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3 Count: Lit Appeal

Plagiarism Today

1: Music Producer Challenges Copyright Infringement Claims Over Hit Rap Song. As a result, government agencies overseeing telecoms and cinemas have come together to create a cooperative plan, one that mimics the approach taken in Portugal. 3: Jeff Koons Sued for Copyright Infringement in ‘Made in Heaven’ Series.

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U.S. Copyright Groups Are Concerned About Russia’s Handling of Online Piracy

TorrentFreak

Apparently, many people are turning to piracy instead and even some local cinemas have followed suit. While clearly illegal, the chairman of the Russian Association of Cinema has sympathy for the plight of these struggling theater owners. The Russian Government has also made matters worse for US copyright holders. “As U.S.

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Their Copyrights Expired. The Legal Threats Keep Coming.

Copyright Lately

In a letter sent in December 2024 and reviewed by Copyright Lately, the estates lawyers warned a small Midwestern cinema that its planned screening of the 1925 version of The Gold Rush would constitute willful copyright infringement, exposing the theater to statutory damages of up to $150,000.

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Mayor Shows Pirated Copy of “Inside Out 2” on Town Square Big Screen in Brazil

TorrentFreak

There are no official movie theaters nearby, so locals would normally have to travel for several hours to see a film that’s still in cinemas. Town square screening All signs indicate that the public event wasn’t authorized or licensed. This would be unthinkable in the United States and many other countries.

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13 Spooky Copyright Cases, Just in Time for Halloween

Copyright Lately

But Lewis thought the song was a rip-off of “I Want a New Drug” and asserted a copyright infringement claim against Columbia Pictures. The case is New Line Cinema v. Cinema Secrets (2000). In 1999, Cinema Secrets licensed the right to sell a Michael Myers Halloween mask from the film’s copyright owner.

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Copyright Legislation vis-a-vis the Music Industry : A Comparative Study of India and Indonesia

IP and Legal Filings

Good artists borrow, Great artists steal ’ , however no matter how beautifully portrayed, might aptly land you a hefty copyright infringement suit in contemporary times. Producers may claim exclusive ownership of an album or song in court owing to copyright protections. INTRODUCTION. The court ruled in Gramophone Co.

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The Curious Case of Composers and Copyright – Ilaiyaraaja’s Copyright Dispute with ‘Manjummel Boys’ Makers

SpicyIP

They stated that though the song is credited in the movie, the makers did not obtain any consent, permission, or license from the ace musician to use his song. The counsels on behalf of Illaiyaraaja in the notice had asked the makers of ‘Manjummel Boys’ to either get permission or remove the song from the movie entirely.

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