TikTok, Instagram & YouTube's Dirty Secret: Platform Libraries Don't Equal Commercial Rights Social media platforms have built their success on user-generated content, and music has become the soundtrack fueling that content.

Beyond the Platform Library: Why Your Brand's Social Media Music Use Might Be Illegal On the surface, social media platforms have made using music incredibly simple.

The $30,000 Mistake: How Unlicensed Music Use on Social Media Became a Copyright Infringement Legal Minefield When Designer Shoe Warehouse (DSW) uploaded promotional content to TikTok featuring Becky G's "Shower" on the Fourth of July, the marketing team probably thought they'd crafted the perfect summer campaign.

LinkedIn, Pinterest & the Forgotten Platforms: Commercial Music Use Beyond TikTok The music copyright conversation in 2025 has become dominated by TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube—the platforms where short-form video and trending audio drive engagement.

Facebook Reels and Rights: The Copyright Crisis in Meta's Empire Meta's empire spans Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, connecting billions of users through interconnected platforms that promise seamless content sharing.

TikTok's 2025 Commercial Music Library: What Brands Still Get Wrong On July 25, 2025, TikTok implemented sweeping changes to its Music Terms of Service that fundamentally reshaped how brands can use audio on the platform[1][4].

Instagram Business Accounts and Copyright: The Licensing Gap Nobody Talks About Instagram's approach to music licensing creates a peculiar paradox: the platform offers brands access to thousands of popular songs through its in-app music picker, yet using those same tracks for commercial purposes can expose companies to copyright infringement lawsuits.

Copyright Lasts a Lifetime and Beyond Copyright outlives most of us. In the United States, it usually lasts for the author’s life plus 70 years. That is a huge span of time.

Your dress sketch goes viral on TikTok. Orders spike. Then, within weeks, your pattern shows up on big-box racks and knockoff sites. Sales drop. Critics say “trends move fast,” but you know what happened.

What is a Patent? A patent is a powerful tool that protects innovation. It gives inventors the exclusive right to stop others from making, using, or selling their invention for a limited time, in exchange for publicly sharing how the invention works. 

What is Copyright? Copyright is the legal framework that gives creators exclusive rights over their original works. It transforms your creations into protected assets that you control — whether it’s a novel, a song, a software program, or a piece of art.

What Is Trademark? A trademark is essentially your brand's signature - any word, name, symbol, or combination that sets your business apart from the competition. Think of Nike's swoosh, McDonald's golden arches, or even that distinctive pink color Owens-Corning uses for insulation.

What is Intellectual Property? Intellectual Property is the legal framework that gives you exclusive ownership over what you create - your inventions, your artistic works, and your business's unique identity.

Decision after First Trial 11th Circuit's Decision Proposed Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law after Second Trial Compulife's Term4Sale Website Nancy Miracle Presentation Second Trial Peter Toren: Improper Means: The Eleventh Circuit’s Very Dubious Trade Secrets Decision in Compulife Software v.

Following SRIPLAW's filing of the copyright infringement suit on behalf of renowned British light artist Bruce Munro, media worldwide has picked up the story. Here is some of the coverage: British light artist sues Florida-based botanic garden for copying his exhibitions at Eden Project - The Telegraph.

BOCA RATON, Fla. (Jan. 13, 2020) – One of Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden’s most popular shows has a legal problem: It contains unauthorized knockoffs of copyrighted works by renowned British artist Bruce Munro.

The VARA lawsuit SRipLaw filed in federal court against country music star Upchurch has caught the attention of the music, art and legal worlds. News reports have caught the key points of the Visual Artists Rights Act, while social media have picked up the conversation.

The social media act of country-rap star Ryan Upchurch is going to the courtroom. Florida artist Jacob LeVeille has sued the musician in federal court for firing hundreds of bullets from an assault-style rifle through a painting of Upchurch and a portrait of Johnny Cash, one of the performer’s idols.

TMZ, Pitchfork, BET and others quickly report on SRipLaw copyright infringement filing  'KIDS SEE GHOSTS' USED MY VOICE...Where's My Cut, Bros?  Kanye West, Kid Cudi & Ty Dolla $ign Sued Over "Kids See Ghosts" Sample  Kanye West's hit collab with Ty Dolla $ign and Kid Cudi left out another featured artist ...