Articles by Lucas Shaw

Sony Music Warns Companies to Stop Training AI on Its Artists’ Content

Sony Music Group, one of the world’s biggest record labels, warned artificial intelligence companies and music streaming platforms not to use the company’s content without explicit permission. Sony Music, whose artists include Lil Nas X and Celine Dion, sent letters …

Twitter Sued by Music Firms Over Violating Copyrights, At Up to $150,000 a Work

The National Music Publishers’ Association sued Twitter Inc. Wednesday, alleging it violates the copyright of songwriters by using their music on its platform without permission. Twitter is one of the only major social media platforms that doesn’t pay music rights …

CBS Settles $1.25M Investor Lawsuit over ‘Improper’ Redstone Compensation

CBS Corp. directors agreed to settle for $1.25 million investors’ claims that network owner Sumner Redstone received millions of dollars in improper compensation after he became incapacitated in 2014. The money — coming from insurance covering CBS’s officers and directors …

Music Stars Join Industry Fight to End Copyright Shield for Technology Firms

Katy Perry, Billy Joel and Rod Stewart are asking the U.S. government to reform provisions of copyright law that they say enrich large technology companies at their expense. The three are among the more than 100 artists and managers who …

Sony’s Unprecedented Cyber Attack: Deep, Costly, Controversial

Sony Pictures’ decision to let Seth Rogen make a comedy about a plot to kill a head of state will potentially cost the studio hundreds of millions of dollars after a devastating cyber-attack linked to North Korea. The Sony Corp. …