Here is some stuff I wrote in January 2022…

CMU News: Joe Rogan and Daniel Ek commit to beefed up and more transparent content polices in response to Neil Young boycott

CMU News: Lil Yachty sues music NFT start-up Opulous for trademark infringement

CMU News: Warner Chappell announces global deal with Jacques Brel publisher

CMU News: 300 Entertainment launches video content division

CMU News: Attitude Is Everything and Independent Venue Week launch Just Ask guide and training

CMU News: Various Artists launches new LA base

CMU Digest: Neil Young, COVID, Cardi B, CMA, SGAE

CMU News: YouTuber ordered to pay Cardi B $4 million in defamation dispute vows to appeal

CMU News: Apple’s legal battle with Harold Arlen estate likely to proceed to jury

CMU News: Spotify confirms it is removing Neil Young’s music following his Joe Rogan podcast protest

CMU News: UK competition regulator outlines scope of market study into music streaming

CMU News: Help Musicians announces new helpline to support people experiencing bullying and harassment

CMU News: 100 more artists added to line-up for Great Escape 2022

CMU News: Universal Music seeks preliminary injunction against Republic investments site in trademark battle

CMU News: Audio Content Fund to wind down after UK government’s licence fee decision

CMU News: Management looking into Neil Young’s request to boycott Spotify in Joe Rogan protest

CMU News: Cardi B wins defamation case against YouTuber

CMU News: Irish appeals court considers the ongoing dispute between the country’s label and performer collecting societies

CMU News: Think tank hits out at proposed app store regulations supported by Spotify and Epic

CMU News: Sony Music fully acquires Bob Dylan’s entire recordings catalogue

CMU News: More than 25% of UK Q1 concerts cancelled as COVID concerns continue

CMU News: European Parliament approves draft of Digital Services Act which is a mixed bag for the music industry

CMU News: Spanish competition regulator launches new investigation into collecting society SGAE

CMU News: One Direction company seeks to block 1-d drinking straws trademark

CMU Digest: BBC, FAC, Epic, Jimi Hendrix, youtube-dl

CMU News: Epic files appeal in its big battle over Apple’s App Store rules

CMU News: Abba settle lawsuit with Abba Mania

CMU News: Jimi Hendrix estate goes to court following royalty claim from former Experience collaborators

CMU News: Utopia buys Proper Music

CMU News: COVID Passport requirement for clubs and venues in England to be axed next week

CMU News: Sony Music further ramps up merch interests via Ceremony Of Roses investment

CMU News: FAC launches campaign against venue merch commissions, urges ‘100% Venues’ to sign up to new directory

CMU News: New York court dismisses former Universal exec’s lawsuit against his ex-lawyer

CMU News: Spotify still the clear market leader in premium streaming, although its market share is slipping

CMU News: Another VPN agrees to instigate anti-piracy web-blocks in the US

CMU News: Major labels sue hosting company over webpage of the youtube-dl stream-ripping tool

CMU News: BMG Production Music partners with Ah2 Music

CMU News: New songwriter identifier to launch in bid to tackle the black box problem

Notes: SOPA/PIPA and the MegaUpload shutdown

CMU News: Future of the BBC back in the spotlight as licence fee set to be frozen and then abolished

BBC

CMU News: Houston Police Department seeks more Astroworld footage via new website

CMU News: Yet another legal filing in the long-running Shake It Off song-theft legal battle

CMU News: COVID Passport requirements could end in England this month, NTIA wants move to apply UK-wide

CMU News: Now Coachella is annoyed about Bookchella

CMU Digest: Anti-terror rules, Nevermind baby, Pimco, Dark Horse, Lucian Grainge

CMU News: Nevermind baby re-files child pornography lawsuit against Nirvana

CMU News: Cox Communications says labels were wrong about supposedly missing evidence in billion dollar copyright case

CMU News: Another investment fund moving into music rights acquisitions

CMU News: Over 250 scientists and medics hit out at Spotify over Joe Rogan podcast

CMU News: Universal boss Lucian Grainge talks charity, choice and change – but avoids #fixstreaming – in company wide memo

CMU News: Travis Scott sued over artwork used on unofficial compilation

CMU News: Chris Brown and Drake hit back over No Guidance song-theft claim

CMU News: Dark Horse litigation back in court, but judges cautious of over-extending copyright

CMU News: Cardi B defamation case against YouTuber gets underway

CMU News: Spotify successfully blocks Potify trademark application

CMU News: New board elected at Merlin

CMU News: UK government responds to consultation on new anti-terror measures at venues and events

CMU News: Jury selected for Cardi B’s defamation action against YouTuber

CMU News: Boutique collecting society GMR agrees provisional settlement with US radio industry

CMU News: RIAA says stream-ripper’s legal claim depends entirely on sneaky wordplay

CMU News: Harbourside Artist Management launches Disability Empowerment Programme

CMU News: Royal Mail unveils Rolling Stones stamps

CMU News: Bob Dylan urges court to uphold ruling in dispute with former collaborator’s estate

CMU News: Stream-ripper says judge got it wrong when proposing $83 million damages bill

CMU News: Nevermind artwork lawsuit dismissed – but likely to be re-filed this month

CMU News: BMG and KKR acquire John Legend catalogue

CMU News: Music Venue Trust encourages music fans to #golocal as live sector continues to navigate COVID

CMU News: Bauer stations launch show exploring intersection of classical and jazz

CMU News: UK music consumption up again in 2021, according to BPI year-end stats

CMU News: Warner Music acquires David Bowie’s songs catalogue for $250 million

Notes: Pop Courts Review 2021 – Part One

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