What Does the Michelle Phan Lawsuit Mean for Other Beauty Vloggers?

If you haven’t heard, Michelle Phan got slapped with a copyright infringement lawsuit by Ultra Records. The suit, which claims that Phan’s misuse of its artists’ tracks in at least 5 videos is “willful and deliberate”, is seeking up to $150,000 for each use – which could add up to about $8 Million. Ouch!

Phan claims publicly that Ultra gave her permission to used the tracks, which are mostly from Ultra Records artist Kascade, and is countersuing them. …