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Utilizing the Annual Copyright License Across Your Organization

Velocity of Content

Fast-paced organizations that rely on and invest heavily in R&D should not only regard published content as the heart of innovation, but also possess a deep appreciation of the system of copyright protecting this intellectual property. How Do Different Departments Use the Annual Copyright License?

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YouTube Aims to Simplify Music Licensing

Plagiarism Today

However, perhaps the most significant change is happening on the copyright side of things. Specifically, YouTube is taking steps to make it easier for YouTubers to license popular music for their videos. To that end, there are two ways that video creators can license the traciks. The first is to simply pay upfront. and $29.99.

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MLC Expands Blanket License Enforcement Campaign With Lawsuit Against Spotify

IP Watchdog

On May 16, the Mechanical Licensing Collective (MLC), a non-profit entity responsible for administering blanket licenses enacted by the Music Modernization Act (MMA), filed a lawsuit in the Southern District of New York alleging that Swedish streaming media company Spotify has failed to meet its royalty obligations for MMA blanket licenses.

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The USPTO and USCO Delivered a Report to Congress on IP Issues with NFTs – Maintains Existing IP Regime

Intellectual Property Law Blog

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) and the United States Copyright Office (“USCO”) delivered a report to Congress entitled Non-Fungible Tokens and Intellectual Property on March 12, 2024 (“Report”). While the Report is comprehensive, it does not recommend any new action to address IP issues with NFTs.

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Copyright and Licensing Around the World

Velocity of Content

A lot has been happening in the world of copyright and collective licensing since my last update. At Copyright Clearance Center, we continue to monitor the copyright landscape as part of our mission to support copyright and licensing around the world. The application will be heard on 28 November 2022.

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3 Count: AI Copyright

Plagiarism Today

1: The US Copyright Office Says an AI Can’t Copyright its Art. First off today, Adi Robertson at The Verge reports that the U.S. Copyright Office has declined to register the copyright of an AI-created image that it says did not include an element of “human authorship.” Copyright Office on the work.

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YouTube Holds Licenses For Copyright Lawsuit Plaintiff’s “Entire Back Catalog”

TorrentFreak

Mass copyright infringement, failure to suspend repeat infringers, and breaches of the DMCA are all featured in a case that seems to have one key goal – Content ID access for all artists no matter how popular, so they can defend their work from pirates on YouTube. The license is valid and dispositive. 1202(b)), YouTube says.

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