Velocity of Content

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Roy Kaufman is Managing Director, Business Development and Government Relations at CCC, where he participates in a wide range of copyright and licensing conversations internally and with many industry groups. We recently caught up with Roy for an industry update. CCC: Hi, Roy. Am I right?

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TorrentFreak

MAY 29, 2023

At the end of 2020, the operator of one of the largest YouTube rippers took the unprecedented step of taking the music industry to court. The RIAA and other music groups had been actively trying to remove so-called YouTube rippers from Google’s search results. ” This leaves an elephant-sized hole in the room.

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TorrentFreak

JULY 28, 2022

Three years ago, several of the world’s largest music companies including Warner Bros and Sony Music sued Internet Provider Bright House Networks. Specifically, the ISP and music companies both wanted to limit what evidence and arguments the other side can present to the jury. Excluding Evidence From Trial.

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JD Supra Law

AUGUST 4, 2023

The recent proliferation of useful Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) tools for tasks like text, image, music, and software code generation is all the rage.

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Plagiarism Today

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Sheeran’s attorneys argued the elements that were allegedly copied, namely a chord progression and the harmonic rhythm, were both commonplace in music and not protectable by copyright. However, it did inspire more litigation in this space and, according to reports, kept many lawyers busy answering calls on the topic. Bottom Line.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

This year, the competition welcomes startups, alongside small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) from around the world active in all sectors of the economy to apply– be that technology, agriculture, the creative industries or beyond. The theme is: Challenges, needs and opportunities of the European music ecosystem.

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Like previous years, we kept the topic selection open to participants – asking them to choose any topic they wanted so long as it related to IP. We received several excellent submissions across a various range of topic areas. A Look Through The Lens Of Music Generating AI ’.

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 23, 2023

Given the popularity of YouTube and the huge number of websites and apps that allow people to rip music from the platform, the conflict surrounding ‘stream-ripping’ shouldn’t be underestimated. “Is it legal to download music from YouTube?” Both options are free; what’s the problem?

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

In the words of the UKIPO: “ this is an issue that industry can, and should, seek to fix itself, although it does not rule out the possibility of legislative action in this area if industry does not take adequate steps to improve the situation.” Copyright law has always been an emotional topic. For a full list, see here.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 14, 2022

The RIAA cited the anti-circumvention provisions of the DMCA, claiming that the tool could be used to download their artists’ musical works from YouTube, in breach of copyright. “YouTube has measures to prevent users from downloading specific content, which they make use of for YouTube Movies and Music: DRM.

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TorrentFreak

JUNE 22, 2023

This is a highly controversial topic in the music industry, with many insiders suggesting that commercial use of these models could breach copyright law. Exactly what is allowed and what isn’t is a topic of legislative debate. Whether the voice models are the main issue here is unclear.

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The IPKat

MAY 22, 2023

This post is brought to you by Oprah Nwobike , who is a lawyer and doctoral researcher at Brunel University London focusing on copyright and artificial intelligence in the music industry, under the supervision of IPKat's Dr Hayleigh Bosher. How does AI threaten the creative industries?

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 9, 2022

In 2019, several major music companies filed a lawsuit against Internet provider RCN. RCN focuses heavily on the piracy tracking evidence from Rightscorp but has also brought up another topic; the decision by major record labels to remove DRM from the iTunes music store in 2009. Nonetheless, RCN believes that it is relevant. “It

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Music Copying Privacy Copyright Infringement 128

The IPKat

MAY 25, 2022

The IPKat is pleased to host the following guest post by Katfriends Hanne Kirk and Jakob Plesner Mathiasen (both Gorrissen Federspiel) on the topic of 'grand rights' in a recent Danish decision. Back in November 2020 these Katfriends wrote about a Danish case regarding ‘grand rights’ in the music industry.

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 4, 2023

Libraries struggle to give access to ebooks and get sued by an increasingly more powerful book industry, while publicly funded research papers get locked up. Moody highlights the impact of digital computers on copyright, given the ability to make perfect and indistinguishable copies of original works.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Three years ago, several of the world’s largest music companies including Warner Bros. and Sony Music sued Internet provider Grande Communications. Copying isn’t the issue here; it’s the topic of the article that’s important. Shortly after the music companies submitted their motion, Grande filed its response.

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Corsearch

APRIL 5, 2024

Alt Legal joined forces with Corsearch to present ‘Alt Legal and Corsearch Live’, an event tailored for trademark professionals eager to stay at the forefront of industry trends and advancements.

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The IPKat

JULY 7, 2023

Its main objectives were to consider the Constitution of the Metaverse and how the Proto-Metaverse and Videogames have changed the Creative Industries in the Interactive Entertainment sector. The last panel of the day explored the fact that the Metaverse could provide another hurdle in the rights linked to the music licensing process.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Site Blocking and CDN Providers Large international rightsholders are broadly in favor of site-blocking measures, but the topic is controversial in Japan. The music industry hopes to ensure that anti-piracy education reaches Japan’s children, preferably during the early years of school. Google LLC, Mozilla Foundation, etc.)

