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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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Navigating User Lawfulness in European Copyright Law: From Lawful Use to Lawful Access

Kluwer Copyright Blog

There is variant terminology: lawful acquirer of a computer program or a person having a right to use a computer program ( Directive 2009/24 ), lawful user of a database ( Directive 96/9 ), lawful use (Article 5.1 However, the concept has proliferated inconsistently, lacking a clear normative content and shape. of the Infosoc Directive ).

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Copyright and the Digital First Sale Doctrine: A Comparative Review

Intepat

This doctrine is mainly pertinent to the physical copies of copyrighted works, such as books, CDs, and DVDs. Digital content can easily be copied which raises the question of whether this doctrine ought to apply to digital works as well. However, the applicability of this doctrine in the digital era is still a matter of contention.

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Amazon Owns Your E-Books and Wants More

SpicyIP

What Kindle sells, instead of books, is licenses. Kindle Content is licensed, not sold, to you by the Content Provider. When purchasing e-books on the Kindle app for Desktop or for the E-reader, books are not sold in the EPUB format, instead these licenses are downloaded in their own proprietary formats: AZW3 and KFX.

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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.