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APRIL 27, 2022

2: Kanye West’s King Crimson Sample in ‘Power’ Sparks Lawsuit Against Universal Music. Yossman at Variety reports that Kanye West’s 2010 song Power has drawn a lawsuit against Universal Music Group (UMG) over a sample the song contains of the King Crimson’s song 21st Century Schizoid Man. Next up today, K.J.

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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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SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Though the Roses have repeatedly played host to the film’s writers, Toby Hooper and Kim Henke, Vortex claims they did not obtain a license for their theming and events. According to the lawsuit, Apple and other tech companies were selling and distributing unlicensed copies of their songs.

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JANUARY 9, 2023

Schneider filed the lawsuit alleging her music was appearing on the site without her permission and that YouTube was not completing its obligations to expeditiously remove infringing material or ban repeat infringers. The 3 Count Logo was created by Justin Goff and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License.

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APRIL 6, 2022

According to the judge, Sheeran did not “deliberately nor subconsiously” copy Chokri’s work and there was no evidence Sheeran had even heard Oh Why before writing Shape of You. 3: Music Industry Flags Discord and Reddit as Primary Piracy Threats.

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

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FEBRUARY 15, 2022

1: Warner Music, Country Star Dwight Yoakam Settle Copyrights Dispute. First off today, Blake Brittain at Reuters reports that country music singer Dwight Yoakam has reached a settlement with Warner Music Group (WMG) that puts an end to their copyright termination battle. Have any suggestions for the 3 Count?

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

2: Collage Artist Deborah Roberts Sues Fellow Artist, Gallery Claiming ‘Willful Copyright Infringement’ Next up today, Maximiliano Duron at ARTnews reports that Texas artist Deborah Roberts has filed a lawsuit against Lynthia Edwards and the Richard Beavers Gallery claiming that Edwards deliberately copied Roberts’ artistic style.

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MARCH 22, 2022

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. The lawsuit was filed by Anastas “Pupa Nas-T” Hackett, who claims that the defendants willfully copied his song Work without a license or attribution.

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Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

They further claim that the podcasters obtained a pirated copy of the fight to use in the show. This came about early in the pandemic when the Internet Archive made available thousands of scanned books for viewing online, lending them to as many people as requested them, regardless of the number of copies they owned.

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JANUARY 10, 2023

Greene responded to the incident saying that, while she appreciated his music, she would “never play your words of violence against women and police officers, and your glorification of the thug life and drugs.” The 3 Count Logo was created by Justin Goff and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2022

According to LDC, Sheraton copied the design of the rooms at their five-start hotel, Palais de Chine. Finally today, Chris Cooke at Complete Music Update reports that lawyers representing Dua Lipa have filed a motion to dismiss in a lawsuit over Lipa’s 2020 hit song Levitating.

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MARCH 14, 2022

However, the judge in the lawsuit overturned that, saying that the lawsuit was dealing with the basic building blocks of music and not any original content. Genius filed the lawsuit in 2019 alleging that Google was unlawfully copying lyrics to songs that they had hosted. Originally, a jury sided with Gray and awarded him $2.8

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

The plaintiffs claim that Call Out My Name copies their 2015 song Vibeking and claim that they sent the song to the Weeknd’s engineer shortly after recording it and heard back from the musician directly just a few days later. 3: Twitch Will Warn Streamers About Copyright Issues After New Music Deal. million and an additional $1.65

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JUNE 29, 2022

In her lawsuit, she alleged that the show copied elements of not just her title, but the plot of her book. None of the sites or apps were mentioned by name, however, according to the IFPI, all the apps were dedicated to music. The 3 Count Logo was created by Justin Goff and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2022

However, publishing companies had been continuing to collect royalties on behalf of songwriters even after the rights were reclaimed due to the law saying that publishers can continue licensing any existing derivative works. They further claim that Ye reached out to them for a licensing agreement, though no deal was ever struck.

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APRIL 25, 2022

The lawsuit was filed by the music company Melomega, which claims that 10,000 Hours is an infringement of the 1973 R&B song The First Time Baby Is A Holiday. According to the lawsuit, the musicians and their songwriters copied elements from the earlier track, including the chorus, verse and hook from the song.

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AUGUST 1, 2022

First off today, Chris Cooke at Complete Music Update reports that the case between the major record labels and the now-former internet service provider Bright House is heading to a trial this week as the judge has ruled on some last-minute pre-trial motions. The post 3 Count: Bright House Begins appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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OCTOBER 7, 2021

1: Spanish Broadcasting System Keeps $800k Fee Win in Music Copyright Case. The lawsuit was filed by Latin American Music Company Inc. However, as the case went along, LAMCO failed to produce any evidence of copying and even admitted that they didn’t own the tracks at issue. Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday.

