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Category: IP & Franchise Lifecycle Tracking
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IP & Franchise September 21, 2026: HBO’s Harry Potter Strategy Quietly Makes the Movies Even Harder to Replace
IP & Franchise Lifecycle Tracking this week: HBO has cast Warwick Davis as Professor Filius Flitwick in its Harry Potter television reboot, a role he played in; and Zach Cregger’s Resident Evil film has been released in theaters.
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IP & Franchise September 14, 2026: SOCAN sues Suno over AI music copyright infringement
SOCAN has sued Suno, alleging the AI music platform trained its model on copyrighted music without permission and generates outputs identical or substantially similar to protected works.
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IP & Franchise September 7, 2026: Sony, Warner Sue Anthropic Over Alleged Music Copyright Infringement
IP & Franchise Lifecycle Tracking this week: Sony Music Publishing, Warner Chappell Music, and affiliated entities filed a lawsuit against Anthropic on Aug; and The Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada sued AI…
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IP & Franchise August 24, 2026: Round Hill Music Files Copyright Infringement Lawsuits Against Suno and Anthropic
Round Hill Music L.P., a private equity platform managing a US$1.1 billion portfolio of music rights, has filed copyright infringement lawsuits against Suno, Inc. and Anthropic PBC.
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IP & Franchise August 10, 2026: Spotify’s fan-made Merlin deal it’s, Sony Music Group
IP & Franchise Lifecycle Tracking this week: This week’s music industry news centers on AI’s deepening integration into physical and interactive formats: Suno; and Sony Music Group and Universal Music Group, coordinated by IFPI and Music…
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IP & Franchise August 3, 2026: they helped develop its copyright-detection, Majors Believe BMG Concord HYBE, Odyssey Leaked on X Viewed
IP & Franchise Lifecycle Tracking this week: Lucas Keller and Oak Felder have sued SoundPatrol and its CEO Walter De Brouwer, alleging they developed the; and A coalition including all three majors, HYBE, Believe, BMG, and Concord has…
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IP & Franchise July 27, 2026: US musicians union urges court, Why Paramount Should Be Worried, Suits Revival Gets
IP & Franchise Lifecycle Tracking this week: The American Federation of Musicians has urged a New York federal court to reject dismissal bids from Universal; and A federal judge issued a 14-day temporary restraining order blocking the…
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Amazon’s New ‘Tomb Raider’ Video Game Star on Becoming Lara Croft, Sophie Turner’s TV Series
IP & Franchise Lifecycle Tracking this week: This matters for IP & Franchise Lifecycle Tracking because it gives a concrete current signal to track: On the heels; and Sky has agreed to acquire ITV for up to $2.
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A Look Back at Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s Love Story, From a Friendship Bracelet to a
IP & Franchise Lifecycle Tracking this week: The Hollywood Reporter chronicles the three-year relationship between Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce, from a failed; and Amazon’s ‘Elle,’ a prequel series to ‘Legally Blonde,’ fails as both a…
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How Pathé’s ‘De Gaulle’ Fought Its Way Back at the French Box Office With a Push from YouTuber
Pathé’s historical epic, “De Gaulle: Résistance,” achieved a leading box office position through strong word-of-mouth and younger audience engagement.