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The pop singer’s trial for copyright infringement of Marvin Gaye and Ed Townsend’s “Let’s Get It On” highlights how hard it is to draw the property lines of pop.

With fraught court battles over plagiarism regularly netting six-figure payouts, the role of musicologists is vital. We speak to the experts

A federal appeals court says Josh Groban’s 2003 hit "You Raise Me Up" didn’t infringe the copyright to a little-known 1977 song.

Introduction The Internet promised to lower barriers to expression. Anyone with access to a computer and an Internet connection could share their creativity with the world. And it worked— spurring, among other things, the emergence of a new type and generation of art and criticism: the online creator—independent from major labels, movie studios, or TV networks. However, that promise is fading once again, because while these independent creators need not rely on Hollywood, they are bound to another oligopoly—the few Internet platforms that can help them reach a broad audience. And in the...