TorrentFreak

JANUARY 29, 2024

The ‘ Great 78 Project ‘ received praise from curators, historians, and music fans. However, not all music industry insiders were happy with it, as the copying took place without obtaining permission from all rightsholders. RIAA’s Cease and Desist The U.S. In a complaint filed at a U.S.

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 4, 2023

The major record labels don’t want the public to download music from YouTube, which is common practice for millions of people. To stop this, the music industry titans deployed a variety of legal tactics around the world. The RIAA had already sent cease-and-desist orders to the hosting company in 2020, before it approached GitHub.

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 23, 2021

In the last year alone, BREIN conducted 479 investigations which resulted in the shutdown of 466 illegal sites and services, including torrent and streaming sites, IPTV providers, and platforms that distribute music without an appropriate license.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

These ‘conterfeit’ or ‘pirate’ NFTs use digital versions of art, photos, music, logos, without the permission of rightsholders. The anti-piracy group, which is known to go after traditional pirate sites and services, sent a cease and desist letter to the music NFT platform HitPiece. type projects.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 14, 2022

The RIAA cited the anti-circumvention provisions of the DMCA, claiming that the tool could be used to download their artists’ musical works from YouTube, in breach of copyright. “YouTube has measures to prevent users from downloading specific content, which they make use of for YouTube Movies and Music: DRM.

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Plagiarism Today

JULY 25, 2022

Lang Van is a music production company that releases through a variety of platforms. It accuses VNG Group of releasing the Zing MP3 app, which features music owned by Lang Van even though VNG, according to the lawsuit, do not have license to use. 3: Lawsuit Says Meta Stole Hundreds of Songs from Swedish Music Label.

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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 31, 2022

1: Sony Music sues Triller Claiming Copyright Infringement, Alleging it is Owed Millions. Though the lawsuit lists less than 100 songs, Sony alleges that Triller has withheld payments for royalties on music that they stream over their service. Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday.

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

A Kat thinking about synchronisation The past few years have been marked by major copyright disputes involving musical works [ IPKat here , here or here ]. This time the dispute focused on the impact on moral rights of synchronising a musical work with a TV show about drug cartels. sent a cease-and-desist letter to the three companies.

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Plagiarism Today

JANUARY 10, 2023

by the musician and, according to a copyright notice and a published cease and desist letter, it was used without permission. The video featured the song Still D.R.E. A spokesperson for Greene confirmed that, for a time, she was locked out of her account but later regained access and was able to tweet about in the incident.

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Plagiarism Today

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

The company had made previous claims about how they had partnered with many in the music industry but, once their activities became broader knowledge, musicians turned out of the woodwork to decry the operation and demand that their work be removed.

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Plagiarism Today

MARCH 9, 2022

As such, the new LimeWiere will not be a file sharing network, but a marketplace for Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs), initially focusing on music. The service was primarily used for training music and video files without the permission of creators or rightsholders. However, that reputation may be even worse with the music industry.

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Plagiarism Today

OCTOBER 13, 2022

The lawsuit indicates that this is not the first run in between the two parties, as EKB claims to have sent a cease and desist letter to the company in 2020. The move also comes after new for-profit PROs were launched, including SESAC and Global Music Rights. 3: BMI Is Changing to a For-Profit Business Model.

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Plagiarism Today

MAY 16, 2022

2: Judge Says ‘Vape’ Musical Parody May Go On as ‘Grease’ Copyright Claim Flops. Next up today, Jonathan Stempel at Reuters reports that a judge has ruled that Vape: The Musical will be allowed to proceed despite a copyright infringement lawsuit filed by the rightsholders of the musical Grease.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

The site is regularly targeted by legitimate music industry groups, including the RIAA and BPI, who allege that the site violates the DMCA’s anti-circumvention provision. In an attempt to curtail the abuse, the site sent a cease and desist letter to Google in April, asking the search engine to begin verifying senders of DMCA notices.

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TorrentFreak

MAY 16, 2024

IA’s archiving work is not limited to websites either; it also helps to permanently archive video, software, games, and music. This includes efforts to digitally capture the unique sound of old gramophone music recordings, as its physical carriers are subject to decay and will eventually become unplayable.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

The ‘ Great 78 Project ‘ received praise from curators, historians, and music fans but not all music industry insiders were happy with it. The record labels were aware of this, they allege, as the RIAA sent a cease and desist letter on their behalf but took no further action at the time.

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 12, 2023

Filed in Manhattan federal court, the complaint lists UMG Recordings, Capitol Records, Concord Bicycle Assets, CMGI Recorded Music Assets, Sony Music and Arista Music as plaintiffs, with Internet Archive (IA), founder Brewster Kahle, Kahle/Austin Foundation, George Blood and George Blood L.P named as defendants.

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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 30, 2021

Copyright is the exclusive legal right to produce, reproduce, publish, or perform an original literary, artistic, dramatic, or musical work. Cease and Desist Letters. Cease and desist letters can prompt the infringer to cease their activities and/or negotiate a resolution. What is Copyright?