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AUGUST 24, 2021

Since such recordings are not covered by federal law, state law applies and, according to The Turtles, various state laws required the payment of royalties for the use of their music on the platform. The 3 Count Logo was created by Justin Goff and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License.

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JANUARY 18, 2022

million ($3 million) acquiring a physical copy of the book Jodorowsky’s Dune. With previous ones selling for around €25,000 ($28,000), their copy cost more than 100 times the going rate. Many copies of the book are already easy to access just through a simple search. Last year, the group spent €2.66

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NOVEMBER 10, 2022

The case centers around accusations that Moonton copied elements from Riot’s hit game League of Legends when making a similar game. The 3 Count Logo was created by Justin Goff and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License. The post 3 Count: Duplicative Case appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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OCTOBER 6, 2021

The RIAA filed the lawsuit against the pair of sites alleging that they enabled and encouraged piracy by allowing people to download music from YouTube. Cooper, who goes by the stage name Mr. Cooper, and Valentine, AKA Drum’n Skillz, allege that No Guidance copies several elements from their earlier work.

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OCTOBER 26, 2021

If the costume isn’t licensed, why is it not infringing regardless of the name change? This means, theoretically, that elements such as the Superman “S” can be protected by copyright because they are separate elements that are merely copied onto the clothing. Why did the company do this? The second limitation is masks.

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JULY 27, 2021

The reason is that the track has faced not one, but two separate allegations of plagiarism, with many fans and critics alike wondering if the band may have run afoul of copyright law. However, this turned out to be more of a licensing than a traditional plagiarism issue. What Does it Mean.

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LexBlog IP

MAY 19, 2023

Clarifying Copyright Fair Use in Commercialized and Licensed Visual Arts: Insights from Warhol v. Goldsmith by Jaime Chandra Clarifying Fair Use in Commercialized & Licensed Visual Arts: Insights from the Warhol v. We’re talking about Andy Warhol Foundation for Visual Arts, Inc. Let’s dive in!

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Anderson filed the lawsuit against Roup saying that Roup had copied several exercise routines that Anderson had created. Finally today, Victoria F at SVG reports that streamers Ludwig and Jschlatt have launched a new music archive to help both themselves and other YouTubers and streamers avoid issues with copyright strikes on their work.

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Kashishipr

MAY 25, 2021

A blog may contain an amalgamation of such rights since blogs do not merely utilize words and phrases but also videos, eBooks, music, etc. Copyright is a legal protection afforded to an original, creative literary, musical, or artistic work. Copyright and Blogs. The process of seeking registration can be cumbersome and tedious.

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OCTOBER 23, 2021

Copyright laws play a crucial role in protecting creative expressions such as literary works, artistic works and musical works. This exclusive rights comprises of the right to copy, distribute, perform, license or adapt the work. Through copyright enforcement, an exclusive right is granted to creators.

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Copyright Lately

JANUARY 23, 2023

“A photorealistic dining table made out of old license plates” (Midjourney) The tool can then apply its knowledge of tables to the knowledge it has acquired about aesthetic choices, styles and perspectives, all en route to creating a new image that’s never existed before. None of it includes copies of images.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Unique expertise on code too; code is different from photos, music, videos; some of the most valuable code on GitHub is licensed openly. Remediation not removal is often the goal—changes to the code rather than removing often resolves the problem, e.g. addressing violation of open source license by adding attribution etc.

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OCTOBER 13, 2021

Instead, they argue that he copied them from black artists performing in the 1950s and 1960s. 3: Back 4 Blood Streamers Will Have to Turn Off Licensed Music to Avoid Copyright Strikes. The developers said that they are working on a way to toggle licensed music in the game to prevent problems in the future.

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MARCH 28, 2022

She licensed the photo to Vanity Fair magazine for use as an artist reference. However, Warhol went beyond the single licensed work and created 15 additional works known as the Prince Series , which became public after the musician’s death in 2016. The post 3 Count: Granted Cert appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

The three worked with a company named Construction Technologies and, as part of their work, they would activate unlicensed copies of software for customers by using either cracking programs or key generators to remove license restrictions. The post 3 Count: Swimsuit Edition appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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DECEMBER 14, 2021

According to the duo, they wrote the song Playas Gon’ Play , elements of which they allege were copied by Swift for her song. That agreement gave Cher 50% share of the rights to the music they created together. The 3 Count Logo was created by Justin Goff and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License.

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AUGUST 23, 2022

This is an especially large problem for photographers and visual artists, whose works are trivially copied and reshared. Since there is no difference between an original digital photograph and a copy of that photography, there’s no scarcity online. The post NFTs Were Never About Copyright appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 9, 2023

Revenue to share copy of its report filed earlier. Case : Microsoft Technology Licensing Ltd. Case: Global Music Junction Pvt. Jaipur Police passes a circular, clarifying that no licenses required for using sound recordings during weddings and regional events. Case: Adani Wilmar Limited vs Baljit Agro Tech Pvt.

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