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3 Count: Guitars, Cadillacs and Settlement

Plagiarism Today

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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3 Count: Bridgerton Settlement

Plagiarism Today

1: NYC artist granted first known registered copyright for AI art. First off today, Adam Schrader at UPI reports that New York artist Kris Kashtanova has received a copyright registration for a graphic novel entitled Zarya of the Dawn , representing the first known copyright registration granted to a work of AI-generated artwork.

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George Carlin Was Funny – Copying His Likeness AIn’t Estate Settles AI-based Copyright Claims

JD Supra Law

According to published reports, George Carlin’s estate settled right of publicity and copyright claims relating to an AI-scripted comedy special using a “sound-alike” of George Carlin which performed the generated script.

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YTS Breaks Unique Settlement Agreement by Uploading Pirated Films

TorrentFreak

Traditionally, when copyright holders go after pirate sites, their main mission is to shut them down permanently. YTS Lawsuits and Settlements As one of the most iconic piracy brands, YTS.mx In 2019, the popular torrent site and its operator were accused of facilitating mass copyright infringement in multiple U.S.

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‘Copying into Copyright Law’: Ireland’s minimalist transposition of Directive 2019/790

Kluwer Copyright Blog

The most modern instalment of this long history comes in the form of another kind ‘copy’, less richly decorated, yet more relevant and politically sensitive for a country that has established a long-term foreign investment “partnership” with the tech and communication industry: the transposition of Directive 2019/790 into Irish law.

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Court Keeps DMCA Subpoena Shortcut Closed, Restricts Piracy Settlements

TorrentFreak

In the United States, subpoenas are typically obtained by filing a copyright complaint in federal court against a “John Doe” who’s known only by an IP address. Typically, however, rightsholders reach out to alleged pirates privately to negotiate some type of settlement; either monetary, in exchange for information, or both.

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‘Pirate’ Site nHentai Sued in U.S. Court for Copyright Infringement

TorrentFreak

Copyright holders are not happy with the unauthorized distribution of their content. Rightsholder Targets nHentai California company PCR Distributing is one of the affected copyright holders. ” Failed Settlement Attempt The complaint doesn’t identify the owners of nHentai, who have yet to be named.