Music Labels Secure Win in Copyright Suit Over Documentary Music; Bloomberg Law, February 5, 2026

 

Kyle Jahner

, Bloomberg Law; Music Labels Secure Win in Copyright Suit Over Documentary Music

"A group of music labels secured near-total victory in a copyright-infringement lawsuit against the seller of ten documentaries about various bands.

Coda Publishing Ltd. and its owner willfully infringed more than 100 songs by the Rolling Stones, ABBA, U2, Nirvana, Elton John, Lynyrd Skynrd, and Red Hot Chili Peppers, the US District Court for the Southern District of New York said. The Wednesday order, citing reasons stated orally in court earlier that day, resolved summary judgment motions filed in 2021 in a case that had been stayed since a 2022 discovery sanctions ruling against the labels."

OpenAI Risks Billions as Court Weighs Privilege in Copyright Row; Bloomberg Law, October 10, 2025

Annelise Levy

, Bloomberg Law; OpenAI Risks Billions as Court Weighs Privilege in Copyright Row

"Authors and publishers suing the artificial intelligence giant have secured access to some Slack messages and emails discussing OpenAI’s deletion of a dataset containing pirated books and are seeking additional attorney communications about the decision. If they succeed, the communications could demonstrate willful infringement, triggering enhanced damages of as much as $150,000 per work...

The US District Court for the Southern District of New York last week ordered OpenAI to turn over most employee communications about the data deletion that the AI company argued were protected by attorney-client privilege. OpenAI may appeal the decision. A separate bid for OpenAI’s correspondence with in-house and outside attorneys remains pending."