TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 7, 2023

This includes text but images, videos, and music are regularly posted as well. Music companies have repeatedly complained about X too. Their main gripe is that unlike many other online services, X refuses to license the content shared by its users. As a result, the platform is rife with music piracy. ” U.S. .

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IP Watchdog

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

On February 12, the Mechanical Licensing Collective (MLC) filed a lawsuit against streaming music company Pandora Media in the Middle District of Tennessee seeking unpaid royalty fees for blanket licenses under the Music Modernization Act (MMA).

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IP Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

On September 27, the National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA) and online game platform provider Roblox announced that the two parties had settled ongoing copyright litigation in the Central District of California over Roblox’s unauthorized use of copyrighted music on its online gaming platform.

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IP Law 360

JANUARY 10, 2022

Global Music Rights LLC and Radio Music License Committee Inc. say they've settled the more than five-year-old rival antitrust suits over the music licensing fees that RMLC's 10,000 radio station members pay GMR musicians.

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TorrentFreak

JUNE 15, 2023

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. According to the music companies, these advertisements are also clearly visible around infringing content.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Part of its mandate is to keep an eye on how the music industry evolves. This includes legal consumption as well as unauthorized offerings, more commonly known as music piracy. Music piracy exists in various forms but in recent years stream-ripping has emerged as the most significant.

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JD Supra Law

APRIL 12, 2022

With many people stuck inside during the pandemic and needing inspiration for new hobbies, they turned to TikTok for recipes, books, dances, fashion, makeup and hair, sports, music and much more. Prior to the pandemic, TikTok had 381 million users. By: Stinson LLP

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TorrentFreak

JUNE 17, 2022

The music industry has battled against various forms piracy for several decades, but it’s hard to root out. In recent years music publishers have repeatedly spoken out against online platforms that use their music without a proper license. Unlicensed Platforms and Apps. NMPA Sues Vinkle.

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IPilogue

JUNE 14, 2022

Swift, in being denied an opportunity to bid for her masters, announced in late 2020 that she would re-record her entire pre-2019 catalogue in order to regain control of her music and limit the profitability of Ithaca’s asset. All music can be subdivided into three categories of copyright: lyrical, compositional, and sound.

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Plagiarism Today

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

ISP says music companies could sue file sharers directly, Copyright Office reviews music licensing systems and Meta creates Llama drama. The post 3 Count: Llama Drama appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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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

MAY 13, 2022

Sony, Universal, and Warner, for example, aren’t releasing new movies or music but existing contracts are being honored, meaning that older content is still licensed and legally available. Music & Video Companies Not Impressed.

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Every year, a diverse community of over 40,000 music creators in India produces a remarkable 20,000 to 25,000 original songs! The country’s music publishing industry has grown significantly, reaching INR 845 crore during FY 2022-23. 382-1 , the 1983 German scheme for artists , and Latin American labor codes.

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IP Law 360

APRIL 11, 2023

Sony Music Spain on Monday accused the owners of a Colorado house music record label of allegedly violating a licensing agreement by creating an unauthorized version of a copyrighted track.

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IPilogue

JANUARY 5, 2023

As music streaming services grow in popularity, more people have included them as part of their daily lives. On November 29th, The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) released its final report of its market study into music and music streaming. First, virtually anyone can share their music.

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43(B)log

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Abstract This useful article about the effects of music on YouTube on consumption of the same music elsewhere should be understood for what it is: An empirical investigation of YouTube’s effects. ePub ahead of print October 27, [link] ] has implications for what music companies should ask for in these negotiations.

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Kashishipr

JUNE 9, 2021

Internet streaming in India contributes to the majority of revenues of the recorded music industry. Licensing is imperative for the product because it is known that music rights holders have worked hard. Licensing is imperative for the product because it is known that music rights holders have worked hard.

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IPilogue

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Music has become a large component of Roblox, with artists like Lil Nas X hosting virtual concerts. Back in June 2021, The National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA) sued Roblox for allowing users to upload copyrighted music without paying a licensing fee. Hopefully, this means more virtual concerts!

