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3 Count: King of Contracts

Plagiarism Today

UMG sues TuneCore for $500 million, Marcus King draws fire for photography contract and Google hits 10 billion DMCA URLs. The post 3 Count: King of Contracts appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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Court Rejects Musi’s Bid to Force Apple to Reinstate its Music App

TorrentFreak

Last September, Apple removed popular music streaming app Musi from its App Store, affecting millions of users. Music industry groups had been trying to take Musi down for months, branding it a ‘parasitic’ app that skirts the rules. Apple’s action didn’t come as a complete surprise.

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[Guest post] Flat rates supported by clauses on universality of repertoire in contracts between CMOs and users are anti-competitive, says Spanish Competition Authority

The IPKat

CNMC noted that SGAE’s refusal to offer licensing rates based on effective use to radio and television stations were supplemented by statements describing its musical repertoire as universal (i.e., Since 2020, UNISON had a musical repertoire, so the SGAE repertoire could not be universal. 102 of the TFEU. 102 of the TFEU.

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Striking the Right Chord: How the New MoU and Proposed Standard Agreement Aim to Give Screenwriters, Lyricists, and Composers Their Due Credit

SpicyIP

The recently signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Screen Writers Association (SWA) and the Music Composer Association of India (MCAI), along with the talks of a standardised agreement for screenwriters give a huge impetus to the cause of due recognition and fair remuneration to these authors. As explained by Prof.

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The Music Industry (Taylor’s Version)

IPilogue

Swift, in being denied an opportunity to bid for her masters, announced in late 2020 that she would re-record her entire pre-2019 catalogue in order to regain control of her music and limit the profitability of Ithaca’s asset. All music can be subdivided into three categories of copyright: lyrical, compositional, and sound.

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3 Count: Non-Routine Fitness

Plagiarism Today

1: Megan Roup Seeks Dismissal in Fitness Routine Copyright, Contract Lawsuit. According to Anderson, she trained Roup in the techniques and Roup has gone on to offer her own services, leading to a lawsuit over alleged copyright infringement, false designation of origin, breach of contract and unfair competition claims.

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Music Companies Don’t Want ISP to Bring Up “Human Rights” and “Spying” in Piracy Trial

TorrentFreak

Three years ago, several of the world’s largest music companies including Warner Bros and Sony Music sued Internet Provider Bright House Networks. Specifically, the ISP and music companies want to limit what evidence and arguments the other side can present to the jury. This case is no different, as some recent filings reveal.

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