Newsletter for Legal created at July 20, 2026 06:50

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Music Industry Legal & Financial Updates: Lawsuits, Settlements, and Pricing Changes

This newsletter is about various legal and financial issues in the music industry, including AI music company Suno facing copyright infringement lawsuits, Triller Group Inc. being ordered to pay Merlin over $3.2 million in unpaid music licensing fees, Apple Music increasing subscription prices, and Bad Bunny seeking reconsideration in a copyright lawsuit. Additionally, it covers a settlement in a legal battle between music publishers and Elon Musk's X Corp, a proposed law in South Korea requiring music distributors to review lyrics, the merchandising success of "KPop Demon Hunters," and a group of state attorneys general seeking to investigate the antitrust settlement between the US Department of Justice, Live Nation, and Ticketmaster.

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Suno scraped YouTube, Deezer to train AI, hacked code reveals - potentially strengthening UMG and Sony’s legal case - Music Business Worldwide	0.95	Music Business Worldwide	thumb_up thumb_down
Triller ordered to pay Merlin more than $3.2M in default judgment over unpaid licensing fees - Music Business Worldwide	0.95	Music Business Worldwide	thumb_up thumb_down
Apple Music hikes subscription prices ‘as a result of rising licensing costs’ - Music Business Worldwide	0.9	Music Business Worldwide	thumb_up thumb_down
Bad Bunny asks judge to reconsider reggaeton ‘dembow’ copyright ruling or certify it for appeal to the Ninth Circuit - Music Business Worldwide	0.9	Music Business Worldwide	thumb_up thumb_down
Elon Musk’s X and music publishers end legal war, filing joint stipulations of dismissal - Music Business Worldwide	0.9	Music Business Worldwide	thumb_up thumb_down
Proposals to force music distributors in Korea to label “hateful” lyrics before release criticised by cultural groups	0.85	Complete Music Update (CMU)	thumb_up thumb_down
'KPop Demon Hunters' Gets the Furby Treatment With New Furblets Collection	0.85	Billboard	thumb_up thumb_down
After rejecting the DOJ’s Live Nation settlement, states press for discovery into White House talks - Music Business Worldwide	0.85	Music Business Worldwide	thumb_up thumb_down
Cutting Edge acquires music rights and royalties of ‘Fast and Furious’ and ‘Yellowstone’ composer Brian Tyler - Music Business Worldwide	0.85	Music Business Worldwide	thumb_up thumb_down
Reservoir acquires catalogs of Latin music company Nacional, strikes JV to develop artists & songwriters - Music Business Worldwide	0.85	Music Business Worldwide	thumb_up thumb_down

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