Bill is the senior legal correspondent at Billboard, where he has written for years about high-profile lawsuits and trials involving stars such as Taylor Swift, Jay-Z, Ed Sheeran, Cardi B and Michael Jackson, and about major music companies like Universal Music Group and Spotify. Bill has covered legal issues and law firms since 2010, getting his start writing about music law during the high-profile copyright battle between Marvin Gaye’s “Got To Give It Up” and Robin Thicke and Pharrell...| Billboard
The Beastie Boys hit Chili's with a lawsuit over its use of "Sabotage" in an ad without the group's permission.| Billboard
Drink maker Bang Energy infringed Universal Music Group’s copyrights when it used songs in more than 100 TikTok ads, a federal judge says.| Billboard
Fourteen NBA teams have been sued by Kobalt and others who allege the use of copyrighted songs in social media videos without permission.| Billboard