{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Are Hit Songs Under Attack? The Disturbing Trend In Copyright Trolling","description":"Ed McPherson is one of biggest attorneys in the music industry.&amp;nbsp; And he's getting worried about a spate of recent copyright infringement decisions with highly-controversial outcomes. The latest of those decisions belongs to Flame, a relatively-unknown Christian rapper who scored a $2.78 million infringement award after suing Katy Perry, producer Dr. Luke, Capitol Records and others involved in the 2015 hit, &quot;Dark Horse&quot;.&amp;nbsp; McPherson doesn't agree with the decision&amp;nbsp;\u2014 to put it mildly&amp;nbsp;\u2014 and deeply questioned whether the U.S. court system is producing reasonable outcomes. I asked McPherson if the industry is in trouble.&amp;nbsp; Here's what he said. ","author_name":"The Digital Music News Podcast","author_url":"https:\/\/www.digitalmusicnews.com\/category\/podcasts\/","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/11010089\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/11010089"}