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CMU’s Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review key events in music and the music business from the last week, including Tracy Chapman's accusation that Nicki Minaj is ignoring both the facts and the law in their sampling legal battle, plus the row over the inclusion of 'Rule, Britannia' and 'Land Of Hope And Glory' in this year's BBC Proms.

SECTION TIMES
01: Tracy Chapman v Nick Minaj (00:03:13)
02: Rule, Britannia (or don’t) (00:20:35)

STORIES DISCUSSED THIS WEEK
• Nicki Minaj’s Sorry claims ignore both the facts and the law, reckons Tracy Chapman
• Wordless performances of Rule, Britannia and Land Of Hope And Glory to be included in Last Night Of The Proms 

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• Apple hits back in Epic Games dispute, as Microsoft takes sides
• Judge unlikely to force Fortnite back into App Store while Epic v Apple battle continues
• Judge confirms Apple can ban Fortnite but not cut off the Unreal Engine in Epic dispute
• Bytedance expected to sue over US TikTok ban this week
• Donald Trump’s TikTok ban is unconstitutional, says TikTok
• TikTok’s new American CEO quits amidst the app’s political drama
• Walmart teams up with Microsoft in TikTok US bid, as Bytedance puts shutdown contingencies in place 

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CMU’s Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review key events in music and the music business from the last week, including the escalation of ‘Fortnite’ video game maker Epic Games’ legal battle against Apple over its App Store rules, plus two copyright cases that weren’t copyright cases which failed because they were copyright cases.

SECTION TIMES
01: Epic v Apple (00:04:18)
02: 50 Cent v Rick Ross and Genius v Google (00:17:46)

STORIES DISCUSSED THIS WEEK
• Fortnite maker ramps up anti-Apple rhetoric in new legal filing
• 50 Cent can’t sue over uncleared sample on publicity right grounds

ALSO MENTIONED
• Beats 1 rebrands as Apple Music 1
• Setlist: Genius accuses Google of stealing lyrics from its website (June 2019)

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It’s the eighth in our series of special editions of Setlist looking at some of our favourite music industry legal battles of all time. This time, CMU’s Andy Malt and Chris Cooke look back at the copyright battle over authorship of Procul Harum's 1967 single, 'A Whiter Shade Of Pale', which was fought all the way up to the appellate committee of the UK's House Of Lords. Organist Matthew Fisher argued that he should have been given 50% stake in the song, but by taking 38 years to go legal, had he left it too long?

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CMU’s Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review key events in music and the music business from the last week, including what Donald Trump's pending ban on TikTok and messaging app WeChat means for the music industry, and Live Nation's optimism for the future despite seeing revenues fall by 98%.

SECTION TIMES
01: Donald Trump's TikTok ban (00:04:39)
02: Live Nation's optimism, despite everything (00:19:50)

STORIES DISCUSSED THIS WEEK
• Donald Trump begins the process that could effectively ban TikTok in the US
• Live Nation stresses optimism about 2021 as it reports 98% revenue slump during COVID-19 shutdown

ALSO MENTIONED
• Neil Young sues Donald Trump

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CMU’s Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review key events in music and the music business from the last week, including Wiley’s antisemitic social media posts and what responsibilities the social media platforms have when their users offend, plus the call from various big name musicians for politicians to stop using their music (or any music) without permission.

SECTION TIMES
01: Wiley antisemitic social media posts (00:07:39)
02: Musicians’ letter to politicians (00:25:11)

STORIES DISCUSSED THIS WEEK
• Wiley condemned over antisemitic social media outburst
• Wiley insists he’s not racist despite his antisemitic Twitter tirade
• Musicians call on politicians to stop using their music without permission

ALSO MENTIONED
• Socially-distanced gig pilot didn’t provide a commercially viable model
• Return of indoor shows delayed (BBC News)
• Setlist 6 Jul 2020: Rolling Stones threaten to sue Donald Trump if he plays their music at another campaign rally

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CMU’s Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review key events in music and the music business from the last week, including Taylor Swift’s surprise new album and latest legal win, plus Spotify’s new deal with Universal and TikTok’s litigation-avoiding agreement with the US National Music Publishers Association.

