Politicians are playing songs at their rallies, sometimes without permission, and the musicians are getting fed up with it.
This tends to happen to conservative politicians, who are not aligned with popular musicians who are frequently left-leaning.
Donald Trump, a divisive politician whose rallies have featured songs by Neil Young, Rihanna and Pharrell Williams, has received letters from th
YouTube is making changes to its copyright enforcement policies. From September it will make it less easy for copyright holders to make manual claims for YouTube videos that include very short music clips or unintentional music.
Two companies that engaged the same design company has resulted in one company accusing the newer one of stealing its logo.
An American rap group called Flobots is suing YouTuber Logan Paul for copying their song.
German artist Marius Sperlich has accused Chris Brown of copying his work in the singer's music video.
Pop singer Katy Perry's 2013 single "Dark Horse" has been found by a federal court to have infringed on the copyright of a song by a Christian rapper.
On YouTube, a crowded and competitive market, Creators would often come up with novel or even shocking content that would get them to blow up in popularity.
Country singer Carrie Underwood has been sued for allegedly stealing the song "Game On" that she recorded as the 2018 season theme song for NBC Sunday Night Football.
Chinese electronics company Xiaomi has fired an employee for using an artist's work on a company website without permission. The image, which was used as the lead banner on Xiaomi Spain’s website, has been taken down and the company has admitted to being in the wrong and apologised to the artist, Peter Tarka.
A comedian who appeared on America's Got Talent received plaudits for a skit, but there are strong similarities to an act from 1975.
A Canadian fashion label has said a design for one of its dresses was copied by another brand and sold on the websites of big retailers.
A Chinese artist has been accused by a Belgian painter of ripping off his works for years.
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