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AUGUST 29, 2022

If you’re a researcher looking to publish your first article, one of the biggest choices that you will likely be confronted with is the choice of publishing in your work Open Access or going with a traditional, closed access publisher. How Traditional Publishing Works. Both have their advantages and disadvantages.

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JUNE 2, 2022

However, this ruling does not apply to the rental of digital media, as digital works are often licensed, not sold. The estate wanted access to the material and claimed that all licensing of the content should go through them. There is no indication as to which publishers were impacted by this. The post 3 Count: Physical Media?

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FEBRUARY 15, 2022

3: IPA and Kenyan Publishers Blast ‘Unacceptable’ Copyright Bill. Finally today, Porter Anderson from Publishing Perspectives reports that the International Publishers Association is joining a chorus of Kenyan-based publishers in decrying proposed changes to the nation’s copyright law.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2022

2: Johnny Depp and Jeff Beck Sue Professor Who Accused Them of Plagiarism. Next up today, Laura Snapes at The Guardian reports that Johnny Depp and Jeff Beck have filed a lawsuit against Bruce Jackson, a professor and folklorist who claims a song written by the famous due plagiarizes a song written by an incarcerated man.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Next up today, Sian Bayley at The Bookseller reports that a court has granted a preliminary injunction blocking a new Maryland law that would require publishers to license e-books to libraries within the state. However, the American Association of Publishers (AAP) challenged the law, saying that it violates the federal copyright act.

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AUGUST 30, 2022

2: YouTube Holds Licenses For Copyright Lawsuit Plaintiff’s “Entire Back Catalog”. Next up today, Andy Maxwell at Torrentfreak writes that YouTube has said it will seek summary judgment in its lawsuit against Maria Schneider claiming that her publisher has granted the company a blanket license covering her entire back catalog of music.

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JANUARY 10, 2023

by the musician and, according to a copyright notice and a published cease and desist letter, it was used without permission. However, when one user published the game’s source code on GitHub as a “Historical Source” that prompted the company to act. The video featured the song Still D.R.E.

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OCTOBER 21, 2021

2: Kairosoft, the Beloved Mobile Tycoon Game Developer, Openly Accuses its Chinese Publisher of Copyright Infringement and Contract Violation. The two companies signed an agreement in 2017 that gave Beijing Shi Jun publishing rights for Kairosoft games in China. 3: Facebook Signs Copyright Agreement with Some French Publishers.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2021

2: Google Reaches Content Deals With German Publishers. Next up today, The Associated Press reports that Google has reached a deal with several large German news publishers that will enable the search giant to display their content as part of Google News search results.

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JANUARY 19, 2022

According to authors, this enables authors and publishers to sell books at different prices for different countries. The law, which took effect January 1, requires publishers that distribute e-books to offer a license to libraries on “reasonable” terms.

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MARCH 8, 2022

1: Russia Mulls Making Software Piracy Legal and Patent Licensing Compulsory. ResearchGate is a social network targeted at researchers and those in the scientific publishing field. However, one of the common uses of it is for researchers to publish copies of papers that they have completed.

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JANUARY 3, 2022

First off today, Andrew Albanese at Publishers Weekly Reports that a collection of publishers and authors have secured a default judgement against a piracy service named KISS Library, this one awarding them $7.8 The 3 Count Logo was created by Justin Goff and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License.

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MAY 25, 2022

3: Marvel Confirms Conan the Barbarian is Leaving the Publisher. Finally today, Adam Barnhardt at Comicbook.com reports that Marvel Comics is losing the publishing rights to the character Conan the Barbarian. The 3 Count Logo was created by Justin Goff and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License.

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APRIL 6, 2022

2: Spotify Fails to Block Daniel Ek Deposition in Dispute with Eminem Publisher. Next up today, Chris Cooke at Complete Music Update reports that Spotify CEO Daniel EK will be required to sit for a deposition in his company’s legal case against music publisher Eight Mile Style.

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JULY 6, 2022

1: Copyright Royalty Board Confirms Streaming Royalty Raise for Publishers and Songwriters. The royalty rate is paid by streaming services to songwriters and music publishers, and streamers had argued that such a stark increase could hurt their business models. The post 3 Count: Royalty Raise appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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OCTOBER 5, 2022

1: Shopify Settles Textbook Publishers’ Lawsuit Over Alleged Piracy. First off today, Blake Brittain at Reuters reports that the ecommerce platform Shopify has settled a lawsuit filed by textbook publishers that alleged the service turned a “blind eye” to piracy on its platform.

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AUGUST 2, 2022

Peloton was notably sued in March 2019 by a group of music publishers. They claimed that the workout company was using popular songs in their workout classes without obtaining sync licensed. The 3 Count Logo was created by Justin Goff and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License.

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DECEMBER 6, 2021

1: Major Publishers Sue Shopify, Alleging Copyright Violations. First off today, Suzanne Smalley at Inside Higher Ed reports that five major textbook publishers have teamed up to file a lawsuit against Shopify over allegations that the ecommerce platform is enabling rampant piracy. Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday.