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The IPKat

JULY 18, 2021

Following the #BrokenRecord and #FixStreaming campaigns, the UK Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee launched into an inquiry into the impact of music streaming o n artists, record labels and the sustainability of the wider music industry. Katposts here.] Some of the key regulatory recommendations are discussed in this post.

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IP Law 360

MARCH 29, 2024

A British photographer told a Washington federal judge Friday that Napster's promotion of a reggae record infringed his copyright for the photo used on the album cover, arguing that even though he licensed the album art to a record company, the music streamer did not have rights to the photo itself.

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 29, 2022

While that opinion is widespread in the music industry, no musical artists of any description joined Schneider in the class action, despite the plaintiffs oozing confidence in their allegations. In 2008, Schneider reportedly gave her publisher, Modern Works Music Publishing (MWP), the exclusive right to license her compositions.

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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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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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Velocity of Content

JANUARY 3, 2023

When hearing the word ‘library’ after ‘music,’ it’s understandable to think of music libraries as a place to get music. Although versatile and valuable, music libraries don’t exactly work with the traditional concept of libraries that the public is used to. Music Libraries vs. Popular Music. Music Clearance.

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Velocity of Content

JANUARY 3, 2023

When hearing the word ‘library’ after ‘music,’ it’s understandable to think of music libraries as a place to get music. Although versatile and valuable, music libraries don’t exactly work with the traditional concept of libraries that the public is used to. Music Libraries vs. Popular Music. Music Clearance.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 4, 2022

Kat friend Dr. Aleksandra Sewerynik shares her periodic insights on copyright in the recording industry, this time in connection with the rights of the music producer. This aspect of creating music is the domain of the musician called the music producer. But are music producers treated equally with other songwriters?

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IP Law 360

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Record label Universal says a junior employee ultimately dismissed for gross misconduct was not authorized to sign a license agreement with a London media company, which it has hit with a £4.2 million ($5.7 million) lawsuit.

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The IPKat

MAY 29, 2023

Kat readers who have been to Paris surely remember the numerous shops selling musical boxes. Such musical boxes, especially popular among tourists, commonly feature classical French songs. During his lifetime, Trenet assigned his economic rights to these songs to his music publisher, Editions Raoul Breton.

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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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IPilogue

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

In a recent installment in the series of intellectual property disputes in the music industry, electronic artist Four Tet, also known as Kieran Hebden, has won a royalty lawsuit against his independent British record label, Domino Record Label, over how much he is paid every time one of his songs is downloaded or streamed. Sales vs Licences.

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 5, 2022

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. The music industry group notes that social media can also be beneficial to artists.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 17, 2022

While legal experts scratch their heads over similar questions, the RIAA has already made up its mind about a selection of services claiming to offer AI music extractors and mixers. Interestingly, however, the operator of Songmastr and Acapella-Extractor informs us that the music group hasn’t reached out with any complaints.

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IPilogue

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Last month, Google announced “ AudioLM: a Language Modeling Approach to Audio Generation ”, which proposes “a new framework for audio generation that learns to generate realistic speech and piano music by listening to audio only”.

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IP Law 360

JANUARY 4, 2024

A music licensor asked the Second Circuit to uphold higher royalty payments from the North American Concert Promoters Association decided on by a New York court, saying the lower court was right to consider licenses with parties not subject to consent decrees as benchmarks.

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JD Supra Law

MAY 18, 2023

On April 20, 2023, the Copyright Office published a letter (the MLC Letter) sent to the CEO of the Mechanical Licensing Collective (MLC) containing guidance on how the MLC should handle royalty distributions for musical works created through the use of generative AI. By: Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

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Nelligan Law

JANUARY 10, 2024

In a showdown fit for Broadway, the producers of “Anne of Green Gables: A New Musical” found themselves entangled in a trademark tussle that threatened the very name of their production. Enter the producers of a folk-rock musical, eager to bring their rendition of Anne’s adventures to the grand stage of Broadway.

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Plagiarism Today

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Destiny 2 cheat case heading before a jury, Swiss music licensing agency sues X for infringement and the Australian government to talk AI. The post 3 Count: Destiny’s Jury appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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