JD Supra Law

MAY 18, 2023

Copyright Office has sought to keep pace by issuing guidance on the application of copyright law to such works. By: Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

JUNE 21, 2023

Music is an artistic work which is subject to copyright protection. Music lovers can now effortlessly stream music from anywhere in the world. Even in restaurants, bars, and lounges, the music is played to entertain their customers, whether by employing DJs or playing music through sound systems.

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 15, 2023

Many of the large social media platforms stick to these rules, but according to a lawsuit filed by several prominent music companies earlier this year, X is not among them. ” The music companies say that while many online platforms have agreed to licensing deals, X has shown little interest in compensating musicians. .

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 4, 2022

The team at Blender Studio drive Blender development by providing help and training courses to Blender users in an open environment, sharing everything in public and making all content available under free licenses. to which I can add my own music on top,” Bruno said. They call themselves The Creators Who Share.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JANUARY 4, 2024

Welcome to the fourth (and last) round up of EU copyright law for 2023! In this edition, we update you on what has happened in the last three months of 2024 in EU copyright law. You can read a first take on the copyright relevant provisions here. Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash Dear readers, Happy new year!

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

DECEMBER 27, 2022

Music is an artistic work which falls into the purview of copyright protection. Nowadays, music lovers can easily stream music. Even restaurants, bars and lounges play music to entertain guests, either through hiring DJs or by playing music through sound systems. The defendant no 1 i.e, The defendant no 1 i.e,

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The IP Law Blog

AUGUST 26, 2021

Calling it a “ball of confusion,” the Ninth Circuit recently considered a case involving the music of the Turtles, SiriusXM Satellite Radio, and whether royalties are owed under California copyright law for music dating prior to 1972. In a lawsuit that was originally filed in 2013 titled, Flo & Eddie, Inc.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

JUNE 21, 2023

Music is an artistic work which falls into the purview of copyright protection. Nowadays, music lovers can easily stream music. Even restaurants, bars and lounges play music to entertain guests, either through hiring DJs or by playing music through sound systems. The defendant no 1 i.e, The defendant no 1 i.e,

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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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Kluwer Copyright Blog

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Photo by Emily Wang on Unsplash The UK’s attempt to deal with generative AI, training data and copyright law has taken yet another turn. Copyright law has always been an emotional topic. For a full list, see here. Fuelled by AI concerns, it becomes borderline explosive.

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IPilogue

APRIL 5, 2022

The Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada (“SOCAN”), protects the performing and reproduction rights of more than 160,000 songwriters, music publishers, composers and visual artists. As one example, think of the background music you enjoy at your favourite restaurant.

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IPilogue

JULY 12, 2021

Not only did the Supreme Court of Canada hear the much-anticipated York University v Access Copyright appeal, an important case on the nature of copyright collective licensing and educational fair dealing, but it was also the Honourable Rosalie Silberman Abella’s final hearing as a Supreme Court Justice. v Teranet Inc.

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

this Kat was delighted to review Performing Copyright: Law, Theatre and Authorship by Dr Luke McDonagh (Assistant Professor of Law at LSE Law School). This is the first academic monograph that solely considers the relationship between UK copyright law and historical and contemporary theatre.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

The ‘ Great 78 Project ‘ received praise from curators, historians, and music fans but not all music industry insiders were happy with it. Several record labels including Sony and UMG, sued the Internet Archive for copyright infringement in Manhattan federal court last year. .

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Patently-O

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

By Dennis Crouch and Timothy Knight* The Supreme Court is set to hear oral arguments on February 21 in an important copyright case – Warner Chappell Music v. ” Copyright’s statute of limitations bars claims not “commenced within three years after the claim accrued.” ” 17 U.S.C. § See 38 U.S.

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IP and Legal Filings

APRIL 7, 2023

The need for a system that could meet both of these requirements simultaneously ultimately resulted in the creation of laws that safeguard intellectual property rights. People have always had a strong emotional connection to music, even before the beginning of existence. These methods range from live performances to downloading it.

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Kashishipr

JULY 6, 2022

If you fail to do so, you shall end up finding yourself in big trouble like Copyright Infringement. Here in this article, we shall be thoroughly discussing Copyright Protection in the Indian music industry. We shall answer a few questions, including: How is copyright protection applicable to the music industry?

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The IPKat

JUNE 18, 2023

On June 19, 2022, Belgium adopted a copyright law that transposed Directive (EU) 2019/790 into the Belgian Code of Economic Law. This copyright reform entered into force on August 1, 2022. On January 31 and February 1, 2023, five constitutional challenges were filed against the Belgium’s copyright law of June 19, 2022.

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IP and Legal Filings

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Good artists borrow, Great artists steal ’ , however no matter how beautifully portrayed, might aptly land you a hefty copyright infringement suit in contemporary times. As society is modernizing, so are the trends of music leading to the evolution of the stance of legal rights revolving around music. LEGISLATION IN INDIA.

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Plagiarism Today

JANUARY 3, 2022

2: SoundExchange Royalties Dispute with Music Choice to be Referred to Copyright Royalty Board. The lawsuit was filed by SoundExchange after an audit alleged that Music Choice, which relies on a statutory license for the music it uses, had underpaid the royalties it owes. They are free of copyright.

