“Amazon’s decision to launch its new Cloud Player without securing additional music licenses has been described as a “bold move” by many observers. It takes serious guts for Amazon to simply declare that it doesn’t need licenses — especially when even casual observers know the music industry thinks otherwise. Still, this isn’t a one-dimensional issue, and the law has yet to …
Rick James Estate Files Class Action Lawsuit Against Universal Music Over Digital Revenue
“The estate of Rick James, best known for his song “Super Freak,” filed a proposed class action lawsuit on Friday against Universal Music Group over money owed from digital downloads and ringtones. The new class action lawsuit comes in wake of the U.S. Supreme Court‘s decision not to review a case initiated by Eminem‘s former Detroit-based producing partners, F.B.T. Productions, …