Copyright Lately

MAY 1, 2023

The world’s largest record company says it has a clear view of the legal landscape surrounding AI-generated music. If you’ve been glued to news coverage of the Ed Sheeran trial for the past two weeks, you may have missed an even bigger story from the world of music copyright. The reality is more complicated.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 18, 2024

Patrons can also borrow books that are scanned and digitized in-house, with technical restrictions that prevent copying. Staying true to the centuries-old library concept, only one patron at a time can rent a digital copy of a physical book. A Napster Moment?

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MAY 15, 2024

Warner Chappell Music, Inc. Warner Chappell Music, Inc. , The Facts The Supreme Court summarized the basic facts with admirable concision: This dispute had its start in a decades-old, short-lived music venture. In 1983, Sherman Nealy and Tony Butler [aka “Pretty Tony”] formed Music Specialist, Inc. Nealy , No.

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43(B)log

AUGUST 3, 2023

Alfred Yen, A Federal Rules of Evidence Perspective on Forensic Musicology and Music Copyright Infringement Juries hear a lot of forensic musicology evidence they shouldn’t which confuses them and leads to poorer decisionmaking in music © infringement cases. Mistaken faith in musicology: let’s find an expert to talk about copying.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

MAY 11, 2023

The most modern instalment of this long history comes in the form of another kind ‘copy’, less richly decorated, yet more relevant and politically sensitive for a country that has established a long-term foreign investment “partnership” with the tech and communication industry: the transposition of Directive 2019/790 into Irish law.

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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 11, 2022

1: Microsoft Sues “Black Market” Software Distributor for TM and Copyright Infringement. First off today, Christina Tabacco at Law Street reports that Microsoft has filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against The Search People Enterprises over allegations that the company distributed pirated copies of Microsoft products.

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 23, 2024

The organization literally archives key parts of the Internet, copying older versions of websites to preserve them for future generations. The organization doesn’t license authorized digital copies from publishers; instead, its books are scanned and digitized in-house. IA has plenty of other archive projects too.

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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. app store and clearly targeted the United States with its marketing.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Likee is a TikTok-like app that allows users to publish short videos, often set to music. The court says Likee didn’t engage in volitional conduct: Plaintiff has failed to establish the necessary causal nexus between Defendants’ conduct and its users’ illegal copying of Plaintiff’s copyrighted works.

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IP Tech Blog

MAY 15, 2023

AI-generated music – adopting the vocal styles of popular musicians – has become ubiquitous on TikTok and other social media platforms, racking up millions of views and listens. Much of the music is gimmicky—a rapper singing a shoegazer ballad or the theme song to an anime. Enter copyright.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

DECEMBER 8, 2021

In a previous post on this Blog, we analysed the EU case law relating to the emerging services of Cloud Service Providers ( C-265/16 , V-CAST), as well as the impact of the new EU Directive on copyright in the Digital Single Market (CDSM). The Austro-Mechana case and the right to claim private copying levy.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 20, 2023

by Despoina Dimitrakopoulou Recently, the news of reggaeton mega-star Bad Bunny's eloquently put disappointment spread on social media, bringing up interesting questions concerning music creation using AI. AI-generated music has also taken music platforms such as Spotify by storm. Did the track infringe Bad Bunny's rights?

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Plagiarism Today

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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JIPEL Copyright Blog

MARCH 22, 2022

However, NFTs associated with music are especially poised to challenge traditional intellectual property rights and the future of the music industry. NFTs have been praised as a new way for artists in a music industry typically run by record labels to take back their autonomy.

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Copyright Lately

JUNE 15, 2023

The Dem Bow Rhythm The lawsuit targets pretty much the entire reggaetón industry, claiming that nearly 1,700 songs infringe the copyright in a rhythm that has arguably become the backbone of reggaetón: Steely & Clevie’s “Fish Market”: the beat that started it all? copyright law.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Case Citation : Digital Marketing Advisors v. Day to Day Imports. * Satirical Depiction in YouTube Video Gets Rough Treatment in Court. * 512(f) Preempts Tortious Interference Claim–Copy Me That v. Universal Music. * 512(f) Plaintiff Can’t Get Discovery to Back Up His Allegations of Bogus Takedowns–Ouellette v.

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Kashishipr

JUNE 9, 2021

Internet streaming in India contributes to the majority of revenues of the recorded music industry. Licensing is imperative for the product because it is known that music rights holders have worked hard. Licensing is imperative for the product because it is known that music rights holders have worked hard.

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LexBlog IP

JUNE 7, 2023

1) Specifically, in its regulation of the public performance of musical works incorporated in legitimately released sound carriers, stores, and undertakings, article 24 of Law 4481/2017 introduced a reporting obligation for users. What is the reporting obligation? Please click here to view the original publication.

