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3 Count: Grand Theft Mods

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According to the response of the modders, their use of any copyright-protected material was a fair use and that, due to Rockstar’s tolerance and even encouragement of modding in the past, that there was an implied license to continue the project. 2: YouTubers Who Uploaded Movie Edits Receive Suspended Prison Sentences.

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3 Count: Glaring Omissions

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Now, without control of the first edition, Cengage is unable to print any new editions. Today, McMurry is working on the tenth edition of the book and plans to release it next summer on OpenStax. The 3 Count Logo was created by Justin Goff and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License.

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3 Count: Fast Movies

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1: New Copyright Lawsuit Targets Uploaders of 10-Minute Movie Edits. Next up today, Onyewuchi Ojinnaka at The Niche reports that, in Nigeria, a court is set to rule on whether venue spaces, in this case a hotel, are obligated to pay royalties or otherwise obtain music licensing rights for any songs played in the venue.

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3 Count: Photo Battles

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According to the lawsuit, the two companies used the photograph “ColdCutAsst040” on their websites despite not having a license to do so. The version of the movie released is a high definition edition from Europe, which isn’t as high of quality as some had hoped. As such, the company to sue for copyright infringement.

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3 Count: Matrix Arbitration

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Lawmakers also passed an amendment to the Copyright Act that would enable the national Central Library to create digital editions of its books. The 3 Count Logo was created by Justin Goff and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License. The post 3 Count: Matrix Arbitration appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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3 Count: Locast Outcast

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Note: Due to the effects of Hurricane Ida, we missed over a week of regular news, so this is a catch-up edition of the 3 Count. The fine came after a new European Union copyright directive took effect in the country that required search engines, like Google, to pay to license content from news services.

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3 Count: That’s So Meta

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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. This is a library that Facebook and Instagram users can use when editing videos for those platforms. The lower court agreed, dismissing the case.