Bill Donahue

legal beat guy @billboard, covering the intersection of the music biz and the law. tips, pitches, leaks, gripes: [email protected]

[Bill Donahue @Bill__Donahue]

you think the Brian Steel legend can't keep growing and then it does
https://t.co/FOUBuNFHOx

[THUGGERDAILY ひ @ThuggerDaily]

Cops were pissed that Brian Steel immediately showed up while they were raiding Young Thug’s house in Atlanta 🙄🙄

“Great - his f******g lawyer is here”

[billboard @billboard]

Summer Walker Can Use This Law to Break Her Record Deal. But There’s a $50 Million Catch.
https://t.co/uk7OVqVJzx

[Bill Donahue @Bill__Donahue]

somebody notify me when the Kelly Clarkson Brooklyn singing bird defamation lawsuit gets filed

[Techmeme @Techmeme]

A US federal court sentences Michael Smith, who pleaded guilty to using bots to stream AI-generated songs, making $8M+ in royalties, to 18 months in prison (@bill__donahue / Billboard)

(Visit Techmeme dot com for the link and full context!)

[billboard @billboard]

Olivia Dean ‘Art of Loving’ Song Faces Lawsuit Claiming It Was Copied From ‘Just the Two of Us’
https://t.co/eleuYhHqi7

[Bill Donahue @Bill__Donahue]

Setting aside all legal issues, this is just such a ... strange way to think about music? Or any art?

https://t.co/Vu7poXm2JH

[nicksaraev @nicksaraev]

I am not joking when I say this.

Spotify, Apple Music, and streaming in general is over.

AI music is now very, very good. You just don't know yet because all AI music circulating today is from ~2-3 generations ago.

Suno v6 pro et al has solved infinite personalized music.

[billboard @billboard]

Sam Smith & Normani Must Face Trial in ‘Dancing With a Stranger’ Lawsuit: ‘For the Jury to Decide’
https://t.co/Ov0cCXSvoB

[Eriq Gardner ✍️ @eriqgardner]

The Trump Administration files a statement of interest in the copyright lawsuit brought by The New York Times against OpenAI, taking the position that it’s fair use to train an LLM on copyrighted text.

[George Basile @Georgeadelphia]

So somebody gave Flo Rida a baby and he’s on the 1B dugout with it?

[billboard @billboard]

BTS ‘Swim’ Lawsuit, Bad Bunny Ruling, StubHub Class Action & More Top Music Law News
https://t.co/rbgghoV3S2

[billboard @billboard]

A new lawsuit claims that BTS’s chart-topping smash “Swim” stole key elements from an unpublished demo by three little-known songwriters.

More details: https://t.co/RZQJvqRHLR

[billboard @billboard]

YouTube’s AI Training Argument Raises Alarm Among Indie Music Advocates: ‘Not Informed Consent’
https://t.co/0T5ZAZ1QEc

[Eriq Gardner ✍️ @eriqgardner]

An exclusive: I got ahold of Jeffrey Kessler’s fee arrangement for the Live Nation case—which includes a “success fee” that will be lucrative… https://t.co/wEKRmQK28C

[Bill Donahue @Bill__Donahue]

excitedly waiting for an artist to sue for defamation claiming they’ve falsely been labeled AI

[Reuters Legal @ReutersLegal]

French music platform Deezer has launched a free online tool to detect AI-generated tracks in playlists, available to users of all major streaming platforms, it said on Thursday. https://t.co/JS9nZj9JTD

[Pop Crave @PopCrave]

https://t.co/mAhv3eSAdS

[jos @josiahhughes]

19-year-old who can't form sentences out loud: Animal Collective lowkey sounds like a car commercial

43-year-old HR lady who paid $1200 for a SXSW lanyard in 2015: none of this is accurate, take it from someone who Was There™

[Bill Donahue @Bill__Donahue]

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[Eriq Gardner ✍️ @eriqgardner]

Interesting. I know quite a few people who will argue this would be unconstitutional.

[billboard @billboard]

Will Live Nation & Ticketmaster Really Get Broken Up?
https://t.co/5dZpXGMrYJ

[Bill Donahue @Bill__Donahue]

i am begging PR people to stop sending me AI slop pitches

unless of course they include an offer of a live interview from the top of mt. everest (!?!)

[Matthew Zeitlin @MattZeitlin]

a norm i really wish would come back is refusing to report on lawsuit threats