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NFTs: promisingly transformational, yet fraught with IP pitfalls – Part II

Kluwer Copyright Blog

The first sale doctrine restricts the rights holder’s exclusive right to distribute a copyrighted work to the public, where the distribution right to control secondary sales is ‘exhausted’ upon completion of the first lawful sale of a copy of the work by the rights holder or with their consent.

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Remixing and Remastering Music in US Copyright Law: Some Reflections after Arty v Marshmello

Kluwer Copyright Blog

In 2019, Artem Stoliarov, a Russian DJ whose stage name is Arty, filed a lawsuit before the US District Court for the Central District of California, alleging that Marshmello’s song ‘ Happier ’ copied the synthesizer melody from his 2014 remix of OneRepublic’s ‘I Lived’ (OneRepublic is an American pop rock band).

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Data Portability Rights versus IP – Part I

Kluwer Copyright Blog

In relation to objects subject to ownership, like tangible items, such an entitlement to revindicate ( rei vindicatio ) is commonly guaranteed as one of the prerogatives of the owner. By contrast, digital data are, as such, not undisputedly considered to be subjectable to ownership rights. Portability as a Consumer Contract Remedy.

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Pornhub Risks Losing Its Domain Name in Bizarre Piracy Lawsuit

TorrentFreak

They are predicated on the claim that MindGeek (MG Premium) signed a bilateral agreement with Goodporn in 2019, to transfer the rights of its content. A copy of the agreement is offered as evidence and signed by Kumar. “Defendant Kumar has made a claim of ownership of Plaintiff’s work and infringement by Plaintiff.

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PornHub Sister Company Seeks Piracy Blocking Order & $21m Damages

TorrentFreak

With help from user-uploaded videos, the company built massive databases of adult entertainment, much to the frustration of incumbent adult industry companies that, in the past , often found pirated copies of their content on MindGeek-operated sites. Instead, Goodporn owner Amrit Kumar fought back hard.

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Movie Companies Sue Lawyer in Dispute Over Piracy Settlement Cash

TorrentFreak

The movie companies allege a breach of contract but note that due to the defendants’ alleged accounting deficiencies, they are unable to put an exact figure on the amount Hierl and his law firm failed to pay. Overall, Millennium believes that there is an enforceable contract and it’s owed $130,000 in collected settlements.

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Pornhub Domain Name Targeted in Bizarre Piracy Lawsuit

TorrentFreak

They are predicated on the claim that MindGeek (MG Premium) signed a bilateral agreement with Goodporn in 2019, to transfer the rights of its content. A copy of the agreement is offered as evidence and signed by Kumar. “Defendant Kumar has made a claim of ownership of Plaintiff’s work and infringement by Plaintiff.