Plagiarism Today

OCTOBER 26, 2021

As we’ve discussed in the past , copyright has played an oddly oversized role in our modern Halloween festivities. However, one of the areas that is generally less talked about is copyright’s impact on Halloween costumes. Copyright and Halloween Costumes. Copyright Office. However, copyright is only half the picture.

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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 23, 2022

An article by Adi Robertson at The Verge looks at a recent study by The Galaxy , which examines the top 25 most valuable NFT projects and examines what the buyer is obtaining in terms of copyright or other intellectual property rights. NFTs were never meant to address copyright issues, they had a different purpose altogether.

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TorrentFreak

JUNE 24, 2024

Two Targets, Two Lawsuits The RIAA announced not one, but two copyright infringement lawsuits on Monday, filed against two of the most impressive services in the generative AI music market. Udio owner Unchartered Labs was sued in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York, while Suno, Inc.

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Plagiarism Today

JULY 27, 2021

The reason is that the track has faced not one, but two separate allegations of plagiarism, with many fans and critics alike wondering if the band may have run afoul of copyright law. To be clear, I am not a musicologist nor am I an expert in musical plagiarism. My practice is primarily in text-based works.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 29, 2024

However, good intentions themselves are not immune to copyright complaints, or worse, multi-million dollar lawsuits. The ‘ Great 78 Project ‘ received praise from curators, historians, and music fans. The Great 78 Project Last summer, a group of major music labels including Capitol, Sony, and UMG, decided to take action.

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Plagiarism Today

JANUARY 18, 2022

million ($3 million) acquiring a physical copy of the book Jodorowsky’s Dune. With previous ones selling for around €25,000 ($28,000), their copy cost more than 100 times the going rate. Many copies of the book are already easy to access just through a simple search. Last year, the group spent €2.66

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Plagiarism Today

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Yesterday, we looked at the myriad of ways that copyright and trademark impact Halloween costumes. However, that is just the latest in a decade-long history of discussing copyright, plagiarism and other authorship issues as they pertain to Halloween and horror. Copyright and Halloween.

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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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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 22, 2023

Harmonization With EU Copyright Law Under the EU-Moldova Association Agreement of 2014, Moldova was required to reform copyright law to meet EU standards. ” The establishment of “an efficient system” for the collective management of copyright and related rights was also mentioned.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

The Internet Archive is widely known for its Wayback Machine, which preserves copies of the web for future generations. The ‘ Great 78 Project ‘ received praise from curators, historians, and music fans but not all music industry insiders were happy with it.

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Earlier this year, Universal Music, Sony Music, EMI and others filed a complaint at a Nashville federal court, accusing Elon Musk’s X Corp of “breeding” mass copyright infringement. As a result, X is reportedly rife with music piracy. The music companies see things differently.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 15, 2023

This ranges from complex existential worries to concerns about AI-related copyright infringement, which is already widespread. Tthese copyright concerns will be discussed next month at a meeting of WIPO’s Advisory Committee on Enforcement, where several stakeholders will present their thoughts.

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TorrentFreak

JULY 21, 2022

Faced with the prospect of copyright strikes, Content ID claims and potential account loss, thousands of YouTubers, TikTok users, and other content creators use music provided by Epidemic Sound. Founded in 2009 and based in Sweden, Epidemic Sound has a library of more than 35,000 music soundtracks and 90,000 sound effects.

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Plagiarism Today

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Two things that won’t be on many people’s minds will be copyright and plagiarism issues. So, with that in mind, here are five stories from this site’s history that show some ways copyright and plagiarism have helped shape the Thanksgiving holiday season (and vice versa). 3: Recipes, Copyright and Plagiarism.

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TorrentFreak

JUNE 2, 2023

“These same aiding-and-abetting principles animate copyright law’s contributory liability doctrine, and they likewise foreclose liability here,” an attorney for Cox informed the court. Terrorists vs. Pirates Earlier this week, the music labels responded in court, countering Cox’s arguments.

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TorrentFreak

MAY 12, 2023

Last fall, a Texas federal jury found Grande Communications liable for willful contributory copyright infringement and ordered the ISP to pay $47 million in damages to a group of record labels. For example, there were no copies of the 1,403 original copyrighted works to compare against the allegedly pirated music tracks.

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Plagiarism Today

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

1: Warner Music, Country Star Dwight Yoakam Settle Copyrights Dispute. First off today, Blake Brittain at Reuters reports that country music singer Dwight Yoakam has reached a settlement with Warner Music Group (WMG) that puts an end to their copyright termination battle. Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday.

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 10, 2024

In a complaint filed at a Nashville federal court last spring , Universal Music, Sony Music, EMI and others, accused X Corp of “breeding” mass copyright infringement. The attempt was partially successful; last month, the court dismissed the music companies’ direct and vicarious copyright infringement claims.

