licensing

A judge ruled that American funk music star George Clinton can not keep rights to music he wrote in the late 1970s and early 1980s — work worth more than $100 million in profits, the singer’s Web site said. U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle said Monday that the music written between 1976 and 1983 belonged […]

R&B group, Sister Sledge, known for their disco-era anthem, ‘We Are Family’,  has taken the fight for the revenue from their digital sales to court. They’ve joined songwriter Ronee Blakley in a suit against Warner Music Group, claiming they are owed millions in unpaid royalties. The lawsuit states that the artists have lost substantial revenue […]