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Sep 18, 2017
TMZ reports songwriters Sean Hall and Nathan Butler have filed suit against Taylor Swift, claiming her pop hit "Shake It Off" rips off "Playas Gon' Play," a song they wrote that charted for a group called 3LW in 2001. The suit is dismissed five months later
Dec 19, 2017
Three dozen music figures--including Rosanne Cash, Kris Kristofferson and Emmylou Harris--sign a letter urging Congress to pass the Classics Act, which would force SiriusXM and other companies to pay full royalties for pre-1972 recordings. Other signees include Jerry Douglas, Rodney Crowell and Mary Chapin Carpenter
Dec 22, 2017
Feld Entertainment files suit against Kid Rock in Florida, charging his plan to name his 2018 tour the Greatest Show On Earth violates the copyrighted name of the Barnum & Bailey Circus. He later renames it the American Rock & Roll Tour
Jan 10, 2018
Songwriters Sean Carey and Beau Golden file suit in New York against Tim McGraw, Faith Hill and the writers of their song "The Rest Of Our Life," asserting that it copies their Australian hit "When I Found You"
Feb 14, 2018
ASCAP announces it has filed suit against 11 bars and restaurants for copyright infringement. The defendants include the Dam Bar, of Port Angeles, Washington, accused of using "Don't Close Your Eyes," "The Dance" and "Monday Morning Church" for karaoke without permission
Mar 15, 2018
The Tennessean reports songwriter Earl Montgomery has filed a suit against George Jones' widow, Nancy Jones, plus Cracker Barrel and the Concord Music Group. Montgomery claims they released "George Jones & The Smoky Mountain Boys," an album Montgomery produced in the 1970s, without permission or payment
May 15, 2018
"Need You Now" songwriter Josh Kear and Smokey Robinson testify to Congress in support of the Music Modernization Act, a copyright-reform bill that would change the music business' payment structure. An executive says Kear earned only $3,000 in streaming revenue in a year for "Before He Cheats"
Oct 11, 2018
President Donald Trump signs the Music Modernization Act at the White House in Washington, D.C. Witnessing the event, which updates copyright laws, are Kid Rock, John Rich, Sam Moore and Craig Morgan
Mar 29, 2019
BMI files a suit against Manchester bar Bonfire in Concord, New Hampshire, for a copyright offense, after playing "Workin' Man Blues," "Landslide," "Stand By Your Man" and "When Will I Be Loved" without a license. The club settles for $5,000
Jun 19, 2019
Carrie Underwood and producer Mark Bright are sued in New York by singer Heidi Merrill, who claims Underwood's "Sunday Night Football" theme, "Game On," infringes on her own song with the same title
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