Tag: rights

Reservoir acquires rights to ‘Feliz Navidad’ star José Feliciano’s recorded music catalog

admin — Wed, 21 Oct 2026 12:00:56 +0000

Deal also includes non-exclusive rights to Feliciano's name, image, and likeness

Kroger and LG sued by Puppy Songs creator over alleged unlicensed use of TikTok hit ‘Cheese Tax’

admin — Wed, 21 Oct 2026 11:28:53 +0000

Each complaint seeks damages set by law of up to $150,000 per infringed work and a court order barring the company from further infringing Hobbs' rights.

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Reservoir acquires Billy Strayhorn’s publishing catalog, will participate in jazz composer’s name, image, and likeness rights

admin — Tue, 20 Oct 2026 10:47:50 +0000

The acquisition builds on a relationship between Reservoir and the estate (Billy Strayhorn Songs, Inc.) that dates back to 2014.

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Musixmatch acquires Songdex owner Music Reports, as it looks to become a ‘full-stack rights and royalties platform’

admin — Mon, 19 Oct 2026 10:20:46 +0000

The deal marks the first acquisition in Bologna-based Musixmatch's 16-year history.

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Warner Chappell Music signs My Chemical Romance to exclusive worldwide publishing deal

admin — Thu, 15 Oct 2026 17:35:20 +0000

Warner Chappell will oversee the catalog's global rights administration, copyright protection, and sync licensing across film, television, and video games.

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Majors and BMG tell US Supreme Court not to let appeals court decision ‘radically disrupt copyright worldwide’ in songwriter termination rights case

admin — Wed, 07 Oct 2026 11:08:02 +0000

January 12 ruling held that termination under US law returns an author's rights across the world, and not only in the US

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AEG and O2 strike UK’s ‘largest-ever naming rights renewal’ in reported £200M deal

admin — Wed, 07 Oct 2026 08:00:30 +0000

Under the deal, O2 and Virgin Media broadband customers will get 50% more tickets to shows at The O2 through Priority Tickets.

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Paul Shaver joins SoundExchange as SVP of Business Development

admin — Thu, 01 Oct 2026 13:00:36 +0000

Shaver joins from the Canadian Musical Reproduction Rights Agency (CMRRA), where he was President of both CMRRA and SX Works.

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Sia sells 50% of music catalog to Pophouse in $180M deal

admin — Thu, 01 Oct 2026 10:20:00 +0000

Pophouse says it's acquired Sia's "publishing and master music rights"; the pricetag suggests a $360M valuation for the full set

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Tokyo court rules that a person’s voice can be protected by publicity rights – a first for Japan

admin — Thu, 01 Oct 2026 10:15:21 +0000

Kenjiro Tsuda lost his takedown claim against TikTok, and won something better: Japan's first ruling placing the human voice inside publicity rights.

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Robert Palmer estate strikes deal with Primary Wave covering publishing and recording catalogs, plus name, image & likeness rights

admin — Wed, 23 Sep 2026 15:03:25 +0000

Palmer recorded 14 studio albums and three live albums

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SoundExchange strikes reciprocal agreement with the UAE’s MusicNation, opening neighboring rights royalty flows in both markets

admin — Fri, 18 Sep 2026 12:21:31 +0000

SoundExchange-affiliated artists will collect royalties for broadcasts in the UAE, while Emirati creators will receive payouts for US airplay.

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BMG deepens Jean-Michel Jarre partnership, licensing his recorded music catalog

admin — Thu, 17 Sep 2026 05:00:33 +0000

BMG secures exclusive licensing rights to electronic music innovator Jean-Michel Jarre’s recorded catalog across a broad range of territories worldwide.

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Judge throws out copyright claims in Wixen’s $102M lawsuit against Meta

admin — Thu, 10 Sep 2026 19:31:33 +0000

A judge ruled that Wixen has not shown it holds the rights that would let it sue over the 681 works it says Meta used without a license.

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Wilson Pickett estate strikes deal with Primary Wave covering publishing catalog and name, image & likeness rights

admin — Thu, 03 Sep 2026 16:35:20 +0000

Primary Wave announced the deal on Wednesday (September 2). Financial terms were not disclosed

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