TorrentFreak
JUNE 15, 2023
Many of the large social media platforms stick to these rules, but according to a lawsuit filed this week by several prominent music companies, Twitter is not among them. As a result, Twitter is reportedly rife with music piracy. In many cases, users upload infringing music videos to the platform. copyright law.
Plagiarism Today
NOVEMBER 17, 2022
Life Music Inc, representing songwriters Gloria Parker and Barney Young, filed a lawsuit against Disney and others involved in the film alleging that the Disney version of Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious violated the copyright of their 1951 song Supercalafajalistickespeealadojus. However, the case didn’t make it very far.
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The IPKat
AUGUST 30, 2023
Three US cases were brought claiming that the song Thinking Out Loud performed by Ed Sheeran, copied Let’s Get It On performed by Marvin Gaye. Kathryn Townsend Griffin, the daughter of Ed Townsend, inherited a third of Townsend’s share of the musical work when he died in 2003. A summary judgment was previously denied - covered here.
IPilogue
MAY 4, 2022
You may remember the big music copyright infringement case of 2012 , where Robin Thicke was sued by Marvin Gaye over claims that Thicke’s hit song “Blurred Lines” infringed on Gaye’s “Got to Give It Up”. However, nowadays, it seems that many major artists are frequently being sued for copyright infringement. Current Issue.
TorrentFreak
OCTOBER 17, 2022
From a copyright perspective, AI can bring up some interesting questions. For example, can content created by an AI be copyrighted like any other work? Or perhaps AI can infringe copyrights held by others? Unauthorized Copies and Derivatives. Songmastr is one of the platforms that’s mentioned.
TorrentFreak
JUNE 17, 2022
The music industry has battled against various forms piracy for several decades, but it’s hard to root out. Many of the enforcement efforts are targeted at services or tools that offer pirated content, but there are less visible copyright infringement challenges too. Unlicensed Platforms and Apps. NMPA Sues Vinkle.
TorrentFreak
JANUARY 29, 2024
However, good intentions themselves are not immune to copyright complaints, or worse, multi-million dollar lawsuits. The ‘ Great 78 Project ‘ received praise from curators, historians, and music fans. The Great 78 Project Last summer, a group of major music labels including Capitol, Sony, and UMG, decided to take action.
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