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X Clearly Profits from Widespread Music Piracy, Labels Argue

TorrentFreak

Earlier this year, Universal Music, Sony Music, EMI and others filed a complaint at a Nashville federal court, accusing Elon Musk’s X Corp of “breeding” mass copyright infringement. As a result, X is reportedly rife with music piracy. The music companies see things differently.

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Court Denies ISP’s Request to Dismiss Music and Movie Piracy Liability Claims

TorrentFreak

Frontier vs. Music and Movie Companies Most of these lawsuits take place in federal courts, but the New York bankruptcy court is dealing with a similar dispute. The ISP submitted a motion for judgment on the pleadings, asking the court to dismiss the claims from the movie and music companies, noting that these fail “as a matter of law.”

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Music Companies Sue Twitter Over Mass Copyright Infringement

TorrentFreak

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.

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‘X’ Denies Music Companies’ Remaining Piracy Liability Claims in Court

TorrentFreak

In a complaint filed at a Nashville federal court last spring , Universal Music, Sony Music, EMI and others, accused X Corp of “breeding” mass copyright infringement. The social media company allegedly failed to respond adequately to takedown notices and lacks a proper termination policy.

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Intellectual Property Rights for Social Media Influencers

IIPRD

A Social Media Influencer is someone who creates unique material that keeps people interested on multiple social media platforms, causing them to return for more high-quality information. One of the most significant methods to safeguard material on social media is through copyright. Make intangible assets.

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Music Industry Flags Discord and Reddit as Primary Piracy Threats

TorrentFreak

This includes the music industry group IFPI , which represents roughly 8,000 music companies around the world. IFPI submitted a 36-page document that begins by highlighting the harm piracy does to the music industry. According to IFPI, a group of social media platforms and messenger services have become increasingly problematic.

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X Partially Defeats Music Piracy Liability Claims in Nashville Federal Court

TorrentFreak

Many of the large social media platforms stick to these rules but, according to a lawsuit filed by several prominent music companies last year, X is not among them. The music companies believe so, as X made it very easy to upload infringing material and monetized pirated content on its platform.

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