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Plagiarism Today

DECEMBER 12, 2022

1: Triller Confirms Owing Sony $2Million, Vows to Pay Less for Music. First off today, Bruce Houghton at Hypebot reports that the video sharing and social networking service Triller has hit back in a lawsuit filed by Sony Music Entertainment, saying that it did nothing wrong even as it acknowledges a $2 million debt to the company.

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TorrentFreak

MAY 10, 2024

In 1983, Sherman Nealy and Tony Butler founded Music Specialist Inc, an independent label that recorded just one album and a few tracks. While Nealy was doing time, his former partner licensed the Music Specialist catalog to Warner Chappell. copyright law, there’s a three-year statute of limitations to file complaints.

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Traverse Legal Blog

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Can NFTs Reflect Ownership License Rights or Other IP? The NFT project owner needs to secure the IP rights from the copyright owner before linking and minting the NFT. Ownership and licensing ( copyrights & trademarks) vital when dealing in NFTs. Copyrighting vs Trademarking NFTs. Like us on Facebook- [link].

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TorrentFreak

JULY 22, 2021

Under US copyright law, Internet providers must terminate the accounts of repeat infringers “in appropriate circumstances.”. Several major music industry companies including Arista Records, Sony Music Entertainment, Universal Music, and Warner Records, have filed lawsuits against some of the largest U.S.

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

This time, a group of music publishing companies, including Concord Music Group, Inc., ABCKO Music, Inc., This time, a group of music publishing companies, including Concord Music Group, Inc., ABCKO Music, Inc., See Concord Music Group, Inc. Anthropic PBC , M.D. Tenn, 3:22-cv-01092, ECF No.

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IPilogue

AUGUST 26, 2022

If you have ever incorporated music into your Instagram or Facebook videos, you may have committed copyright infringement. The suit was filed in California Northern District Court by Swedish music label and publishing company, Epidemic Sound. But don’t worry, you won’t need to get a lawyer!

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Plagiarism Today

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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JIPEL Copyright Blog

APRIL 23, 2021

Taylor Swift is notorious for hiding secret messages in her lyrics , music videos , and social media. To get around the tangle of copyright law. As the US Copyright Office puts it , “the composition ‘Respect’ and a recording of Aretha Franklin singing ‘Respect’ are two distinct works” in the eyes of copyright law.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 26, 2021

Calling it a “ball of confusion,” the Ninth Circuit recently considered a case involving the music of the Turtles, SiriusXM Satellite Radio, and whether royalties are owed under California copyright law for music dating prior to 1972. Sirius XM Radio, Inc. , ” At about the same time, the U.S.

Copyright Law 52

Copyright Law Copyright Law Ownership 52

Plagiarism Today

OCTOBER 19, 2021

First off today, Blake Brittain at Reuters reports that the musician Cher has filed a lawsuit against Mary Bono, the widow of Cher’s late music partner Sony Bono, to try and prevent the Bono estate from terminating her rights to the duo’s music. According to the band, Atkins does not have any clearances for their music.

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IP Law 360

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

For years, music streaming service Pandora has been underreporting and underpaying the so-called "mechanical royalties" it owes to songwriters and publishers under copyright law, according to a lawsuit filed Monday by the Mechanical Licensing Collective, the entity in charge of collecting and distributing royalties.

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Plagiarism Today

APRIL 27, 2022

1: Top EU Court Rejects Polish Complaint Over Copyright Law. First off today, John Silk at Deutsche Welle reports that the highest court in the European Union, the European Court of Justice (ECJ), has rejected a Polish challenge to the latest EU copyright directive. Have any suggestions for the 3 Count? Next up today, K.J.

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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 2, 2021

District Court Judge Jed Rakoff has issued a controversial ruling denying the “server test” of copyright law and ruling that embedding images can be an infringement of copyright law. 3: Jake Owen Sued for Alleged Copyright Infringement Over No. The case was filed by Paul Nicklen against Sinclair Media.

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IIPRD

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Introduction The media and entertainment industry is a broad and ever-evolving domain that includes several industries, including music, cinema, television, fashion, and more. Copy Right Law in the Entertainment Industry The cornerstone of intellectual property protection in the entertainment sector is copyright law.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JUNE 30, 2021

The rest of the dance routine music consists of other songs. 106(1)) and indirectly (by inducement of copyright infringement, contributory copyright infringement, and vicarious copyright infringement) infringed their copyright by distributing and streaming the film. by Tito Rendas. € by Martin Senftleben. €

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Plagiarism Today

MAY 17, 2022

First off today, Thomas Claburn at The Register reports that the Software Freedom Conservancy (SFC) has won a key victory over Vizio as a judge has ruled that the open source GPL and LGPL licenses are not just copyright licenses, but contain an extra element covered by contract law rather than copyright law.

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Plagiarism Today

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. copyright law. However, Genius, not the copyright holder on the lyrics, opted to sue claiming breach of contract and unfair competition laws.

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