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A California appeals court has ruled that a trial judge overseeing Quincy Jones' fight for more royalties for his work producing Michael Jackson records didn't adequately interpret contracts. As a result, the superstar producer's $9.4 million win three years ago has been reversed. Jones originally sought $30 million for projects made after

For many families, the coronavirus pandemic has meant being denied the ability to say a final goodbye.

Lanarkshire’s Scottish SPCA animal rescue centre is appealing for donations of hay after seeing an influx of rabbits to its care.

The Mayor of Greater Manchester has appealed to the Muslim community to avoid social gatherings during Ramadan.

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His lawyers cite pre-existing health conditions as grounds for release

A stroke survivor from Perthshire has appealed for people across the region to call 999 if they are ill.

A Scots news presenter turned singer is asking members of the public to help make her latest music video.

A three-member Jamaican court of appeals panel has upheld reggae dancehall recording artist Vybz Kartel’s 2014 murder conviction. The Kingston court released a 235-page opinion Friday (April 3) detailing its reasoning in dismissing the appeals of Kartel and his co-defendants, Shawn Campbell, Kahira Jones and Andre St. John, and in affirming their convictions.

The Five Sisters Zoo is appealing for people’s support after it closed to help in the fight against coronavirus.

An East Kilbride hospice has made an appeal for essential items to protect patients and staff from coronavirus.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit denied the White House’s request for en banc review of a ruling that Donald Trump violated the First Amendment by blocking critics of the president on Twitter.

New mum Lucy Mecklenburgh asked fellow mothers for help after saying her newborn son Roman was “being sick” and “gagging/choking” after his feeds.The former TOWIE star, who welcomed her first child into the world with fiance Ryan Thomas earlier this month, took to her Instagram stories to ask if she should be worried.The 28-year-old was inundated with support and shared the tips she’s received on her social media.

On the heels of a letter from the Recording Academy appealing to Congress for financial assistance for the music community, the Music Artists Coalition sent a similar letter to Congress signed by dozens of artists and executives, including Don Henley, Lizzo, Maren Morris, John Mayer, Stevie Nicks, Gwen Stefani, Def Leppard and many others.

Katy Perry has successfully appealed a copyright ruling against her 2013 single Dark Horse.

Katy Perry has successfully appealed a copyright ruling against her 2013 single Dark Horse.

Lanarkshire’s health board have been forced to issue a plea asking people not to steal hand gels from the county's hospitals.

The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals rejected a copyright lawsuit on Monday that alleged that Pixar’s 2015 film “Inside Out” was based on the work of a child development expert.

A host of artists have been forced to either cancel or postpone their shows due to the outbreak

U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. (Photo public domain)

On Tuesday, an appeal by Amazon, Google, Pandora and Spotify that seeks to overturn the Copyright Royalty Board’s 2018 decision to raise by 44% the royalties paid to songwriters by streaming services will come before the U.S. Court of Appeals. Attorneys for Amazon and Spotify will make their cases Tuesday (the four companies filed their appeals separately); notable by its absence from the appeal is Apple Music, the world’s second-largest streaming service.

TOWIE star Courtney Green has taken to Instagram to appeal for witnesses after her ex-boyfriend Callum Bushby was reportedly slashed in the face with scissors during a roadside attack.

NEW YORK -- A federal appeals court in New York gave its approval Thursday to a $6.7 million award for nearly two dozen graffiti artists whose spray paintings at a once-famous site that attracted thousands of spectators were destroyed to make room for high-rise luxury residences.

Drake has preserved his victory in a lawsuit that alleged he violated copyright by sampling a 1982 spoken-word recording, "Jimmy Smith Rap," in his own work, "Pound Cake/Paris Morton Music 2," off the 2013 album Nothing Was the Same. On Monday, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the judgment of "fair use" of the copyrighted work. 

Veteran music-business attorney Dina LaPolt has appealed to West Hollywood Mayor John D’Amico and other officials to preserve the “Log Cabin,” a building that for years has been used as a meeting place for 12-step meetings and other efforts supporting substance abusers in recovery.

Gaz Beadle and fiancée Emma McVey have revealed that their baby daughter Primrose has been in hospital to receive treatment for her illness and stomach problems. On Tuesday, the couple revealed that little Primrose had come out of theatre “for the second time” as Emma shared a snap of her baby girl resting on her chest.The 27 year old – who is also mum to two year old son Chester with 31 year old Gaz – has now asked her followers for any insight they might have on Primrose’s medical problems.

Harvey Weinstein’s attorneys urged an appeals court on Thursday to move his trial out of New York, arguing the media atmosphere has jeopardized his ability to get an impartial jury.

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As had been expected, a California appeals court on Friday (Jan. 3) restored two lawsuits accusing Michael Jackson of child sexual abuse, after the state's statute of limitations was extended.The lawsuits were filed by Wade Robson in 2013 and James Safechuck in 2014, but were dismissed on the grounds that the statute of limitations had expired for both men.

A judge ruled that Martin Garrix owns the rights to his masters from his Spinnin' Records catalog, but that his original contracts with Spinnin' and MusicAllStars Management signed in 2012 and 2013 were valid, ending a four-year legal battle between the DJ and Spinnin' Records and MusicAllStars Management.