![]() Senior vp/deputy general counsel/chief compliance officer, Warner Music Group ![]() Senior vp/chief counsel, mergers and acquisitions and corporate law, Warner Music Group ![]() Senior vp/deputy general counsel, Warner Music Group Senior vp/head of digital legal affairs, Warner Music Group Senior vp/head of litigation/associate general counsel, Warner Music Group “Even in 2023, I think it’s important that we reinforce and support the rule of law as it applies to copyright and the artists’ ability to be compensated for their work.” That will continue, he says, as technology evolves, especially in “the AI discussion.” Harleston stresses the importance of “how we address these innovations in a way that’s supportive of the music community.”Įxecutive vp/general counsel, Warner Music Group In August, the major labels, including UMG, settled a yearslong lawsuit against internet service provider Bright House and its corporate parent, Charter Communications, over the ISP’s liability for users uploading copyrighted works without permission - “a good old-fashioned copyright infringement case,” Harleston says. General counsel/executive vp of business and legal affairs, Universal Music GroupĮxecutive vp/chief compliance officer and employment counsel, Universal Music GroupĮxecutive vp of business and legal affairs and east coast label business development, Universal Music GroupĮxecutive vp of digital business affairs, Universal Music GroupĮxecutive vp of business and legal affairs/head of litigation, Universal Music GroupĮxecutive vp/head of commercial transactions for business and legal affairs, Universal Music Group Previn Warren of the law firm Motley Rice expresses his concern succinctly: “This may be an existential moment for artists, not just the industry that supports them.” -BILL DONAHUE and THOM DUFFY Now it seems that AI is using that originality to replace human art.” After all, copyright statutes were created to incentivize artists to create new works by protecting originality. “This also gives rise to a number of copyright issues that will have to be resolved. “Because the music industry was built substantially on the creative contribution from recording artists and songwriters, the concern is that AI-generated songs could take up space in the competitive market for music consumption and replace career artists,” says Craig Marshall, an equity partner of Myman Greenspan Fox Rosenberg Mobasser Younger & Light. One topic, which was hardly mentioned a year ago, came up repeatedly: the rise of generative artificial intelligence, a technology that can create new content by drawing from existing data. We also asked attorneys what is the most pressing concern facing the music business in 2023. For this year’s Top Music Lawyers report, Billboard asked them not only about their clients and achievements but also about the balance of power in our industry and how it might further shift to those who truly drive its success - artists and songwriters. But they also take time to reflect on the broader state of the music business. Billboard Women in Music 2023 List RevealedĪttorneys on this list took part in battles involving the originality of the lyrics to Taylor Swift’s “Shake It Off,” in a case that was settled in December without a final ruling Ed Sheeran singing in a London courtroom to successfully prove he didn’t steal “Shape of You” from an earlier song Dua Lipa facing not one but two copyright suits over her smash hit “Levitating,” the top Billboard Hot 100 song of 2021 Young Thug and Gunna’s indictment in a gang-related case that cited rap lyrics to back state charges and Cardi B taking the stand to convince a jury to dismiss claims, including privacy violation, from a California man whose back tattoo was Photoshopped onto the cover of her 2016 mixtape, Gangsta Bitch Music, Vol. 1.Ĭatalog sales continued to grow both more popular and richer, as 2023’s top attorneys advised on the transfer of publishing or recording rights from creators such as Justin Bieber, Brad Paisley, Sonny Rollins and the estates of Juice WRLD, Leonard Cohen and McKinley “Muddy Waters” Morganfield, to name a few.Ĭlearly, attorneys stay busy.
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