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DECEMBER 9, 2021

The fine was handed down by a French regulator due to allegations that Google was not negotiating in good faith with French publishers. Google has now paid the fine as part of its ongoing negotiations with French publishers. The 3 Count Logo was created by Justin Goff and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License.

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OCTOBER 20, 2022

Next up today, Andy Maxwell at Torrentfreak writes that several manga piracy websites, targeted by Japanese publishers in a US Court, have moved and are now operating openly in Russia. The 3 Count Logo was created by Justin Goff and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License.

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AUGUST 5, 2021

First off today, Leslie MacKinnon at iPolitics reports that the Canadian Supreme Court has ruled unanimously that York University cannot be held liable for its failure to pay a collective licensing fee that it did not agree to pay. However, York University opted not to pay for a license, prompting Access Copyright to file a lawsuit.

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AUGUST 25, 2022

Poet Teresa La Dart published a book of poems named Lover in 2010. According to the lawsuit, in August 2019 Taylor Swift published an album by the same name but also release an accompanying book entitled Lover. According to the UFC, they attempted to reach out to the producers and strike a licensing deal for the clips.

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APRIL 26, 2022

The lawsuit was filed by Johannsongs-Publishing Ltd, which claimed that the Groban song was a copyright infringement of a 1977 Icelandic song Söknuður. Copyright termination allows creators, or their estates, to terminate copyright agreements and licenses after a set period of time. He is also seeking a jury trial.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2022

However, publishing companies had been continuing to collect royalties on behalf of songwriters even after the rights were reclaimed due to the law saying that publishers can continue licensing any existing derivative works. They further claim that Ye reached out to them for a licensing agreement, though no deal was ever struck.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

McMurry first published the book in 1984 through the publisher Cengage Learning. However, the agreement that McMurry had with his publisher meant that the book’s copyright was returned to him 30 years after the first printing. The post 3 Count: Glaring Omissions appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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AUGUST 15, 2023

The post 3 Count: Non-Final Judgement appeared first on Plagiarism Today. Judgement entered in Internet Archive case, Netflix settles Stranger Things lawsuit and Sony settles its case with Triller.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

2: French Publishers Cheer a Court’s Order to Block a Book Piracy Site. Next up today, Porter Anderson at Publishing Perspectives reports that a French court has ordered that local ISPs to block access to the pirate website Z-Library, claiming that the site is providing illegal access to some 80 million pirated items.

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Settlement Reporting Publishing Plagiarism 173

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OCTOBER 25, 2021

3: Music Publishers Propose Higher Streaming Payments. Finally today, Anne Steele at the Wall Street Journal reports that music publishers and streaming services are once again heading to the Copyright Royalty Board in a bid to try and establish favorable royalty rates for the next few years.

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JUNE 21, 2022

First off today, Hillel Italie at the Associated Press reports that a judge in Maryland has shot down a law that would have required publishers to make e-books available on “reasonable terms” to libraries in the state. The publishers pressed on, seeking a permanent injunction to bar the law from ever taking effect.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

1: Roblox, Music Publishers Settle Copyright Licensing Dispute. First off today, Blake Brittain at Reuters reports that Roblox has settled its lawsuit with the National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA) over Roblox’s alleged use of music in its service without proper licenses.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

When you publish content on your site that you did not either create yourself or license yourself, you’re trusting that the person who gave it to you sourced it both legally and ethically. But, even if they have permission to use it, that license may not extend to the people that purchase the theme. The Business Issue.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Z-Library was recently targeted in complaints to the United States Trade Representative saying that it is “killing” efforts by publishers to monetize their books as their products would often appear on the site within hours of publication. The post 3 Count: One More Thing… appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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MAY 9, 2022

First off today, Shirley Halperin and Jem Aswad at Variety reports that the major record labels have teamed up with the National Music Publishers Association and the Nashville Songwriters Association International to petition the Copyright Royalty Board (CRB) to raise the mechanical royalty rate some 32%, from 9.1 cents to 12 cents per track.

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AUGUST 1, 2022

2: Publishers Sue ex-Mangamura Operator for ¥1.9 Next up today, The Japan Times reports that, in Japan, three major manga publishers have filed a lawsuit against Mangamura, a now-closed manga piracy website that was previously found guilty of unlawfully distributing manga content. The publishers are seeking some ¥1.93

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OCTOBER 12, 2022

In 2015, the National Music Publishers Association (NMPA) filed a lawsuit against Wolfgang’s Vault, alleging that the service did not have a license for the underlying compositions of the songs it streamed. The 3 Count Logo was created by Justin Goff and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License.

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JANUARY 9, 2023

YouTube, however, has made a variety of counterclaims including that they have a license to use the compositions at question, that they are protected under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act and that other members of the proposed class action lawsuit acted in bad faith.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2022

VHT licenses real estate photos for marketing purposes and many of its photos appear on Zillow. 2: Japanese Publishing Giants to Sue US Firm Over Manga Piracy. Next up today, the Agence France-Presse reports that a group of four Japanese manga publishers have announced their plans to sue the U.S. million) in damages.

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