Marshall Jefferson sues Kanye West over unlicensed ‘Move Your Body’ sample
House music legend Marshall Jefferson is suing Ye, AKA Kanye West, over the use of a sample from his seminal track, Move Your Body. In his lawsuit, Jefferson claims West used the s
Copyright Royalty Board raises mechanical royalties rate while Spotify launches an industry guidance website for new musicians
The Copyright Royalty Board has voted to set new rates for mechanical royalties for publishers and songwriters, raising the rate to 15.1%, applicable from 2018 through 2022. The U.