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The Bizarre Copyright Battle Over Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

Plagiarism Today

They further claimed that the Disney songwriters, Richard and Robert Sherman, gained access to their version of the song either from a club where Parker used to perform at , including their version of the song, or via a copy they sent to Disney. They went on to claim that the Disney version was based on their work, infringing their copyright.

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Supreme Court: There’s No ‘Time Limit’ on Copyright Infringement Claims

TorrentFreak

Nealy’s personal life was no major success either, as he spent time in prison from 1989 to 2008, and again from 2012 to 2015. That release sold millions of copies reaching the Billboard chart’s top ten. Specifically, how long is the period during which rightsholders can recover damages for copyright infringement?

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Publishers’ Lawsuit Accuses Libgen of “Staggering” Copyright Infringement

TorrentFreak

“Defendants operate one of the largest, most notorious, and far-reaching infringement operations in the world. “This collection consists of over 6 million files that include illegal copies of works from a diverse cross-section of the publishing industry. Copyright Infringement (17 U.S.C. § 101 et seq.)

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3 Count: Pop Trio

Plagiarism Today

First off today, Bill Donahue at Billboard reports that pop musician Dua Lipa has been hit with a second lawsuit over her hit song Levitating , as a pair of different accusers have accused her of copyright infringement. Specifically, they claim that the song copies “particular lines and phrases” from their piece.

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Ed Sheeran US music copyright infringement case, it's not over yet

The IPKat

Three US cases were brought claiming that the song Thinking Out Loud performed by Ed Sheeran, copied Let’s Get It On performed by Marvin Gaye. Background Thinking Out Loud was co-written by Ed Sheeran and Amy Wadge in 2015. These cases have been on-going for approximately 35 cat-years or five human years.

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3 Count: 10,000 Hours

Plagiarism Today

1: Dan + Shay, Justin Bieber Sued for ‘10,000 Hours’ Copyright Infringement. First off today, Mathew Lemkuehler at The Tennessean reports that a new lawsuit claims the song 10,000 Hours , performed by Dan + Shay and Justin Bieber, is a copyright infringement of an earlier work.

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HIT NETFLIX CONTENT AND THE COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT THAT FOLLOWS

JIPL Online

With more content comes the increased possibility that Netflix is engaging in copyright infringement and on the receiving end of copyright infringement claims. [1] 1] This blog will briefly summarize a few of the notable copyright infringement cases Netflix has defended against in the United States.