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The deputy said they spotted the pickup truck speeding on Georgia Highway 16 on Tuesday night.

The copyright infringement case against Blurred Lines awarded $7.4 million to Marvin Gayes estate and left songwriters salivating, experts say.

As you’ve read in this space before, copyright law can be hard to navigate. Because copyright infringement is a strict liability tort, copying someone else’s material can lead to much...

Ed Sheeran is defending his hit “Shape of You” in a landmark case – and he’s not the only one. Why are so many songwriters accusing each other of theft?

Ninth Circuit affirmed a district court’s order vacating a jury award of damages for copyright infringement and granting judgment as a matter of law, Marcus Gray PKA Flame et al. v. Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson PKA Katy Perry et al.

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed a district court’s order vacating a jury award of damages for copyright infringement and granting judgment as a matter of law,...

A three-judge panel for the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed a $2.8 million copyright verdict against Katy Perry amid claims her hit song copied a beat from a Christian rap song. 

UPDATE: The pop star and her team no longer have to pay $2.8 million in damages in the copyright case.

Songs often share components that sound similar to one another, which frequently raises the question of whether copyright infringement has occurred.

A three-judge panel for the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed a $2.8 million copyright verdict against Katy Perry amid claims her hit song copied a beat from a Christian rap song.