Plagiarism Today

JANUARY 5, 2023

First off today, Tim Ingham at Music Business Worldwide reports that the Copyright Royalty Board (CRB) has accepted a settlement between organizations representing songwriters and publishers and those representing digital streaming services on a new royalty rate for the next five years. Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday.

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JD Supra Law

MARCH 3, 2023

Chatbots and other types of “generative AI”—AI that creates consumable content such as computer code, text responses, images, or music—have catapulted to the center of the AI discussion. By: Mayer Brown - Tech Talks Podcast

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IPilogue

JULY 29, 2022

TikTok has an established history of amplifying dance and music trends since acquiring the nearly identical app, Musical.ly. Halsey’s TikTok video details how she is unable to release music until she produces a “fake viral trend” to promote the new song. Its user base and viral power exploded during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Plagiarism Today

MAY 18, 2022

2: Netease Cloud Music Officially Sues Tencent Music for Pirating Songs. Next up today, Efe Udin at Gizchina reports that NetEase Cloud Music has filed a formal lawsuit against Tencent Music, alleging that Tencent is illegally using music through a variety of their services.

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Intepat

MAY 24, 2023

Intellectual property rights may be established, protected, or granted to another party by contracts or agreements. Considering that the subject matter is so complex, the law regarding contracts is usually handled by lawyers who specialize in it. The clarity in ownership further helps avoid any disputes at a later stage. (7)

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IP and Legal Filings

JUNE 2, 2023

The critical elements here are “employee” and work made “in the course of employment” Employee – this is someone employed under a contract of service or of apprenticeship (this is distinct from an independent contractor under a contract for services). a commissioned work).

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McBayer IP Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Posted In contract , copyright , Intellectual Property It’s likely that you’ve heard about pop star Taylor Swift re-recording her old albums. Why would a globally-known music star take the time out of her busy schedule to rehash her old music?

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IPilogue

JANUARY 5, 2023

As music streaming services grow in popularity, more people have included them as part of their daily lives. On November 29th, The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) released its final report of its market study into music and music streaming. First, virtually anyone can share their music.

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Plagiarism Today

JUNE 18, 2024

FTC sues Adobe over annual contracts, Sony DMCA hundreds of manga extensions and US lawmakers voice concern over Spotify. The post 3 Count: Oh, Adobe… appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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IPilogue

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

In a recent installment in the series of intellectual property disputes in the music industry, electronic artist Four Tet, also known as Kieran Hebden, has won a royalty lawsuit against his independent British record label, Domino Record Label, over how much he is paid every time one of his songs is downloaded or streamed. Sales vs Licences.

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Plagiarism Today

MAY 17, 2022

1: GPL Legal Battle: Vizio Told by Judge it Will Have to Answer Breach-of-Contract Claims. Vizio argued that the matter should be heard by a federal court, which has sole jurisdiction over copyright matters, but the SFC argued it was a contract dispute, which would be heard in the state court. Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday.

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Plagiarism Today

JULY 12, 2021

1: Oracle Sues NEC Over Alleged Software Contract, Copyright Violations. According to the lawsuit, she took the image and put it on her Instagram, which the lawsuit claims is both promotion for her musical career and monetized. Have any suggestions for the 3 Count? Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday. 3: The U.S.

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JD Supra Law

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Whether or not you are a TikTok user, you have likely heard about how the platform allows creators to combine music clips with original content to create viral videos. By: Polsinelli

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Olartemoure Blog

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Warner Music Central Europe has taken a groundbreaking step by offering its first record deal to a digital character developed with artificial intelligence assistance called Noonoouri. La entrada Warner Music signs contract with digital character se publicó primero en OlarteMoure | Intellectual Property.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Image from Copilot As covered in a guest post by KatFriends Monica Thornell and Jonathan Coote last year [here] , the estates of two bandmates of Jimi Hendrix (bassist Noel Redding and drummer Mitch Mitchell) are suing Sony Music Entertainment UK Ltd (Sony) for infringement of their copyright and performers rights. 182A-182CA of the CDPA).

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Plagiarism Today

OCTOBER 12, 2022

First off today, Chris Cooke at Complete Music Update reports that the Second Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a verdict against the concert streaming service Wolfgang’s Vault, including a meager damages award. Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday. Currently, nearly €40,000 ($39,000) USD remains outstanding.

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The IPKat

AUGUST 3, 2022

Image: yoppy As readers will likely know, when a song is recorded it has two rights attached to it: in the actual sound recording, and in the musical work which is the composition. She said that she was told everything would be split equally between herself, Williams and Hugo, and so did not double check when presented with the contract.

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SpicyIP

JULY 13, 2021

A recent article by Paul Sullivan in the New York Times reported on an interesting change occurring in the music industry due to the pandemic. Investors have taken a renewed interest in looking at music royalties as an asset type. There are significant differences in the music industries in the West and in India.

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IP Law 360

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Ye, the artist formerly known as Kanye West, filed suit on Wednesday in California state court against the owner behind social media accounts accused of leaking confidential music without permission, alleging contract breach and trade secret misappropriation.

