Copyright Infringement

The legal battle over a dembow rhythm claimed by Steely and Clevie reaches a new stage as Bad Bunny's legal team claims the case is flawed.

The copyright infringement lawsuit alleges the two songs contain an uncleared sample from the 1980 song “Skatin’".

The Puerto Rico Supreme Court revives Carliz De La Cruz Hernández's $40M battle over the iconic 'Bad Bunny, baby' tag and who really owns that sound.

A judge tossed the 'Alien Superstar' lawsuit over a bizarre technicality, but the company suing Beyoncé’s team says the copyright war isn’t over yet.

Ye is being sued over an uncleared sample on a demo version of "Hurricane" that was played during an album listening party.

In 2024, producers Joshua Fraustro and Miguel Aguilar sued the rapper, claiming she stole parts of their 2021 song "Greasy Frybread."

OpenAI has been accused of using thousands of copyrighted works to train ChatGPT's large language model.

Songwriter RØMANS claims the film studio used his songs in the 2025 film without permission. Rihanna is not accused of any wrongdoing.

Anna's Archive, a group that claimed to have retrieved millions of songs from Spotify, is being sued by Sony Music Entertainment, Warner Music Group, and Universal Music Group.

The alleged infringed titles were originally published on platforms including Blacked, Vixen, and more.

She explained that sampling, which was born from hip-hop, is now "synonymous with theft."

An Instagram user claims the rapper stole her phrase for the song “Never Find.”

The lawsuit cites multiple examples of allegedly willful infringement.

The Shoe Surgeon and Nike have reached a settlement agreement after the footwear and apparel corporation sued for trademark infringement.

According to Merton, she turned down a request for Ye to use a sample of her 2022 song “Blindside.”

The former employee was an audio engineer who worked at the rapper's studio.

Last November, Plies claimed the beat from his 2008 track "Me & My Goons" was copied without permission on 2010's "Pretty Boy Swag," and later GloRilla and Megan Thee Stallion's collab "Wanna Be."

A Roc Nation signee claims the artists stole lyrics from her 2019 song, "Like the Way It Sounds."