2015 Copyright Litigation Plagiarism 
Plagiarism Today
AUGUST 26, 2021
However, this led Joe Vitagliano at American Songwriter to ask a simple question: Is Retroactive Credit The New Way To Get Away With Plagiarism? However, Vitagliano argues that Rodrigo is a unique case as she has only released one album and has already faced allegations of plagiarism both in two of her songs and her album’s cover.
Plagiarism Today
NOVEMBER 17, 2022
Life Music Inc, representing songwriters Gloria Parker and Barney Young, filed a lawsuit against Disney and others involved in the film alleging that the Disney version of Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious violated the copyright of their 1951 song Supercalafajalistickespeealadojus. However, the case didn’t make it very far.
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Plagiarism Today
OCTOBER 4, 2022
The case pits Sheeran against Structured Asset Sales, a company that owns a one-third stake in the copyrights of Ed Townsend. Sheeran’s attorneys argued the elements that were allegedly copied, namely a chord progression and the harmonic rhythm, were both commonplace in music and not protectable by copyright.
Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
Looking back, his career trajectory has been laced with a healthy amount of plagiarism allegations by other artists. Three of the most prominent accusations of plagiarism are with regard to his songs “Photograph”, “Thinking Out Loud”, and “Shape of You”. For twelve continuous weeks, it topped the Billboard 100 chart in the USA.
Plagiarism Today
OCTOBER 4, 2022
This prompted Alexander to file a lawsuit against Take-Two, claiming copyright infringement of her work. He called an earlier decision in the case one of the 5 worst copyright decisions in 2020 and, with the jury verdict, called it a loss for bodily autonomy and free speech. In March 2015, a jury awarded the estate of Marvin Gay $7.4
Plagiarism Today
APRIL 25, 2022
1: Dan + Shay, Justin Bieber Sued for ‘10,000 Hours’ Copyright Infringement. First off today, Mathew Lemkuehler at The Tennessean reports that a new lawsuit claims the song 10,000 Hours , performed by Dan + Shay and Justin Bieber, is a copyright infringement of an earlier work. Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday.
LexBlog IP
MAY 17, 2023
Over the years, we’ve seen several high-profile copyright infringement lawsuits that have impacted not only the artists involved but also the broader music industry. When the Stones’ management claimed copyright infringement, The Verve had to relinquish all royalties and songwriting credits to Mick Jagger and Keith Richards.
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