You'd think sharing a mashup of one of the best songs of 2004 and one of the worst songs of 2005 would be enough for this post, but it's not. What's missing is the exact sound my gum made when the ...

BMG Rights Management, the label behind The Black Eyed Peas‘ second-stage career explosion and owner of much of the group’s publishing, is suing MGA Entertainment, the company behind the Bratz dolls, ...

Can a unicorn toy that poops sparkling slime also function as a form of cultural criticism? Or, if that toy tweaks the lyrics of a popular song, is it simply exploiting the market for that song ...

The new lawsuit sets the stage for a battle over copyright "fair use" and the legal protections for parody songs. By Bill Donahue Music publisher BMG is suing a toymaker for promoting a brand of ...

The funniest music-related lawsuit of 2023 has ended before it could fully move through the bowels of the American legal system: BMG has settled its suit with MGA Entertainment after alleging the ...

Los Angeles, CA - CIRCA 2009: Fergie of Black Eyed Peas in Los Angeles, California (CREDIT: Aaron Rapoport/Corbis/Getty Images) The makers behind a pooping unicorn toy have settled in a case with ...

BMG accused MGA of violating copyright interest in hit song 'My Humps' MGA used song to advertise unicorn dolls that excrete sparkling slime Oct 4 (Reuters) - Toymaker MGA Entertainment and music ...

As the roundtable format has grown into an effectively direct way for a publication to think out loud for its readers’ perusal, we present SPINfighting, a new column where the SPIN staff will debate ...

The agreement marks an abrupt end to what could have been a major battle over copyright "fair use" and the legal protections for parody songs. By Bill Donahue BMG has reached a settlement to end a ...