Is ‘plagiarism’,deliberate or otherwise,inevitable in music? Or are the possibilities (virtually) limitless?
British singer Ed Sheeran has won an English High Court case over whether a refrain in his 2017 hit Shape Of You had been lifted from another artist.
The four-time Grammy award-winner was in court to face the one accusation all musicians fear:plagiarism.
A worker at a publisher in London has been arrested and charged,accused by the FBI of defrauding famous authors.
The Green Party candidate had been accused of plagiarism. She’s previously had to correct details in a resume and belatedly declare payments from her party.
A quick guide to why Banksy lost the trademark for four of his most famous works.
The EU said because Banksy “has chosen to be anonymous” his “identity cannot be legally determined”,leading to his trademark to be cancelled on two more pieces.
Former world champion boxer and “the baddest man on the planet” Mike Tyson has sued local streetwear retailer Culture Kings and its rich-lister owners.
The US Supreme Court ruled that Google didn’t commit copyright infringement when it used Oracle’s programming code in the Android operating system,sparing Google from what could have been a multibillion-dollar award.
The barrister for Universal Music,which holds the copyright in the song,accused the former federal MP of"toying with the court"and giving untruthful evidence.
The Federal Court was played a cover of O Come,All Ye Faithful by the American songstress as Clive Palmer claims Twisted Sister"ripped off"the hymn.