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IP Law 360

JUNE 8, 2023

A Tennessee federal judge has agreed to trim a proposed class action brought against Warner Music by two members of the 1970s pop-rock band Orleans over allegedly withheld royalties, tossing failed declaratory judgment claims but shielding some "plausible" contract breach claims from dismissal.

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Plagiarism Today

MARCH 3, 2022

First off today, Murray Stassen at Music Business Worldwide reports that musician Dua Lipa has been hit with a copyright infringement lawsuit that claims her 2020 hit Levitating is an infringement of an earlier song. 3: Oracle, NEC Resolve Contract, Copyright Dispute Over Database Software. Have any suggestions for the 3 Count?

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Plagiarism Today

JUNE 28, 2022

This prompted Walkie Check to sue for breach of an implied contract, unjust enrichment and copyright infringement. 3: United States Seizes Six Websites Providing Illegal Access to Copyrighted Music. However, the court did reject more far-reaching anti-piracy measures and the argument that Ulož.to

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

The contract was eventually awarded to Bristol-based Calvium Limited, which according to its website already works with the NHS and the Department of Transport. Depending on whether extensions are granted after the initial three years, the contract is worth between £173,600 and £221,600.

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Plagiarism Today

MARCH 14, 2022

However, the judge in the lawsuit overturned that, saying that the lawsuit was dealing with the basic building blocks of music and not any original content. However, Genius, not the copyright holder on the lyrics, opted to sue claiming breach of contract and unfair competition laws. million in damages.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 2, 2021

To protect copyright holders YouTube uses an advanced piracy recognition system that flags videos or music used on users’ channels without permission. that they were the owners of the music and were entitled to collect “royalty payments” from their use on YouTube. The Defendants and Their Scam. The Victims.

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 22, 2022

YouTube’s Content ID is an advanced piracy recognition system that aims to flag videos or music on users’ channels uploaded without permission. Between 2017 and April 30, 2021, Fernandez and Teran began monetizing music on YouTube for a vast library of more than 50,000 songs, none of which they owned the rights to.

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Plagiarism Today

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

The company had made previous claims about how they had partnered with many in the music industry but, once their activities became broader knowledge, musicians turned out of the woodwork to decry the operation and demand that their work be removed. We honestly don’t know. However, there wasn’t much of a way those days could last.

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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 2, 2021

Universal, Disney, Netflix, Amazon, Paramount, Sony are among the group that have teamed up to sue Tusa for both copyright infringement and breach of contract. .” As such, Warner Bros., In addition to damages, they are also seeking a preliminary injunction to prohibit future infringement and freeze websites operated by the service.

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JD Supra Law

DECEMBER 18, 2023

In Episode 163 of the Entertainment Law Update Podcast, film lawyer Gordon Firemark and music lawyer Tamera Bennett discuss the latest on the Hall and Oates Partnership Sale – or freeze thereof; legislation pending and passed to limit lyrics as evidence in criminal cases; and analysis of the new SAG/AFTRA and WGA contracts post-strike(s).

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TorrentFreak

JULY 28, 2022

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 both wanted to limit what evidence and arguments the other side can present to the jury. Excluding Evidence From Trial.

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IPilogue

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Artists only require permission from original composers and the record labels if they wish to borrow work, and unfortunately for Kelis, she didn’t fall within this category due to a contract she signed when she was nearly 20 years younger and did not fully understand.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

JANUARY 31, 2022

On December 17, 2021, in a big win for electronic dance music (EDM) artists, the Dutch Supreme Court held that DJs own phonographic rights (neighbouring rights) in their home-produced recordings – not the record labels that commercially release them. Garrix had entered into a record production contract with the label at a very young age.

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

Bill has now been published , proposing new laws for equitable remuneration for streaming, contract adjustment, right of revocation and transparency. This means that where a performer has transferred their making available rights, for instance in the recording contract, they are entitled to equitable remuneration. What happens next?

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IPilogue

JULY 28, 2022

TikTok’s effectiveness, as a music marketing tool, became apparent during the early COVID 19 quarantine period, at which time a TikTok influencer created choreography to rapper Megan Thee Stallion’s newly released single, “Savage.” She later added, “I just want to release music, man. Raenelle Manning is a IPilogue Writer and 2L J.D.

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SpicyIP

MAY 4, 2023

Image from here [Long post ahead] In a momentous development, the Bombay High Court made a bunch of important interpretations concerning the rights of the authors of underlying literary and musical works in light of the Copyright (Amendment) Act 2012. Music Broadcast Ltd. ( Music Broadcast Ltd. ( Rajasthan Patrika Pvt.

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

A Kat thinking about synchronisation The past few years have been marked by major copyright disputes involving musical works [ IPKat here , here or here ]. This time the dispute focused on the impact on moral rights of synchronising a musical work with a TV show about drug cartels. Facts Mr M. Such a demonstration is factual.

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JIPL Online

MARCH 19, 2021

Given the disparity in negotiating power between a platform the size of Twitch and individual creators, Twitch is better situated to take on the burdens of negotiating a music licensing solution on behalf of all of the creators who drive traffic to their site. Background.

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