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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). Image by 453169 from Pixabay.

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Bill Cornish Memorial Lecture – Author as Revenue Sharer

Kluwer Copyright Blog

This examined the problem of authors’ remuneration: authors’ contracts tend to result in disproportionately low revenues relative to the returns of investors and intermediaries. Free alienability Common law favours the easy alienability of authors’ rights, which is particularly evident in the United States (U.S.). On this prompt, Prof.

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Is Trump’s Copyright Claim Against Woodward “Trumped Up”?

The IP Law Blog

Woodward interviewed Trump, both in person and over the phone, on numerous occasions during 2019 and 2020. The complaint notes a December 30, 2019 interview which, according to Trump, exemplifies that the rights granted were limited: Woodward: On the record for the book, unless you— Trump: For the book only, right? Only for the book.

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U.S. Supreme Court Vindicates Photographer But Destabilizes Fair Use — Andy Warhol Foundation v. Goldsmith (Guest Blog Post)

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

To fully understand these conflicting views of the majority opinion, it is necessary to understand both the specific facts of the case and the history of the Supreme Court’s case law concerning the fair-use doctrine. For obvious reasons, the copyright in a photograph does not include the right to publicly perform the copyrighted work.

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Copyright, Free Speech Clash in Dispute Over Cameron Boyce’s Final Film

Copyright Lately

The copyright owner in Runt is seeking to enjoin director William Coakley from releasing a behind-the-scenes project about alleged on-set bullying and sexual harassment that it claims he fabricated. In 2019, actor Cameron Boyce , star of Disney franchises Jesse and Descendants , died tragically following a sudden epileptic seizure.

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Sweet Sound of Victory: Looking at the Calcutta HC’s Decisive Decision on Rights of Authors

SpicyIP

He, rightfully, opined that ‘ twin lights can co-exist” for “ composer alone has copyright on a musical work.” Cut to almost 4 decades later, in 2012, the copyright laws in India were amended. Thirdly, 2012 Amendment does not change the law with regard to independent copyright in sound recordings.

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Is Trump’s Copyright Claim Against Woodward “Trumped Up”?

LexBlog IP

Woodward interviewed Trump, both in person and over the phone, on numerous occasions during 2019 and 2020. The complaint notes a December 30, 2019 interview which, according to Trump, exemplifies that the rights granted were limited: Woodward: On the record for the book, unless you— Trump: For the book only, right? Only for the book.