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3 Count: Music Licensing is Strange…

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The lawsuit targets Jason Tusa and actually began back in August 2020 when he shuttered his Area 51 service following a cease-and-desist letter. The post 3 Count: Music Licensing is Strange… appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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3 Count: That’s So Meta

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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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3 Count: Mortal Kopyright

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by the musician and, according to a copyright notice and a published cease and desist letter, it was used without permission. The post 3 Count: Mortal Kopyright appeared first on Plagiarism Today. The video featured the song Still D.R.E.

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3 Count: Triller Fight

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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. The post 3 Count: Triller Fight appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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The Coming Copyright/Trademark Storm for NFTs

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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. The post The Coming Copyright/Trademark Storm for NFTs appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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3 Count: Warhol Battle

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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. The post 3 Count: Warhol Battle appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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LimeWire to Return to Sell NFTs

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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.