UMG Recordings, Inc. et al v. Vital Pharmaceuticals, Inc. et al

  1. September 08, 2022

    IP Forecast: DC Circ. To Hear Free Speech Challenge To DMCA

    The D.C. Circuit next week will consider a long-simmering constitutional challenge to parts of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act that lawyers at the Electronic Frontier Foundation call "a draconian federal statute that directly restricts [the] ability to speak." Here's a look at that case — plus all the other major intellectual property matters on deck in the coming week.

  2. August 09, 2022

    UMG Wants Bang Energy Sanctioned For Deleting Videos

    Universal Music Group asked a Florida federal court Tuesday to sanction energy drink maker Bang Energy for deleting social media videos that used copyrighted music despite requests to preserve them and orders to compel their production in UMG's infringement suit.

  3. July 12, 2022

    UMG Scores A Victory In Bang TikTok Music Copyright Fight

    Universal Music Group has shown that energy drink maker Bang Energy directly infringed copyrighted music in its TikTok videos promoting its products, but hasn't proven Bang is liable for infringing videos created by social media influencers, a Florida federal judge ruled Monday.