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MARCH 22, 2022

First off today, Chris Cooke at Complete Music Update reports that Lizzo has reached a settlement with her former collaborators over her hit song Truth Hurts. However, now the sides have reached a confidential settlement that brings the case to an end. The post 3 Count: Truth Settles appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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OCTOBER 20, 2022

First off today, Chris Cooke at Complete Music Update reports that Miley Cyrus has settled a lawsuit filed by photographer Robert Barbera over a photograph that Barbera took of Cyrus. Despite being filed just last month, the two sides have now reached a settlement, averting any significant analysis of the case by the court.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Next up today, Blake Brittain at Reuters reports that Apple has settled a lawsuit filed by the heirs of songwriters Harold Arlen, Harry Warren and Ray Henderson, best known for various hits in the Tin Pan Alley music era of the early 1900s. Following that decision, the two sides have managed to reach a settlement, bringing an end to the case.

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OCTOBER 19, 2021

First off today, Blake Brittain at Reuters reports that the musician Cher has filed a lawsuit against Mary Bono, the widow of Cher’s late music partner Sony Bono, to try and prevent the Bono estate from terminating her rights to the duo’s music. According to the band, Atkins does not have any clearances for their music.

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OCTOBER 25, 2021

Next up today, Andy Maxwell at Torrentfreak writes that one of the Triller lawsuits has taken a turn as the defendant accuses Triller of refusing to honor a settlement agreement and operating in bad faith during the early parts of the disagreement. 3: Music Publishers Propose Higher Streaming Payments.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

First off today, Jack Queen at Reuters reports that Miramax and director Quentin Tarantino have reached a settlement in their dispute over Pulp Fiction-based NFTs. The two sides have now reached a settlement and the terms have not been disclosed. The post 3 Count: Pulp Friction appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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JUNE 29, 2022

None of the sites or apps were mentioned by name, however, according to the IFPI, all the apps were dedicated to music. The case was scheduled to head to a trial in July, but both sides have since reached a settlement. The terms of that settlement were not disclosed.

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MARCH 14, 2022

However, the judge in the lawsuit overturned that, saying that the lawsuit was dealing with the basic building blocks of music and not any original content. TorGuard has agreed in a settlement to block BitTorrent traffic on its servers in the United States using “commercially reasonable efforts” to do so.

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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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JANUARY 26, 2022

1: Music Archive Wolfgang’s Vault Resolves Copyright Fight Over Concert Recordings. With that defeat, the two sides began settlement negotiations and have now agreed to dismiss the lawsuit with prejudice, meaning that it cannot be refiled. The post 3 Count: Leaving the Vault appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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MARCH 31, 2022

Finally today, Chris Cooke at Complete Music Update reports that the ex-wife of Beach Boys songwriter Brian Wilson has filed a lawsuit against Wilson and his publisher over a $50 million deal that saw Universal Music Publishing take over the full rights to his catalog.

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AUGUST 9, 2022

First off today, Ernesto Van der Sar at Torrentfreak writes that internet service provider Charter Communications has reached a second settlement with the major record labels over allegations that it failed to do enough to stop piracy on its service. appeared first on Plagiarism Today. Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday.

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AUGUST 10, 2022

1: Music Producer Challenges Copyright Infringement Claims Over Hit Rap Song. Two of the defendants, Bennett and the label, reached a settlement with Campbell. The post 3 Count: Lit Appeal appeared first on Plagiarism Today. Have any suggestions for the 3 Count? Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday.

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MAY 2, 2022

First off today, Chris Cooke at Complete Music Update reports that the United States Trade Representative has released its annual list of “notorious markets” that identifies countries that, according to it, are failing to take adequate action to prevent copyright and other kinds of intellectual property infringement.

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MAY 8, 2023

The post 3 Count: Zzzzzzz Library appeared first on Plagiarism Today. Kanye West settles case over unlicensed sample, US seizes more Z-Library domains and Ed Sheeran shares tender moment after winning.

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AUGUST 18, 2022

To date only one case, which ended in a settlement, has actually been concluded. Larger companies do routinely wind up on the respondent side with those names including Apple, YouTube, Turner Broadcasting, Warner Chappell Music, Hasbro, Amazon and Spirit Halloween to name a few. However, the process is still very new.

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JANUARY 5, 2023

First off today, Tim Ingham at Music Business Worldwide reports that the Copyright Royalty Board (CRB) has accepted a settlement between organizations representing songwriters and publishers and those representing digital streaming services on a new royalty rate for the next five years. Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday.

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MARCH 3, 2022

First off today, Murray Stassen at Music Business Worldwide reports that musician Dua Lipa has been hit with a copyright infringement lawsuit that claims her 2020 hit Levitating is an infringement of an earlier song. In the end, the two sides have agreed to a settlement to bring an end to the lawsuit.

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OCTOBER 13, 2021

However, both sides have now reached a settlement, bringing the case to a close before that happens. 3: Back 4 Blood Streamers Will Have to Turn Off Licensed Music to Avoid Copyright Strikes. The developers said that they are working on a way to toggle licensed music in the game to prevent problems in the future.

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MARCH 28, 2022

Next up today, Dani Mallick at DancehallMag reports that Chris Brown and Sony Music have responded to a $1.5 That said, they did state that the two sides had met for at least one settlement discussion though, clearly, no settlement came out of it at this time. The post 3 Count: Granted Cert appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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DECEMBER 13, 2022

The lawsuit was filed by music producer Chraig Mims, who performs under the name Juju Beatz and named multiple defendants besides DaBaby in the case. Finally today, Nicki Cox at Page Six reports that Taylor Swift has settled a long-running lawsuit over her 2014 song Shake it Off as she reaches a settlement in the case.

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APRIL 4, 2022

Next up today, Chris Cooke at Complete Music Update reports that all the lawsuits filed against Pandora by comedians have been consolidated into a single lawsuit, in a bid to streamline and simplify the litigation process. They would routinely target those that they claimed pirated their content and seek quick settlements.

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APRIL 12, 2022

However, in an interview with BBC2’s Newsnight, Sheeran said that ever since an earlier settlement over his song Photograph , he now videotapes all his songwriting sessions. The police department has refused to comment directly on the use of music to thwart recording. However, the move apparently didn’t work.

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OCTOBER 18, 2022

Next up today, Michaelangelo Matos at Rolling Stone reports that artists that formerly released their music through Trax Records have filed a lawsuit against the label, alleging that they were never paid for their work, resulting in a copyright infringement. The post 3 Count: Off Trax appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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