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Could this music law help Spotify dodge future copyright infringement battles?

IPilogue

However, with the convenience of streaming music through these digital platforms, the music industry has also had to deal with a wide range of copyright issues, including online copyright infringement. Spotify has encountered its fair share of copyright infringement lawsuits filed by music artists, record labels, and publishers.

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Music Companies Sue Twitter Over Mass Copyright Infringement

TorrentFreak

‘Breeding Mass Copyright Infringement’ Universal Music, Sony Music, EMI and others filed a complaint at a federal court in Nashville, Tennessee, accusing Twitter’s parent company X Corp of “breeding” mass copyright infringement. copyright law.

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Ed Sheeran’s Copyright Infringement Battles

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

2018 saw the continuation of Sheeran’s struggles with infringement allegations. However, in 2022, the Sheeran found himself engaged in another copyright infringement litigation over the said song. This time around, the singer was accused of infringing a 2015 song named “Oh Why” sung by Sami Chokri.

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Adblocking Does Not Constitute Copyright Infringement, Court Rules

TorrentFreak

However, after trips through regional courts and eventually Germany’s Supreme Court, in April 2018 Adblock Plus and Eyeo came out on top having been found not in breach of competition law. Axel Springer Claims Adblocking is Copyright Infringement. ” In other words, AdBlock Plus breaches copyright law.

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GTA Cheat Developer Must Pay AU$130,000 for Copyright Infringement

TorrentFreak

In recent years, game companies have filed copyright infringement lawsuits against alleged cheaters, cheat makers, and sellers. In 2018, the game companies filed a lawsuit in Australia , targeting several people believed to be linked to the popular “Infamous” cheating mod. Liable for Copyright Infringement.

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Failure to comply with the terms of a copyright assignment agreement held to amount to copyright infringement in France

The IPKat

Subsequently, on 31 December 2019, Ms Y brought an action against L'Oréal Paris a for copyright infringement before the Paris Court of First Instance. In a judgement dated 6 July 2021, the Court dismissed the photographer's claim and declared several of her photos to be unprotectable under copyright law.

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“Copyright Infringement”

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

However, these are not the only essentials that have to be considered while deciding a case related to infringement, as the courts have from time and again pronounced judgments with respect to copyright infringement. The post “Copyright Infringement” appeared first on Biswajit Sarkar Blog. And Others.,