Drew Barrymore (Photo Credit: Instagram)
Drew Barrymore Hit with Copyright Suit Over Use of Song in Instagram Post
Relates to a 2023 post promoting her beauty brand
Drew Barrymore has been sued for copyright infringement for using an uncleared song in a social media post.
The details:
The song, “You Make Me Happy (Acoustic),” is by German artist My Sun and Stars.
Barrymore used the song in a March 2023 Instagram post promoting her Flower Beauty brand.
German company Instinct GmbH alleges Barrymore and her company failed to secure a sync license for use of the track for this purpose.
Though social media companies like Instagram and TikTok provide music to accompany users’ personal posts, they’re not licensed for commercial content.
As per Digital Music News, Instinct’s attorneys claim the song hasn’t even been licensed to social media platforms and is not contained in any of their music libraries.
Similar cases:
Companies such as Chili’s, Crumbl and Marriott have been taken to court by rightsholders for using music in their commercial posts.
Drew Barrymore has been sued for copyright infringement for using an uncleared song in a social media post.
The details:
The song, “You Make Me Happy (Acoustic),” is by German artist My Sun and Stars.
Barrymore used the song in a March 2023 Instagram post promoting her Flower Beauty brand.
German company Instinct GmbH alleges Barrymore and her company failed to secure a sync license for use of the track for this purpose.
Though social media companies like Instagram and TikTok provide music to accompany users’ personal posts, they’re not licensed for commercial content.
As per Digital Music News, Instinct’s attorneys claim the song hasn’t even been licensed to social media platforms and is not contained in any of their music libraries.
Similar cases:
Companies such as Chili’s, Crumbl and Marriott have been taken to court by rightsholders for using music in their commercial posts.
Drew Barrymore has been sued for copyright infringement for using an uncleared song in a social media post.
The details:
The song, “You Make Me Happy (Acoustic),” is by German artist My Sun and Stars.
Barrymore used the song in a March 2023 Instagram post promoting her Flower Beauty brand.
German company Instinct GmbH alleges Barrymore and her company failed to secure a sync license for use of the track for this purpose.
Though social media companies like Instagram and TikTok provide music to accompany users’ personal posts, they’re not licensed for commercial content.
As per Digital Music News, Instinct’s attorneys claim the song hasn’t even been licensed to social media platforms and is not contained in any of their music libraries.
Similar cases:
Companies such as Chili’s, Crumbl and Marriott have been taken to court by rightsholders for using music in their commercial posts.
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This story was written with information from Digital Music News.
We covered it because it’s news of copyright litigation involving Drew Barrymore.
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