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BTS’ ‘Butter’ Hit with Multiple Plagiarism Allegations

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The reason is that the track has faced not one, but two separate allegations of plagiarism, with many fans and critics alike wondering if the band may have run afoul of copyright law. Specifically, the accusations were that the melody of Butter matched the 2020 Luca song You Got Me Down. Bottom Line. BTS: Butter.

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3 Count: Server Tested

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1: Manhattan Judge Rejects ‘Server Test’ for Internet Copyright Infringement. District Court Judge Jed Rakoff has issued a controversial ruling denying the “server test” of copyright law and ruling that embedding images can be an infringement of copyright law.

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3 Count: Supreme Genius

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But both the district court and the appeals court ruled against Genius, saying that their claims were preempted by copyright law. 2: DaBaby Facing Copyright Lawsuit Over His No. 2: DaBaby Facing Copyright Lawsuit Over His No. Mims is seeking $150,000 in statutory damages per infringement. 1 Hit “Rockstar”.

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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. . Back in 2020, Rolling Stone reported that the sharp rise in such cases was causing songwriters to pick up insurance against such lawsuits.

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3 Count: Small Claims, Open Doors

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First off today, Hillel Italie at the Associated Press reports that a judge in Maryland has shot down a law that would have required publishers to make e-books available on “reasonable terms” to libraries in the state. Others are concerned that it could be a new tool for “copyright trolls” to target more people.

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The First 100 Cases at the Copyright Claims Board

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The Copyright Claims Board (CCB), better known as the “copyright small claims court”, became a part of U.S. copyright law in December 2020 with the signing of the Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement Act (CASE Act). . Before 2002 7 2002-2020 42 2020/2021 19 2022 15.

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The Sound of Litigation: Five Famous Infringement Suits in the Music Industry

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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. They claimed the song plagiarized Gaye’s 1977 hit, “Got To Give It Up.”

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