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Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

So while names like, including Disney, Turner Broadcasting and Warner Chappell Music, etc. However, before the event happened, Paramount learned of the event and sent a cease and desist letter to JMC requesting that they cease the event. appeared in the respondent column, none appeared as a claimant.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 8, 2022

The major record labels don’t want people to download music from YouTube, which is common practice for millions of people. To stop this, the music industry titans are using a variety of legal tactics around the world. According to the music group, youtube-dl violates the DMCA’s anti-circumvention provision.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 25, 2021

The service opens the door to a wealth of information and entertainment, including the latest and greatest music which can be streamed for free. Through YouTube, the music industry generated billions of dollars in advertising revenue. Stream-ripping Crackdown. Stream-ripping Crackdown. YouTube isn’t sitting still either.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 20, 2021

A year later, the music industry hoped to achieve the same with FLVTO.biz and 2conv.com. And indeed, the music group was quick to request a default judgment, which was granted earlier this year. In a follow-up filing, the music companies demanded more than $82 million in damages for copyright infringement and DMCA violations.

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BYU Copyright Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

The sorority used the song in creating a music video called “Building Bridges Together,” and they released the video on YouTube in May 2018, removing all copyright management information associated with the track.At So, several months later, Charming Beats issued a cease-and-desist demand for the defendants to take down the infringing video.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Moreover, Section 51 of the Act of 1957 categorizes the reproduction of any literary, dramatic, musical or artistic work in the form of a cinematographic work as an infringing copy. The broadcasted contents involve the text, music, video and publicity rights, which form the subject matter of copyright protection.

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 29, 2024

Other documents filed in the lawsuit reveal that a cease-and-desist notice sent to Sharma IPTV last September contained an offer to settle the case. Berry was dismissed from the case, Magembe was left to face the music alone. In a judgment handed down April 26, 2024, District Judge Mark T.

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IIPRD

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Introduction The media and entertainment industry is a broad and ever-evolving domain that includes several industries, including music, cinema, television, fashion, and more. It gives authors and artists the sole ownership rights to their original writings, music, films, and artwork.

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IPilogue

AUGUST 19, 2022

Shazam brought action against the defendants in 2019 following two rounds of cease and desist letters to prevent their continued performance of an unlicensed interactive dining show. Dramatic work is defined by CDPA as a “work of action, with or without words or music, which is capable of being performed before an audience.”.

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Plagiarism Today

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Where copyright protects works of creative authorship, such as books, movies, music, etc., Lawsuits around these particular issues are rare and the disputes that do arise typically are handled through cease and desist letters or takedown notices. However, copyright is only half the picture. Trademark and Halloween Costumes.

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Copyright Lately

AUGUST 2, 2022

But this time, Netflix is the one doing the suing, and it’s targeting the creators of “ The Unofficial Bridgerton Musical ” with what I’ll call “The Official Bridgerton Musical Copyright Infringement Lawsuit” (read here). Okay, But What if Bridgerton Was a Musical?

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

In a joint submission alongside A2IM, Screen Actors Guild and SAG-AFTRA, the music industry’s trade organization sees endless commercial opportunities. The recording industry group has already sent DMCA takedowns and cease and desist letters targeting unauthorized music-inspired NFT projects.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 16, 2023

14, 2023) BONUS: More 512(f) quick links from this year: * Cinq Music Group, LLC v. Create Music Group, Inc., Universal Music * 512(f) Plaintiff Can’t Get Discovery to Back Up His Allegations of Bogus Takedowns–Ouellette v. Summit Entertainment * Cease & Desist Letter to iTunes Isn’t Covered by 17 USC 512(f)–Red Rock v.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

JANUARY 16, 2024

Copyrights: Copyrights protect original works of authorship such as software codes, artistic creations, literature, music, films, etc. Copyright law grants exclusive rights to the creators or owners of original works, such as literary, artistic, musical, and dramatic creations.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Stephen Mouka issued a Cease and Desist Notice to the public after an X user created and shared a limited merchandise bearing the slogan. Should it not be the chant that may be copyright-protected as a musical work?]

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Universal Music. * 512(f) Plaintiff Can’t Get Discovery to Back Up His Allegations of Bogus Takedowns–Ouellette v. Summit Entertainment. * Cease & Desist Letter to iTunes Isn’t Covered by 17 USC 512(f)–Red Rock v. . * Vague Takedown Notice Targeting Facebook Page Results in Possible Liability–CrossFit v.

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Garrigues Blog

JULY 11, 2022

His heirs considered that the use of the image was clearly for advertising purposes and contacted the sponsor to ask it to cease such use. Since it did not do so, the heirs filed a claim due to appropriation of the singer’s personality rights The claim was dismissed at first instance but was finally upheld by the Provincial Appellate Court.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Universal Music. * 512(f) Plaintiff Can’t Get Discovery to Back Up His Allegations of Bogus Takedowns–Ouellette v. Summit Entertainment. * Cease & Desist Letter to iTunes Isn’t Covered by 17 USC 512(f)–Red Rock v. . * Vague Takedown Notice Targeting Facebook Page Results in Possible Liability–CrossFit v.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

APRIL 29, 2023

Universal Music * 512(f) Plaintiff Can’t Get Discovery to Back Up His Allegations of Bogus Takedowns–Ouellette v. Summit Entertainment * Cease & Desist Letter to iTunes Isn’t Covered by 17 USC 512(f)–Red Rock v. Steiner * Vague Takedown Notice Targeting Facebook Page Results in Possible Liability–CrossFit v.

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