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 28, 2021

Release windows have been a topic of debate for decades. “We’d be better off as a company and an industry if we compressed that window. A quick comparison to the music industry makes this clear. With the information we have now it’s impossible to tell how the movie industry is impacted.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

Topics will include access and substantial similarity, fair use, performers' rights, moral rights, expert testimony, the role of lay listeners, sound sampling as it appears in court and out-of-court litigation. The course consists of 10 sessions via Zoom.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

Half of the respondents also claimed that someone in their household had purchased music, movies, TV series or computer games from an online store this year, that’s up from 42% in 2020. Around 6% admitted to downloading pirated music, movies, TV shows or computer games. Responses to ‘Industry’ Questions.

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 12, 2023

Among other things, the RFC seeks input on topics such as: What kinds of trust and safety testing should AI development companies and their enterprise clients conduct. What different approaches might be needed in different industry sectors—like employment or health care. Patent Office also has undertaken an AI initiative.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Contextualized in a sectorial approach - including areas such as health, fashion, environmental, artificial intelligence, automotive, and food industry - expert panels will consider the challenges and developments in IP case law and legislation that lie ahead. More information about this event here. Registration is open here.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 3, 2023

The recent proliferation of useful Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) tools for tasks like text, image, music, and software code generation is all the rage.

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SpicyIP

MARCH 26, 2024

Yes, a circular saying that there is no need to take copyright permission for the performance of musical works at religious ceremonies/weddings/social festivals! Before this circular, a notification dated 24th July 2023 was issued by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT).

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 10, 2024

At this year’s CinemaCon ‘State of the Industry’ event at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas, MPA Chairman and CEO Charles Rivkin said that the United States now has plenty of catching up to do. “To make that happen, we need to keep doing what we do best: telling a compelling story,” the head of the MPA explained.

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The IPKat

JUNE 27, 2021

Copyright The Kluwer Copyright Blog hosted a discussion of remixing and remastering music according to US copyright law following the recent US District Court for the Central District of California decision in Arty v. The future of journalism has become a hotly contested topic around the world, with Prof. Marshmello.

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TorrentFreak

JULY 29, 2021

The “repeat infringer” issue remains a hot topic in US courts after rightsholders filed lawsuits against several ISPs. Most of the early ‘repeat infringer’ cases were filed by music companies backed by the industry group RIAA. The copyright infringement allegations can have real consequences. Filmmaker Sue WOW!

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Intellectual Property Office Blog

APRIL 26, 2022

It threads through the music they listen to, through the influencers they see on TV and online, as well as all around them in school, college, university and family life. Many will leave school or university to take up careers in industries that depend upon innovation and creativity. Lois Varnam's description of the Wing Man invention.

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IIPRD

APRIL 3, 2024

1] The fashion industry in India is extremely diverse in the type of fabric, labour, design, way of draping, and handwork that is used. At the outset is it important to note that interpreting these legislations gives rise to uncertainty, one which forms the topic of discussion in the next section. Girdhar & Co. [7]

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SpicyIP

APRIL 24, 2022

Fast forward to today, and while there’s still plenty of misunderstanding – patents, copyrights, trademarks, inventions, innovations, 4th industrial revolution, etc have all become buzzwords! A few decades ago, even most lawyers wouldn’t have been able to clearly explain what a patent is. Basheer), “ Theft!

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The IPKat

JANUARY 16, 2022

In January and February WIPO will host webinars on the following topics: " ISNI: Numbering public names for the creative industries ", " Rights Data and Identifiers for Musical Works and Rights Holders " and " Rights data and identifiers for performers ". For more information and online registration, click here.

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The IPKat

MARCH 10, 2024

The theme of the lecture is ‘Music Copyright: The Text and Data Mining Exceptions and the EU's AI Act’. For further information about the agenda and topic, see here. IMRO and Law Society Annual Copyright Lecture (1 May) The 5th annual IMRO/Law Society of Ireland Copyright Lecture will be held in Dublin on 1 May, 18:00 – 19:30.

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The TTABlog

JANUARY 24, 2022

In a 51-page opinion, the Board affirmed a refusal to register the product configuration shown below, for "handbags," finding the design to be generic and, alternatively, lacking in acquired distinctiveness: "Handbags embodying the proposed mark are so common in the industry that such product design is not capable of indicating source and.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 21, 2021

The music industry group submitted its notorious markets comments to the USTR last week. “In addition, ICANN has failed to adopt meaningful solutions to improve the accuracy of registrant information, despite discussions on this topic for the last several years,” the RIAA adds. RIAA Calls Out ICANN. GDPR Byspass?

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 20, 2024

Mr. Kadirgamar traces it back to 1970 when WIPO conducted two surveys: one, on the teaching of industrial property law and the second on the teaching of copyright law teaching. It bears noting, however, that the creative industry (particularly the film and music industry) existed in India, but there weren’t many court cases.

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