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3 Count: Lit Appeal

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1: Music Producer Challenges Copyright Infringement Claims Over Hit Rap Song. According to Campbell, Everyday We Lit is an infringement of his 2015 song Everything Be Lit. Two of the defendants, Bennett and the label, reached a settlement with Campbell. 3: Jeff Koons Sued for Copyright Infringement in ‘Made in Heaven’ Series.

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3 Count: Shape of Legal Costs

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1: Ed Sheeran and Co-writers Awarded £900,000 in Costs Over Copyright Case. First off today, PA Media at The Guardian reports that Ed Sheeran and his co-authors has been warded more than £900,000 ($1,100,000) in court costs and fees over a failed copyright claim that targeted the song Shape of You. Copyright Damages Judgment.

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Why Are There So Many Pop Music Lawsuits

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If you follow copyright news, you likely have been seeing countless stories of popular musicians being sued for alleged copyright infringement in their work. . That says nothing about the myriad of cases over the past few months or years that have been grabbing headlines, both inside and outside copyright circles.

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Is Your Website Published or Unpublished?

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It deals with whether Amazon and/or CCA infringed FDN’s copyrights by scraping descriptions from their website for use as part of Amazon’s product listings. It’s a confusing question with no easy answer, but it’s an issue that puts the copyright registration of every website at risk. In the United States, a registration with the U.S.

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3 Count: Finally Settled

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1: Cox Settles Dispute with BMG, Rightscorp Over Copyright Notices. First off today, Blake Brittain at Reuters reports that Cox Communications has settled its dispute with BMG and Rightscorp over allegedly false Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) filed by Rightscorp on BMG’s behalf. Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday.

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3 Count: 2 Chainz Dodge

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First off today, Joseph Menn at Reuters reports that, despite a recent settlement, Apple has appealed a lower court decision in its ongoing lawsuit against the security firm Corellium. Apple sued the company, alleging that it violated both their copyright and their rights under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.