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Music Labels ‘Vinyl’ Copyright Lawsuit Comes Too Late, Internet Archive Says

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The ‘ Great 78 Project ‘ received praise from curators, historians, and music fans. However, not all music industry insiders were happy with it, as the copying took place without obtaining permission from all rightsholders. RIAA’s Cease and Desist The U.S. In a complaint filed at a U.S.

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Music Labels ‘Gramophone’ Copyright Lawsuit Comes Too Late, Internet Archive Says

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The ‘ Great 78 Project ‘ received praise from curators, historians, and music fans. However, not all music industry insiders were happy with it, as the copying took place without obtaining permission from all rightsholders. RIAA’s Cease and Desist The U.S. In a complaint filed at a U.S.

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Record Labels: ‘Hisses & Crackles’ Are No License to Copy & Digitize Old Records

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The ‘ Great 78 Project ‘ received praise from curators, historians, and music fans but not all music industry insiders were happy with it. The record labels were aware of this, they allege, as the RIAA sent a cease and desist letter on their behalf but took no further action at the time. ” Fair Use?

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3 Count: Warhol Battle

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However, after Prince died in 2016, it was revealed that Warhol actually made an additional 14 prints using the photograph. The Appeals Court ruled against the Warhol estate finding that the images in question were not a fair use. Lynn sued allegiging that those prints were a copyright infringement.

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Internet Archive Fails to Dismiss Record Labels’ Copyright Lawsuit

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IA’s archiving work is not limited to websites either; it also helps to permanently archive video, software, games, and music. This includes efforts to digitally capture the unique sound of old gramophone music recordings, as its physical carriers are subject to decay and will eventually become unplayable.

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3 Count: Extrinsic vs. Intrinsic

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2: Judge Says ‘Vape’ Musical Parody May Go On as ‘Grease’ Copyright Claim Flops. Next up today, Jonathan Stempel at Reuters reports that a judge has ruled that Vape: The Musical will be allowed to proceed despite a copyright infringement lawsuit filed by the rightsholders of the musical Grease.

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YTMP3 Wants Google to Identify Alleged DMCA Fraudsters

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The site is regularly targeted by legitimate music industry groups, including the RIAA and BPI, who allege that the site violates the DMCA’s anti-circumvention provision. In an attempt to curtail the abuse, the site sent a cease and desist letter to Google in April, asking the search engine to begin verifying senders of DMCA notices.