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Plagiarism Today

DECEMBER 6, 2022

1: Freeplay Sues CNN Over Music Used in News Reports. First off today, Chris Cooke at Complete Music Update reports that the music production company Freeplay music has filed a lawsuit against CNN, alleging that the news organization used their music in news segments without a license.

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Plagiarism Today

MARCH 7, 2022

1: Dua Lipa Hit With Another Copyright Lawsuit Over ‘Levitating’. First off today, Bill Donahue at Billboard reports that pop musician Dua Lipa has been hit with a second lawsuit over her hit song Levitating , as a pair of different accusers have accused her of copyright infringement. Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday.

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Copyright Lately

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

In a copyright battle over pop music’s building blocks, the Second Circuit delivers a win for Ed Sheeran—and for future creativity. In a decision issued Friday, the court ruled that Ed Sheeran’s 2014 song “Thinking Out Loud ” didn’t infringe the copyright in “Let’s Get It On.”

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Plagiarism Today

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

1: H3 Podcast Asks Court to Throw Out “Fatally Defective” Triller Copyright Lawsuit. First off today, Andy Maxwell at Torrentfreak writes that the team behind the H3 Podcast has asked for the lawsuit against them to be dismissed, saying that the lawsuit is incorrect as a matter of law as they did not commit any copyright infringement.

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Plagiarism Today

APRIL 27, 2022

1: Top EU Court Rejects Polish Complaint Over Copyright Law. First off today, John Silk at Deutsche Welle reports that the highest court in the European Union, the European Court of Justice (ECJ), has rejected a Polish challenge to the latest EU copyright directive. Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday. Next up today, K.J.

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Plagiarism Today

OCTOBER 13, 2021

1: Sinclair, Photographer Resolve Copyright Dispute Over Polar Bear Video. 2: Le Tigre’s Kathleen Hanna and Johanna Fateman Sue Over “Deceptacon” Copyright Infringement Accusation. Instead, they argue that he copied them from black artists performing in the 1950s and 1960s. Have any suggestions for the 3 Count?

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TorrentFreak

MAY 4, 2023

Music fans love to share mixtapes and have done so for decades but sharing these ‘tapes’ over the Internet is not without risk. In 2017, the company was sued by several RIAA-backed labels, including Sony, Warner, and UMG, which accused the company of massive copyright infringement.

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 4, 2023

The major record labels don’t want the public to download music from YouTube, which is common practice for millions of people. To stop this, the music industry titans deployed a variety of legal tactics around the world. YouTube-DL’s services have enabled users to stream rip and download copyrighted music without paying.

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Plagiarism Today

MAY 3, 2022

First off today, Chris Cooke at Complete Music Update reports that a New York federal judge has issued an injunction against three suspected pirate sites that aims to require all internet service providers (ISPs) in the United States to block access to those sites. Goes Live, Gets Copyright Takedown During Premiere.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 29, 2024

However, good intentions themselves are not immune to copyright complaints, or worse, multi-million dollar lawsuits. The ‘ Great 78 Project ‘ received praise from curators, historians, and music fans. The Great 78 Project Last summer, a group of major music labels including Capitol, Sony, and UMG, decided to take action.

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Plagiarism Today

JANUARY 3, 2022

2: SoundExchange Royalties Dispute with Music Choice to be Referred to Copyright Royalty Board. The lawsuit was filed by SoundExchange after an audit alleged that Music Choice, which relies on a statutory license for the music it uses, had underpaid the royalties it owes. They are free of copyright.

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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 11, 2022

1: Microsoft Sues “Black Market” Software Distributor for TM and Copyright Infringement. First off today, Christina Tabacco at Law Street reports that Microsoft has filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against The Search People Enterprises over allegations that the company distributed pirated copies of Microsoft products.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 6, 2024

Many of the large social media platforms stick to these rules but, according to a lawsuit filed by several prominent music companies last year, X is not among them. In a lawsuit filed at a federal court in Nashville last summer, Universal Music, Sony Music, EMI, and others accused X Corp of “breeding” mass copyright infringement.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 15, 2024

Play Store Takes Down FrostWire At the end of November last year, Google informed the FrostWire team that its app had been suspended from Google Play due to alleged copyright infringement. While the software doesn’t host or feature infringing content, the Indian Music Industry ( IMI ) reached a different conclusion.

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The IPKat

JUNE 7, 2022

Readers may have seen that the media have picked up on a claim made against Mariah Carey for copyright infringement by her infamous song " All I Want for Christmas is You ". It subsequently became a global success, topping the charts in 26 countries, with an estimated sales of over 16 million copies worldwide.

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TorrentFreak

JULY 13, 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 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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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.

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 16, 2024

After filing copyright lawsuits against early peer-to-peer file sharing services and emerging mostly victorious, the global music industry found that any depressant effect, on pirate content availability and consumption, was insufficient. That included copies of its source code (23,693 files) and more than a million pages of documents.

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JD Supra Law

MARCH 23, 2024

By: Entertainment Law Update Podcast

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