SECTION TIMES
01: Taylor Swift new album (00:03:44)
02: Taylor Swift lawsuit (00:10:34)
03: Spotify’s Universal deal (00:17:33)
04: TikTok’s NMPA deal (00:22:31)

STORIES DISCUSSED THIS WEEK
• Taylor’s swift new album
• Californian court dismisses one of the Shake It Off plagiarism lawsuits, again
• Universal signs new licensing deal with Spotify
• US publishers agree licensing deal framework with TikTok

ALSO MENTIONED
• Q magazine to close
• Setlist w/c 6 Jul 2020: Music magazines stay off the shelves
• Ryan Adams on His Full-Album Taylor Swift Cover: ‘You Just Have to Mean It’ (Rolling Stone)
• Mercury Prize shortlist announced – what a list (apart from that one act)!
• Believe and TuneCore sign licensing deal with TikTok

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CMU’s Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review key events in music and the music business from the last week, including Migos suing their former layer over claims that he “robbed” and “cheated them out of millions of dollars, and Billboard’s amazing ability to make some seemingly simple updates to its chart rules incredibly complicated.

SECTION TIMES
01: Migos sue their lawyer (00:04:31)
02: Billboard updates its chart rules (00:14:36)

STORIES DISCUSSED THIS WEEK
• Migos accuse their longtime lawyer of betrayal and incompetence, sue for millions
• Quality Control Music boss responds to Migos lawsuit
• Billboard updates album bundle rules (again), and cuts off CD single chart boost ruse

ALSO MENTIONED
• MMF launches Third Edition of Dissecting The Digital Dollar
• Watch Chris’ short presentation from the ‘Digital Dollar’ launch
• Read Chris’ short presentation from the ‘Digital Dollar’ launch
• Switched On Pop – Rosie: Investigating a Crime at the Heart of the Music Industry

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CMU’s Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review key events in music and the music business from the last week, including Lady A suing Lady A over who really owns the name Lady A, and the UK government's latest concessions to the live music industry as the COVID-19 shutdown begins to lift.

SECTION TIMES
01: Lady A sue Lady A (00:04:18)
02: UK government's support for live music (00:18:35)

STORIES DISCUSSED THIS WEEK
• Lady A sue Lady A over the name Lady A
• UK government announces £1.57 billion support package for creative industries
• Music industry calls for clarity on government’s £1.57 billion COVID support scheme for the creative sector
• Government gives the go ahead for open-air live shows to resume in England this weekend
• COVID-19 VAT break will apply to live music, culture minister confirms

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• Dissecting The Digital Dollar third edition book launch
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CMU’s Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review key events in music and the music business from the last week, including the announcements that Mixmag and Kerrang! will keep their print editions on hiatus for the foreseeable future, and the Rolling Stones' threat to sue Donald Trump if he plays their music at another campaign rally. 

SECTION TIMES
01: Music magazines stay off the shelves (00:03:45)
02: Rolling Stones threaten to sue Donald Trump (00:21:19)

STORIES DISCUSSED THIS WEEK
• Mixmag’s print edition will remain paused until 2021, publisher confirms
• Kerrang! remains on indefinite hiatus in print
• Planet Rock magazine to close, Q could survive under new ownership
• Loud And Quiet announces subscriptions to help weather COVID-19 crisis
• The Rolling Stones team up with BMI to stop Trump’s use of their songs

ALSO MENTIONED
• More than 1500 artists call on UK government to step up and ensure the live music industry can survive COVID-19
• Fraggle Rock to be revived by Apple TV+ after 33 years (BBC News)

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CMU’s Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review key events in music and the music business from the last week, including fears that with lockdown lifting and the economy getting started again that live music industry will be left to collapse without much needed government support, and the two house music pioneers suing the Trax record label.

SECTION TIMES
01: The COVID crisis pushes the live industry to the brink (00:01:43)
02: House music pioneers sue Trax Records (00:23:18)

STORIES DISCUSSED THIS WEEK
• With relaxed social distancing rules not helping live music, UK live industry again calls for extra government support
• Government needs to make a £50 million cash injection to save the UK’s grassroots venue network, says MVT
• Hundreds of grassroots music venues back call for £50 million cash injection from government
• NTIA says revisions to UK lockdown rules unworkable even for businesses who qualify
• Glastonbury “would seriously go bankrupt” if forced to cancel in 2021 too
• Backed by TaP Music, Chicago house pioneers sue Trax Records

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• UK regulator launches more in-depth investigation into Viagogo’s StubHub acquisition

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