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Spinrilla Will Shut Down and Pay $50m Piracy Damages to Music Labels

TorrentFreak

Music fans love to share mixtapes and have done so for decades but sharing these ‘tapes’ over the Internet is not without risk. Spinrilla specializes in ripping off music creators by offering thousands of unlicensed sound recordings for free,” the RIAA commented at the time.

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ISP Must Unmask Alleged Pirates But Rightsholders Can’t ‘Harass’ Them

TorrentFreak

In recent years, music and movie companies have filed several lawsuits against U.S. Frontier vs. Movie and Music Companies Frontier is fighting not one, but two legal battles. The music and movie companies requested this information in part to back up their claims that the ISP’s customers directly infringed their works.

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3 Count: Truth Settles

Plagiarism Today

First off today, Chris Cooke at Complete Music Update reports that Lizzo has reached a settlement with her former collaborators over her hit song Truth Hurts. However, now the sides have reached a confidential settlement that brings the case to an end. Have any suggestions for the 3 Count? Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday.

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Authors Get Mixed Results With Initial Skirmish in OpenAI Lawsuit

The IP Law Blog

The plaintiffs alleged that OpenAI copied their published books, which are protected by copyright law, and used them in a training dataset for its LLM. To allege a valid copyright infringement claim, a plaintiff must show that: (1) that he or she owns a valid copyright; and (2) that the defendant “copied aspects of his [or her] work.”

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Filmmakers Want ISP to Share Personal Info of Thousands of Pirates

TorrentFreak

These lawsuits were pioneered by music companies that had some success on this front, including a $1 billion verdict against Cox. Last year, Charter was ordered to do the same as part of its legal battle with several music companies. The disclosure of personal details in a lawsuit like this is not uncommon. Few Other Options.

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ISP Surprises Record Labels with ‘Innocent Infringer’ Witness at Piracy Trial

TorrentFreak

This wasn’t just a hunch either, as the music companies previously asked Grande about the availability of this type of evidence during discovery. However, a new motion filed by the music companies requests permission to use emails and testimony that reference the case. No Innocent Infringer Evidence?

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Sky’s Recent IPTV Blocking Injunction Isn’t Unusual, It’s Extraordinary

TorrentFreak

After obtaining a copy of the High Court order, the nature of the blocking is easily understood. The length of period and the amount of time that can be blocked per amount of calendar time is confidential (lest it facilitate evasion), and I will not state it in this judgment because I am sitting in open court.

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