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Disaster as “NFT Music Stream” Enrages Artists By Pulling Music From YouTube

TorrentFreak

Since the music industry is often criticized for not doing enough to support artists, some platforms have decided they can do better. NFT Music Stream. “NFT MUSIC STREAM is a fun, exciting private NFT Music platform where content creators can charge for audio & music content and get paid in crypto.

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California Supreme Court reaffirms strict liability for false advertising in Serova

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Sony Music Entertainment, P.3d Serova bought Michael , “an album of music billed as Michael Jackson’s first posthumous release,” which promised “9 previously unreleased vocal tracks performed by” Jackson. The First Amendment has long coexisted with no-fault false advertising laws. 3d -, 2022 WL 3453395, S260736 (Cal.

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Top Trademark Trends of 2022

Erik K Pelton

But Elizabeth Chan, a musical artist who specializes in making Christmas music and has an album called Queen of Christmas, opposed the application in May. On November 7 th , Conde Nast sued Drake and 21 Savage for $4 million for false advertising and infringing Vogue’s trademarks. A notice of default was issued against Ms.

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Is HitPiece the Fyre Festival of NFT Startups?

Copyright Lately

. “And that typically begs the question about rights…” The world of NFTs is littered with examples of startups run by folks who either don’t know, don’t understand or don’t care about obtaining permission from the owners of the underlying work for the NFTs they’re advertising and minting.

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Africa IP highlights 2023: Copyright

The IPKat

The Regulations also protect the rights of authors of an original applied or fine artwork to a share in the proceeds of sale of that work as long as copyright subsists. In Nigeria, Airtel Nigeria Limited neglected to renew their contract with actor and filmmaker Adewole Ojo to use his photographs for advertisements.

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Trademarks and the Metaverse: Imaginary Rights or Real Wrongs?

SpicyIP

Hermes has sued a Californian artist, Mason Rothschild, for his “MetaBirkins” digital artworks alleging trademark infringement. Though it is not easy to find a comprehensive list of all such trademarks in India (the website of the Indian TMR is so yesterday), recently advertised trademarks throw light on such activity. Feb 25, 2022.

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Understanding Copyright, Trademark and Halloween Costumes

Plagiarism Today

Where copyright protects works of creative authorship, such as books, movies, music, etc., This primarily includes three groups of people: Those who sell costume elements on sites such as Etsy, those that use costumes in advertising or promotion and those that operated haunted attractions. However, copyright is only half the picture.

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