UK’s Covid vaccine donations alongside move to block waiver ‘shameful’
Campaigner criticises opposition to WTO effort to waive intellectual property rights for vaccines as UK starts delivery of 9m doses overseas
June 2021
Olivia Rodrigo accused of plagiarism by Courtney Love and others
Artwork for Sour Prom, which has similarities to Hole album Live Through This, criticised as ‘rude’ and ‘bad form’ by Love
Banksy trademarks two of his best known artworks in Australia
Successful legal bid to trademark Love is in the Air and Girl with Balloon comes after a similar move in Europe failed
Leading authors sound alarm over post-Brexit changes to copyright
Philip Pullman and Kate Mosse among writers warning that changes being considered could flood UK with cheap foreign editions and threaten livelihoods
May 2021
Licence to content: Amazon’s MGM takeover gives it access to Bond and beyond
Peter Bradshaw
Another worrying step in the monopolisation of entertainment, the internet giant’s $8.45bn splurge is about adding reams of classic Hollywood IP for its film-making arm to feast on
April 2021
Paul McCartney and Kate Bush lead call for change to music streaming payments
Open letter to Boris Johnson signed by 156 musicians including Led Zeppelin and Annie Lennox aims to reword 1988 Copyright Act
Economics viewpoint
The Covid crisis: some people think it’s all over … it isn’t
Larry Elliott
A new reality check is coming unless the west replicates its ‘whatever-it-takes approach’ to help poorer countries cope
Caterpillars in court as M&S sues Aldi over Colin cake ‘lookalike’
High street chain lodges intellectual property claim and demands grocer stop selling discount sponge roll
March 2021
Top songwriters call for end to 'bully tactics' by artists over royalties
David Crosby sells music catalogue, citing Covid restrictions on touring
February 2021
‘Record companies have me on a dartboard’: the man making millions buying classic hits
Taylor Swift countersues Evermore theme park over use of her music
Songwriters fight to be heard in streaming revenues debate
Taylor Swift rejects 'baseless' lawsuit from Utah theme park Evermore
January 2021
Metallica and Michael Bublé producer cashes in on music streaming rights boom
Bob Dylan sued by estate of Desire co-writer over catalogue sale
Take That producer sells rights to string of early hits
Going his own way: Mick Fleetwood sells hit song rights to BMG
Shakira becomes latest artist to sell rights to catalogue of hits
Jimi Hendrix family dispute escalates over use of name for music school
