2024
Sony Music Class Action Settlement
Copyright termination rights dispute.
Experience & Resolution
Case Studies
Confirmed cases and dispute-resolution examples across entertainment and the music industry.
Confirmed Cases
Alternative dispute resolution in practice
The source page presents confirmed cases with alternative dispute resolution, recent settlement examples, streaming royalty disputes and emerging AI copyright matters.
The examples below are preserved from the original R&R Entertainment case studies page and reorganized into a more structured editorial presentation.
Recent Settlement Cases · 2023–2025
Recent matters & industry developments
2023
Kesha vs. Dr. Luke Settlement
Contract and defamation dispute settled before trial.
2025
Taylor Swift Masters Resolution
Swift announced full ownership of her catalog after purchasing masters under “fair terms.”
Source noted on original page: Wikipedia
2020
Madrina vs. Jude Okoye
Nigerian artist sued record label over intellectual property accountability.
Source noted on original page: United Nations Commission on International Trade Law
2024
Spotify Royalty Disputes
New lawsuits accusing Spotify of cheating songwriters out of royalties, with the company stating it “paid a record amount to publishers and societies in 2023.”
Source noted on original page: CBS News
2022–2024
Copyright Royalty Board Settlement
Acceptance of new rates that will see songwriters paid more in the US over the next 5 years.
Source noted on original page: LinkedIn
2024
RIAA vs. Suno and Udio
Record companies brought landmark cases against AI music services for unlicensed use of copyrighted recordings to train AI models.
Source noted on original page: Billboard
Music Industry ADR
Common dispute categories
Royalty Distribution Disputes
Streaming payments, mechanical royalties
Contract Termination Rights
Artists seeking to regain catalog control
Copyright Infringement
Including AI-related disputes
Recordings Ownership
Purchase agreements and rights transfers
Publishing Rights
Songwriter compensation disputes.
Industry ADR Infrastructure
Specialized frameworks for evolving disputes
JAMS provides specialized entertainment dispute resolution services, as noted by The Hollywood Reporter.
The original page also notes that in 2024, JAMS created new rules governing disputes involving artificial intelligence, reflecting latest ADR developments, with Billboard cited as the source.
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