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Radiohead ‘Leaked’ Their Own Track in 2009, Now We’re Accused of Pirating It

TorrentFreak

If 2009 sounds like it happened half a lifetime ago, many 30 year-olds would likely agree. Music Industry & Government Had it All Wrong In May 2009, Brian Message, a partner in Radiohead’s management company, did the unthinkable. Despite the polarized views, Radiohead hadn’t quite finished. Was It Really Happening?

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Plex Sued for Copyright Infringement by Press Agency

TorrentFreak

The company was founded in 2009 and today boasts 16 million active monthly streaming users, making Plex a serious market player. The photo was shot by Jose Perez Gegundez who typically licenses it to third parties for a fee. — A copy of the complaint is available here (pdf).

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Meta Hit With Massive Piracy Lawsuit Over Epidemic Sound Royalty-Free Music

TorrentFreak

Founded in 2009 and based in Sweden, Epidemic Sound has a library of more than 35,000 music soundtracks and 90,000 sound effects. If third parties such as Meta want to use Epidemic content directly, they need to obtain their own license on the correct terms. The numbers in the complaint are significant. .

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Tattoo Artist Copyright Win Will Create Uncertainty Over Celebrities with Tattoos

The IP Law Blog

Those arguments were that (1) Take-Two’s use of the tattoos was authorized by an implied license, (2) the fair use doctrine insulates their utilization of the tattoos and (3) the tattoos constitute a de minimis part of the video game. Take Two had good reason to believe in its implied license defense.

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Cloud TV Service Boss Sentenced to 3 Years Prison Plus $505,000 Damages

TorrentFreak

In letters sent to around 20 companies, TTVK warned that without proper licensing, these services were illegal and must be shut down. TVkaista said that since its service was similar to a VCR or a DVR, that would be legal under Finnish law since private copying is permitted for personal use.

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Anti-Piracy Veteran Tim Kuik Retires After Leading BREIN for a Quarter Century

TorrentFreak

In the summer of 2009, hackers from all over the world gathered at an outdoor conference near Vierhouten in the Netherlands. The downside was that pirates would create bootleg copies. “So, I was tasked to collect evidence against video rental shops that carried illegal copies of it. “When ‘E.T.

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UK Government axes plans to broaden existing text and data mining exception

The IPKat

On the other hand, the debate around TDM has not developed in a context devoid of licensing practices, at least in Europe. It should be noted at the outset that, on the one hand, some commentators hold the view that TDM would not even be covered by copyright law.