Sony Music controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2021
Sony Music sues Gymshark over alleged song use in advertisements
Lawsuit filed
Sony Music and associated plaintiffs sued Gymshark, alleging that it used copyrighted songs without permission in social-media advertisements for fitness apparel and accessories. The complaint was filed in the Central District of California.
Source excerpt
Plaintiffs Sony Music Entertainment, Sony Music Entertainment US Latin LLC, Zomba Recording LLC, Arista Music, La Face Records LLC, Records Label LLC, and The Century Media Family Inc. (collectively, Sony Music) are taking on Gymshark Limited over its purportedly illegal use of copyrighted songs in advertisements for its fitness apparel and accessories on social media platforms.
The complaint against Solihull, England-headquartered Gymshark was filed Thursday in the Central District of California.
In the complaint, filed July 15 by attorney Rollin Ransom at Sidley Austin LLP, Sony Music claims that Gymshark used Sony-owned songs in various promotional videos posted to social media without obtaining the proper licenses.
2019
Recording-rights termination litigation
Musicians including David Johansen and John Waite filed lawsuits alleging that Sony Music and UMG had improperly rejected termination notices intended to reclaim certain recording rights under United States copyright law. The companies reportedly argued that the recordings were works made for hire and therefore not subject to the claimed reversion process.