{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"RouteNote Blog","provider_url":"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog","author_name":"Emily Howarth","author_url":"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/author\/emily-howarth\/","title":"UMG disputes Salt-N-Pepa\u2019s master rights lawsuit - RouteNote Blog","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/umg-disputes-salt-n-pepas-master-rights-lawsuit\/\">UMG disputes Salt-N-Pepa\u2019s master rights lawsuit<\/a><\/blockquote>\n<script type='text\/javascript'>\n<!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\n\t\t\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n\t\t!function(c,d){\"use strict\";var e=!1,n=!1;if(d.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},!c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage)if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(t)if(t.secret||t.message||t.value)if(!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var r,a,i,s=d.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),n=d.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=0;o<n.length;o++)n[o].style.display=\"none\";for(o=0;o<s.length;o++)if(r=s[o],e.source===r.contentWindow){if(r.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message){if(1e3<(i=parseInt(t.value,10)))i=1e3;else if(~~i<200)i=200;r.height=i}if(\"link\"===t.message)if(a=d.createElement(\"a\"),i=d.createElement(\"a\"),a.href=r.getAttribute(\"src\"),i.href=t.value,i.host===a.host)if(d.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener(\"message\",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),d.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",t,!1),c.addEventListener(\"load\",t,!1);function t(){if(!n){n=!0;for(var e,t,r=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf(\"MSIE 10\"),a=!!navigator.userAgent.match(\/Trident.*rv:11\\.\/),i=d.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),s=0;s<i.length;s++){if(!(e=i[s]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))t=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t);if(r||a)(t=e.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute(\"security\"),e.parentNode.replaceChild(t,e)}}}}(window,document);\n\/\/--><!]]>\n<\/script><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/umg-disputes-salt-n-pepas-master-rights-lawsuit\/embed\/\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;UMG disputes Salt-N-Pepa\u2019s master rights lawsuit&#8221; &#8212; RouteNote Blog\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/cover.png","thumbnail_width":1920,"thumbnail_height":1080,"description":"A legal battle is heating up between Salt-N-Pepa and Universal Music. UMG disputes the claims, read what\u2019s behind the legal battle. Salt\u2011N\u2011Pepa, have launched a high\u2011stakes legal battle with Universal Music Group (UMG), aiming to reclaim ownership of their early master recordings under U.S. copyright law. Filed in New York federal court on May\u202f19, 2025, the lawsuit centers around their 1980s catalog, including iconic tracks like \u201cPush It,\u201d \u201cShoop,\u201d and \u201cLet\u2019s Talk About Sex.\u201d Under Section 203 of the Copyright Act, artists may terminate copyright transfers 35 years after signing, reclaiming their master rights. Salt\u2011N\u2011Pepa sent formal termination notices in..."}