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Mr Justice Zacaroli finds manufacturing software copyright infringed and confidence breached in ex-employee fight

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When one hears the claims of copyright infringement, confidential information and employment claims one can readily assume that this is an employer/ex-employee dispute. PQ became aware of InSPC v1 when it was promoted in demo form by CyberMetrics in the Summer 2017.

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[Guest post] Dua Lipa and Warner Music sued for copyright infringement

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Dua Lipa and Warner Music are being sued by talk box inventor and singer, Bosko Kante, for breach of contract and copyright infringement in hit song 'Levitating'. If that still hasn't cleared it up, check out this video of Kante demoing the ElectroSpit. billion plays on Spotify).

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Removing songs from Spotify could breach label’s duty to exploit: Four Tet v Domino

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Here’s what happened (spoiler alert: Four Tet prevailed on some, but failed in others)… Background Mr Keiran Hebden, who goes by the artistic name of Four Tet, as a music artist, is suing his record label Domino Recording Company for breach of contract. The songs have since returned to streaming platforms.