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Music Piracy

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

However, copyright infringement occurs when such copyrighted music is streamed without acquiring proper license from the copyright owners. Copyright involves the exclusive right to reproduce and distribute the original work. the original owner of the work, for using his work, commercially.

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Copyright Infringement and Music

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

However, if such streaming of copyrighted music is done without obtaining license from the copyright holder, then it amounts to copyright infringement. Copyright involves the exclusive right to reproduce and distribute the original work. the original owner of the work, for using his work, commercially.

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Copyright Infringement and Music

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

However, if such streaming of copyrighted music is done without obtaining license from the copyright holder, then it amounts to copyright infringement. Copyright involves the exclusive right to reproduce and distribute the original work. the original owner of the work, for using his work, commercially.

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Some Thoughts on Five Pending AI Litigations – Avoiding Squirrels and Other AI Distractions

Velocity of Content

Regardless, as of this writing there are now five cases that may provide some clarity on this less frequently discussed but foundational issue of the unauthorized use of copyrighted materials as training data for AI (I use “AI” here as a shorthand which also includes text and data mining and machine learning).

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Monday Miscellany

The IPKat

Topics include access and substantial similarity, fair use, performers’ rights, moral rights, expert testimony, the role of lay listeners, sound sampling, as demonstrated in dispositions of litigated and settled infringement disputes.

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Journey Through “Novembers” on SpicyIP (2005 – Present)

SpicyIP

Spadika Jayaraj discussed a case where the Delhi High Court dismissed a suit by a media house accusing copyright infringement on its database of users. The issue has often arisen in the context of protecting confidential information through copyright law. E.g., see Prateek Surisetti’s post here and Niyati Prabhu’s post here.

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IT’S THE COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT FOR ME: WHY CLAIMS AGAINST MEME CONTENT SHOULD NOT MATTER

JIPL Online

ii] Existing copyright law is ineffective in its application to new forms of digital media. On one hand, those who view intellectual property rights as a limited monopoly would suggest that even derivative use of the content in a meme is infringement on the rights holder’s interest.