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Newsletter for Legal created at May 25, 2026 06:50

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Legal Updates: Music industry lawsuits, licensing deals, and new legislation explained.

This newsletter is about recent legal actions in the music industry, including lawsuits by Wixen Music Publishing against Meta Platforms and Lee Mendelson Film Productions against various entities for copyright infringement. It also covers a new licensing deal between Universal Music Group and TikTok, the reissue of Aaliyah's debut album, and the introduction of the NO FAKES Act to protect individuals from unauthorized use of their voice and likeness in AI-generated content. Additionally, it mentions the launch of Stable Audio 3.0 by Stability AI and the upcoming IPO of OpenAI with potential legal risks in the music industry. Lastly, it discusses Daniel Blumberg's global publishing agreement with Universal Music Publishing Group's Classics & Screen division.

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Wixen doubles damages demand to $102M in expanded copyright lawsuit against Meta - Music Business Worldwide 0.95 Music Business Worldwide 0 0
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Snoopy game developer and US government hit with copyright lawsuits by ‘Peanuts’ music publisher 0.95 Complete Music Update (CMU) 0 0
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Universal Music Group and TikTok strike new multi-year licensing deal — with expanded AI protections for artists and songwriters - Music Business Worldwide 0.95 Music Business Worldwide 0 0
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Aaliyah’s Estate Shares TikTok of Fan Covering R. Kelly’s Face on ‘Age Ain’t Nothing But a Number’ Vinyl Reissue 0.9 Billboard 0 0
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Owner of Peanuts music catalog files four copyright lawsuits targeting video game publisher, social media posts, and the US government - Music Business Worldwide 0.85 Music Business Worldwide 0 0
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Music industry welcomes revised NO FAKES Act, but Spotify says “still work to do” 0.85 Complete Music Update (CMU) 0 0
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Spotify backs US bill to outlaw AI deepfakes, joining UMG, Sony, Warner, Google, and OpenAI in growing coalition - Music Business Worldwide 0.85 Music Business Worldwide 0 0
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Stability AI launches new audio models that can generate 6-minute music tracks - Music Business Worldwide 0.85 Music Business Worldwide 0 0
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OpenAI preparing to file for IPO within days (Report) - Music Business Worldwide 0.85 Music Business Worldwide 0 0
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UMPG and 45RPM sign Academy Award-winning composer Daniel Blumberg - Music Business Worldwide 0.85 Music Business Worldwide 0 0
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