Plagiarism Today

MARCH 8, 2022

Pretty much every decade in music history has had their copyright battles. Four headline-grabbing lawsuits in one week may be a fluke, but it is an indicator of a a growing issue for many in the music industry. Why is there a sudden increase in the number of lawsuits over popular music? Blurred Times Still Remain.

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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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Copyright Alliance

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Music has changed over the years. The post Music Copyright Cases Musicians Should Know appeared first on Copyright Alliance. From the earliest Gregorian Chant to classical works by Beethoven and Mozart, and from the early days of rock and roll to current hip […].

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 28, 2023

Before ChatGPT and other AI tools started to dominate the news, the music industry had already shared its concerns over the potential threats posed to its business. As such, it is no surprise that the topic is also mentioned in IFPI’s annual Global Music Report , which discusses the state of the global music industry.

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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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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Since the music industry is often criticized for not doing enough to support artists, some platforms have decided they can do better. NFT Music Stream. “NFT MUSIC STREAM is a fun, exciting private NFT Music platform where content creators can charge for audio & music content and get paid in crypto.

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JD Supra Law

APRIL 6, 2023

Just like Napster triggered a global, technological shift in the way music is consumed and distributed, we are now on the precipice of another major revolution certain to disrupt the music industry.

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The IPKat

APRIL 8, 2023

The IPKat has received and is happy to host this guest contribution by Deborah De Angelis (Studio Legale DDA) on the highly publicized halted licensing negotiations between Italian collecting society SIAE and Meta regarding the availability of the music repertoire administered by the former on the latter’s services. 4 (5) D.Lgs. IPKat here ].

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JD Supra Law

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

In an attempt to ensure that recording artists and recorded music copyright owners get paid when their songs are played, Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and Alex Padilla (D-CA) recently introduced the American Music Fairness Act (“AMFA”) to the United States Senate. By: Foster Garvey PC

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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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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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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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IPilogue

MARCH 16, 2022

On February 4, the Recording Industry Association of America (“RIAA”) sent a demand letter to HitPiece.com’s lawyer and its founders, demanding that it stops infringing music creators’ intellectual property rights. Music NFTs Create New Possibilities for Artists. Concerns Regarding Music NFTs.

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LexBlog IP

MAY 24, 2023

The Ike and Tina Years Tina Turner’s induction into the music industry began with Ike Turner’s Kings of Rhythm in the late 1950s, leading to the formation of the Ike and Tina Turner Revue. A Cultural Phenomenon Tina’s influence reverberated beyond the boundaries of music; she was a trailblazer in culture.

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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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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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TorrentFreak

MAY 4, 2023

Music fans love to share mixtapes and have done so for decades but sharing these ‘tapes’ over the Internet is not without risk. Spinrilla specializes in ripping off music creators by offering thousands of unlicensed sound recordings for free,” the RIAA commented at the time.

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

He is also a trained Indian Classical Musician from the Prayag Sangit Samiti, Allahabad and the KM Music Conservatory, Chennai. Copyright and Classical music: Not the Best Fusion? Classical Music and the Scenes a Faire doctrine. He is a graduate of Jindal Global Law School and has previously clerked at the Delhi High Court.

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 4, 2023

The major record labels don’t want the public to download music from YouTube, which is common practice for millions of people. To stop this, the music industry titans deployed a variety of legal tactics around the world. YouTube-DL’s services have enabled users to stream rip and download copyrighted music without paying.

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IPilogue

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

With the rise of online streaming services like Spotify and YouTube over the last two decades, listening to music has arguably changed for the better. Spotify has encountered its fair share of copyright infringement lawsuits filed by music artists, record labels, and publishers. Spotify settled the lawsuit with $43.4

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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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Hugh Stephens Blog

JULY 19, 2021

From the title of this draft legislation, introduced into the US House of Representatives in late June, you can surmise that something is unfair about music in America.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 21, 2023

Spotify offers 100 million tracks to hear right now, including the vast majority of the greatest pieces of music ever written. Yet for some, the lure of an unreleased track can outweigh every single one of them; unattainable, forbidden and rare is a potent mix and may explain why pirates are paying silly money for leaked, pirated music.

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IP Law 360

MAY 22, 2023

An alliance of more than 2 million copyright holders has thrown its support behind the Recording Industry Association of America in its Second Circuit feud with a website that allows users to download music from YouTube, arguing that the "stream-ripping service" is a threat to registered copyright holders and is prohibited by federal copyright law. (..)

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IP Law 360

MAY 15, 2023

District Judge Rodney Gilstrap has rebuffed internet service provider Altice's bid to throw out a copyright suit brought against it by a group of record companies over stolen music being shared by its users, ruling that there's enough evidence at this stage in litigation to support contributory infringement claims.

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Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

The post 3 Count: Music Licensing is Strange… appeared first on Plagiarism Today. Arkane has said that it is listening to gamers and is working on fixes for the PC version soon. The 3 Count Logo was created by Justin Goff and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License.

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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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The Trichordist

DECEMBER 15, 2022

We have a chance to make history today––the American Music Fairness Act, our bi-partisan congressional bill, is on the runway to pass but we need the support… Read more "Urgent call to action! Call @SenatorLeahy to Support the American Music Fairness Act (202) 224-4242".

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TorrentFreak

MAY 12, 2023

For example, there were no copies of the 1,403 original copyrighted works to compare against the allegedly pirated music tracks. Part of this evidence comes from the music company’s piracy-tracking partner Rightscorp. Appeal Forthcoming This effectively means that the $47 million music piracy verdict stands.

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IPilogue

MAY 4, 2022

You may remember the big music copyright infringement case of 2012 , where Robin Thicke was sued by Marvin Gaye over claims that Thicke’s hit song “Blurred Lines” infringed on Gaye’s “Got to Give It Up”. This prevented typical building blocks of Western music , such as arpeggios or musical phrases, from being copyrighted.

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IP and Legal Filings

APRIL 7, 2023

People have always had a strong emotional connection to music, even before the beginning of existence. At every point, from live performances to downloading it, people come up with innovative ways for others to experience music. Music Copyright Copyright is a combination of two terms: copy and right.

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Michael Geist

JUNE 3, 2022

Nettwerk Music Group has long been recognized as one of Canada’s leading independent music companies. The company has a reputation for embracing innovation: it was one of the first to drop digital rights management technologies from MP3 music sales and focused on fan preferences in the marketing and distribution of music.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 8, 2023

So, to ensure legal access to pirated movies, music, TV shows and software, the government drafted a new law to restrict intellectual property rights. The law specifies computer programs and audiovisual works, including movies, music, and TV shows.

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 26, 2021

Readers will no doubt be aware of the recent UK Economics of Music Streaming Inquiry by the Digital Culture Media and Sport Committee [ Katposts here ], which investigated the impact of music streaming on artists remuneration, as well as other issues around the fairness and sustainability of the wider music industry.

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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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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,

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