Copying Copyright Infringement Music 
TorrentFreak
JUNE 15, 2023
Many of the large social media platforms stick to these rules, but according to a lawsuit filed this week by several prominent music companies, Twitter is not among them. As a result, Twitter is reportedly rife with music piracy. According to the music companies, these advertisements are also clearly visible around infringing content.
TorrentFreak
JUNE 17, 2022
The music industry has battled against various forms piracy for several decades, but it’s hard to root out. Many of the enforcement efforts are targeted at services or tools that offer pirated content, but there are less visible copyright infringement challenges too. Unlicensed Platforms and Apps. NMPA Sues Vinkle.
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Plagiarism Today
NOVEMBER 17, 2022
Life Music Inc, representing songwriters Gloria Parker and Barney Young, filed a lawsuit against Disney and others involved in the film alleging that the Disney version of Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious violated the copyright of their 1951 song Supercalafajalistickespeealadojus. However, the case didn’t make it very far.
IP Watchdog
NOVEMBER 4, 2024
Sheeran affirming the Southern District of New York’s dismissal of copyright infringement claims filed against British singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran over his 2014 single “Thinking Out Loud.” Late last week, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued a ruling in Structured Asset Sales, LLC v.
Technology & Marketing Law Blog
FEBRUARY 13, 2025
White, with Rivers’ consent, had uploaded her album to DistroKid, which describes itself as “a service for musicians that puts your music into online stores & streaming services.” DistroKid defends against the direct copyright infringement claim using the volitional conduct argument.
TorrentFreak
MAY 10, 2024
In 1983, Sherman Nealy and Tony Butler founded Music Specialist Inc, an independent label that recorded just one album and a few tracks. While Nealy was doing time, his former partner licensed the Music Specialist catalog to Warner Chappell. That release sold millions of copies reaching the Billboard chart’s top ten.
The IPKat
AUGUST 30, 2023
Three US cases were brought claiming that the song Thinking Out Loud performed by Ed Sheeran, copied Let’s Get It On performed by Marvin Gaye. Kathryn Townsend Griffin, the daughter of Ed Townsend, inherited a third of Townsend’s share of the musical work when he died in 2003. A summary judgment was previously denied - covered here.
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