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

The motion further argued that since no licensing payments were generated, the animation posed “absolutely no threat” to Grant’s licensing opportunities or use of the song in derivative markets. Effect of the Use on the Market for the Original. Purpose and Character of the Use.

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IPilogue

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Abigail Barlow and Emily Bear combined their talent with their love for the Netflix Original, Bridgerton , to create the 15-song “Unofficial Bridgerton Musical” album. Barlow and Bear went on to become viral sensations on social media and Grammy-winning artists (2022 Best Musical Theatre Album) for their production. The Netflix v.

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TorrentFreak

MAY 13, 2023

According to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), the availability of unlicensed music “remains an issue for the whole music ecosystem.” The major threat in today’s market has been growing for many years, mainly because it’s so quick and easy.

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Plagiarism Today

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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43(B)log

AUGUST 11, 2022

Measuring the Harms of Unauthorized Campaign Music Jake Linford and Aaron Perzanowski Licensing entities’ constituencies believe there’s a problem, leading the licensors to create opt out for political uses. Walkon/background music v. Another: “it’s country music. at the Disco; Rolling Stones; Rihanna all objected to Trump uses.

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Velocity of Content

MAY 22, 2024

While there are many models of collective licensing , they all serve the same purpose: namely to reduce market inefficiencies where users require a large number of licenses from multiple rightsholders but where the non-standardized terms of use, individual transaction costs, and resources needed make direct licensing challenging.

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The IP Law Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

The court found, as a matter of law, that Ross copied portions of the Westlaw headnotes. With regard to the headnotes, the court observed that if a headnote merely copies a judicial opinion, it is uncopyrightable. Now, the purpose of the use must be distinct enough from the purpose of the original to justify copying.

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Plagiarism Today

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. Have any suggestions for the 3 Count? Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

OCTOBER 3, 2022

European Commission, Public consultation on remuneration of music performers and record producers from third (non-EU) countries for recorded music played in the EU.

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SpicyIP

MAY 23, 2024

Image from here Sweet Sound of Victory: Looking at the Calcutta HC’s Decisive Decision on Rights of Authors By Surabhi Katare In a major development, Calcutta High Court’s passed a landmark judgement on May 17, 2024, in safeguarding the copyrights of authors of music and literary work used in sound recordings.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 31, 2024

Each year around the end of January, the Office of the United States Trade Representative ( USTR ) publishes its annual review of so-called ‘notorious markets’ known for their connections to intellectual property crime. “Cuevana’s use of multiple domains has allowed variants of the site to remain operational.

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 8, 2023

modification, and other forms of copying of the work fall under this category. Music as well as the movie industry are two common industries that face copyright issues on a day to day basis. The Indian Government enacted The Copyright Act of 1957 to protect the rights of artists from getting copied or pirated. Wynk Music Ltd.

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JD Supra Law

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

The US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit upheld a ruling that a marketer had an implied copyright license to distribute marketing materials containing digital copies of photographs of the late musical artist Prince. Beaulieu v. Stockwell, Case No. 21-3833 (8th Cir. 30, 2022) (Gruender, Benton, Grasz, JJ.).

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 4, 2024

Over the past decade, platforms including Sci-Hub, Libgen and Z-Library have broken through a sea of movie, TV show, music and similarly unlicensed platforms to take their own places on the piracy front lines. “We deliberately violate the copyright law in most countries. million books and 99.4 million papers for download.

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Copyright Lately

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Milne’s The House at Pooh Corner , which introduced Tigger to the Hundred Acre Wood, the groundbreaking musical play The Threepenny Opera (along with the German version of its signature song “ Mack the Knife “), and J. public domain on January 1, director Dreyer never chose a definitive musical score for the film.

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The IPKat

MARCH 25, 2024

If you knew how to complete this phrase in 2015, you are part of the few percent of consumers who heard of the city of Compton and knew about its connection with hip-hop and rap music. Compton is closely linked to the history of hip-hop culture and rap music. Gangsta rap’ became known primarily through the music group N.W.A.

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43(B)log

OCTOBER 13, 2021

The use of the song itself in the video was “best described as a wholesale copying of music to accompany a political campaign ad.” Really sad that GvO didn’t address this—there seems to me no chance that the current textualist Court would accept this conflation of a factor one consideration with factor four’s market inquiry.]

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IPilogue

AUGUST 3, 2021

Though mass-marketed in a $2 million promotional campaign , Earthbound failed replicate its Japanese success in North America. Copies of the game along with a gamer’s guide packaged in special extra-large cardboard boxes sat unsold on shelves for months. History of Earthbound. Many fans were unaware of Sony’s Earthbound connection.

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IPilogue

MAY 26, 2022

Music, Def Jam Recordings and Universal Music Group. To incorporate a sound recording into a new musical work, artists must obtain “clearance” or permission from the copyright holder. The fair use defence is rarely used in music sampling cases. Moten sought damages from West and co-defendants, G.O.O.D

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