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Kind of Bloop's cover art cost $32,500

Source submitted by jeriaska on 2011-06-22 - 0 comments

Andy Baio of Waxy.org organized Kind of Bloop, a chiptune jazz album celebrating the historic Miles Davis album. He wound up having to settle out of court over alleged copyright violations surrounding the pixelated cover art.

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Timbaland sued for plagiarism

Source submitted by jeriaska on 2009-06-21 - 3 comments

Producer Timbaland and artist Nelly Furtado are being sued by the record label Kernel for copyright violation of chiptune track "Acidjazzed Evening."

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Falcom's free music use declaration

Source submitted by jeriaska on 2009-06-07 - 5 comments

Game publisher Falcom has posted a "Falcom Music Free Declaration" to its corporate site, inviting both commercial and non-commercial groups to use songs from its catalog.