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Music Companies Sue Twitter Over Mass Copyright Infringement

TorrentFreak

‘Breeding Mass Copyright Infringement’ Universal Music, Sony Music, EMI and others filed a complaint at a federal court in Nashville, Tennessee, accusing Twitter’s parent company X Corp of “breeding” mass copyright infringement. copyright law.

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Piracy Block Reversed For Tech Site That Reported Site-Blocking Workarounds

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.” The claims against Giardiniblog, which would soon lead to its blocking throughout Italy, read as follows (translated from Italian) ; The pages indicated in the petition advertise several streaming sites with content not authorized by the rights holders. Entertainment, Vision Distribution S.p.A, and Rai Cinema S.p.A,

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X Clearly Profits from Widespread Music Piracy, Labels Argue

TorrentFreak

Earlier this year, Universal Music, Sony Music, EMI and others filed a complaint at a Nashville federal court, accusing Elon Musk’s X Corp of “breeding” mass copyright infringement. The company behind X allegedly fails to properly respond to takedown notices and lacks a proper termination policy for repeat infringers.

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Takedown Services Under Copyright Law

IP and Legal Filings

It was recently uncovered that numerous internet platforms are posting infringing content on their websites without the approval of the copyright owners. Copyright infringement cases on the internet have increased because the internet has become more widely available. Legal Framework governing take down notice.

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Derivative works: the Adventures of Koons and Tintin in French copyright law

Kluwer Copyright Blog

Like most copyright systems, French copyright law does not leave much room for the freedom of authors of transformative graphic works (also called “derivative works”). Three interesting cases on derivative works, two involving Jeff Koons and one Tintin, have recently put French copyright law in the international spotlight (e.g.

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Copyright Infringement by Andy Warhol in his Celebrity Silkscreen Series

IPilogue

This is not the first time Andy Warhol was sued for IP infringement. In fact, nearly all creations by Andy Warhol are derivatives of existing images—celebrity photos, advertisements, magazine illustrations, etc.—to The Warhol Foundation plans to appeal the ruling, according to an Artnet News report.

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China’s Pirate Site Crackdown is Real & Assisted By Anime Anti-Piracy Group

TorrentFreak

companies being strategically infringed by Chinese citizens, in ways that avoid liability in China itself, has led to limited enforcement opportunities and in some cases, rampant piracy. Early March we reported on the work of Japan-based anti-piracy group CODA. Other conundrums, including IP rights owned by U.S.