and lawmakers and negotiate … embrace this … before judicial rulings codify blunt positions, they can … ’t be resolved in the courts.
Lawsuits are long, expensive …
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SoundExchange Moves for Default Judgement Against Napster — But Faces Aggressive Dismissal Push from Sonos in Unpaid-Royalties Suit
23 Aug 2025 04:46 GMT
… operator and Rhapsody/Napster as defendants, the straightforward … reported, a federal judge tossed SoundExchange’s SiriusXM … heels of the SiriusXM ruling, its attorneys informed Team … other side of the courtroom confrontation, “SoundExchange advised Sonos …
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SoundExchange slams judge’s ruling in SiriusXM case as ‘entirely wrong on the law’
11 Aug 2025 12:29 GMT
… , has slammed a federal judge’s ruling that it lacks legal standing … .”
Naomi Reice Buchwald, US DIstrict Court Judge
SoundExchange added that the decision … , the ruling threatens a similar lawsuit against streaming services Napster and Sonos …
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SoundExchange Loses SiriusXM Lawsuit: Judge Says Royalties Org Is ‘Not a Legal Advocacy Group’
08 Aug 2025 00:34 GMT
… streamers such as Slacker and Napster.
All of these prior cases … advocacy group.”
Reacting to Judge Buchwald’s ruling on Thursday evening, SoundExchange … potentially filing actions in state courts to ensure the company’s …
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Napster Lawsuit, Led Zeppelin Settlement, Beyoncé Sample Case & More Top Music Law News
06 Aug 2025 02:35 GMT
… Napster case — including access to the actual lawsuit filed in court … victims. But the judge was unswayed, ruling that the argument might …
CARDI IN COURT – Cardi B won a key ruling in a … With the trial looming, a judge ruled that the plaintiff’s lawyers …
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Napster Revived in 2025: $207M AI and Metaverse Pivot
04 Aug 2025 11:33 GMT
… of entrepreneurs who viewed rules as mere suggestions in … drew direct lessons from Napster’s playbook. Companies like … AI innovator, rebranded under Napster Corporation, leverages its rebellious … ideas, even those that court controversy, can endure and …
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Napster reunion spotlights a giant leap in tech company rule-breaking
03 Aug 2025 00:11 GMT
… knocked offline by the courts, Napster inspired successive generations of … fares and got many rules reversed.
Airbnb likewise … flouted city rules on short-term rentals … music publishers in lawsuits against Napster, agreed.
“Generally, technology …