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Newsletter for Legal created at July 17, 2025 06:50

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Legal Battles and Industry Incidents: LyricFind, Antitrust, Band Rejects Airbnb, Stolen Music, and More

This newsletter is about various legal battles and incidents in the music industry, including accusations of anticompetitive behavior between LyricFind and Musixmatch, an antitrust investigation into Universal Music's acquisition of Downtown Music, Welsh indie rock band Los Campesinos! rejecting an offer from Airbnb, Metallica forcing the Pentagon to remove a video featuring their song, Beyoncé's unreleased music being stolen, and concerns from European music creators regarding the use of copyrighted content by AI companies. Additionally, it discusses the unfortunate deaths of former American Idol music supervisor Robin Kaye and her husband, as well as the success of the fictional K-pop group HUNTR/X in the Netflix animated film KPop Demon Hunters.

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No copyright exception for AI training in European law, says new report 0.95 Complete Music Update (CMU) 0 0
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Musixmatch pitched acquisition, snaffled confidential info to scupper Spotify deal, claims LyricFind in lawsuit latest 0.95 Complete Music Update (CMU) 0 0
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Full scale anticompetition investigation on the cards after UMG’s Virgin Music fails to allay EU fears over Downtown merger 0.9 Complete Music Update (CMU) 0 0
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Los Campesinos! Reveal They Turned Down $60K Airbnb Deal in Support of Palestine 0.9 Billboard 0 0
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Hegseth’s Video Deleted, Reposted After Metallica’s Cease & Desist Over Unauthorized Use of ‘Enter Sandman’ in Drone Clip 0.9 Billboard 0 0
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Unreleased Beyoncé Music Stolen in Atlanta Car Robbery Says Tour Choreographer & Dancer: Report 0.9 Billboard 0 0
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EU is watering down AI protections say musicians 0.9 Complete Music Update (CMU) 0 0
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‘American Idol’ Music Supervisor Robin Kaye & Husband Found Dead in Their Home 0.9 Billboard 0 0
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‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Merch Featuring Saja Boys Is Currently on Sale on Amazon 0.85 Billboard 0 0
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HUNTR/X’s ‘Golden,’ From ‘KPop Demon Hunters,’ Hits No. 1 on Billboard Global Charts 0.85 Billboard 0 0
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