IP and Legal Filings

DECEMBER 6, 2022

As society is modernizing, so are the trends of music leading to the evolution of the stance of legal rights revolving around music. The transformed state of music now also includes remixes which on a substantial purview might engage in conflict with the foundational legal rights of the music produced by the musician.

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Copyright Lately

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Lawyers on both sides will rely on Ross some to argue that AI training constitutes infringement even when models don’t output copied material, others to distinguish generative LLMs trained on billions of works from Rosss narrow, headnote-specific dataset. And independent creation simply means you created it yourself, without copying.

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IP and Legal Filings

APRIL 20, 2023

Introduction Any literally or artistic work that is original and creative i.e.; not copied from anywhere by the owner is protected under Copyright Act, 1957. Issues There are many issues in granting ownership to AI. It isn’t practical to allow ownership to the AI. Hence, ownership is not granted to the AI.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MAY 15, 2024

Warner Chappell Music, Inc. Warner Chappell Music, Inc. , The Facts The Supreme Court summarized the basic facts with admirable concision: This dispute had its start in a decades-old, short-lived music venture. In 1983, Sherman Nealy and Tony Butler [aka “Pretty Tony”] formed Music Specialist, Inc. Nealy , No.

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Copyright Lately

MAY 1, 2023

The world’s largest record company says it has a clear view of the legal landscape surrounding AI-generated music. If you’ve been glued to news coverage of the Ed Sheeran trial for the past two weeks, you may have missed an even bigger story from the world of music copyright. The reality is more complicated.

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Plagiarism Today

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Those include, music, movie characters, costumes, and stories. Nearly all copies of the film were destroyed, but an American copy survived, as Dracula was already public domain in the United States. In short, the estate of Bram Stoker sued the filmmakers behind Nosferatu and won. Plagiarism and Halloween.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 16, 2023

This paradigm, however, breaks down when copyright ownership is contested. In that circumstance, the takedown notice becomes a proxy battle for a larger and likely fact-dependent war over ownership, which the service in the middle isn’t in a good position to resolve. Create Music Group, Inc., This includes a 512(f) claim.

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TorrentFreak

JULY 14, 2022

The music industry has had a difficult relationship with new technologies over the past several decades. HitPiece pulled the plug following this critique and NFT Music Stream followed soon after. The problem isn’t limited to dedicated music NFT projects that sell ‘rights’ to songs and album art.

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TorrentFreak

JUNE 23, 2023

Webster Batista admitted it was a simple scheme: find Latin American music that wasn’t yet monetized on YouTube and claim the content as their own. The defendants simply identified unmonetized music and uploaded those songs to YouTube. [W]e ” This advice didn’t help Teran succeed in the music industry. as mp3 files.”

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Intepat

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

In the music industry, copyright does more than just credit originality—it helps artists build their brand and reputation. Registering a song’s copyright provides proof of ownership, an invaluable tool in resolving disputes or dealing with unauthorized use. Here are some key strategies that can help you secure your artistic integrity.

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TorrentFreak

MAY 13, 2023

According to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), the availability of unlicensed music “remains an issue for the whole music ecosystem.” It is now the most prevalent form of online music copyright infringement. Traffic aside, the ssyoutube.com domain is interesting for other reasons too.

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Intepat

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

In the music industry, copyright does more than just credit originality—it helps artists build their brand and reputation. Registering a song’s copyright provides proof of ownership, an invaluable tool in resolving disputes or dealing with unauthorized use. Here are some key strategies that can help you secure your artistic integrity.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

On one hand, unauthorized mass copying and distribution of movies, TV shows, and music is widely recognized as copyright infringement. Based on the assertion that the assignment agreements relied upon by the publishers do not confer ownership of copyrights relating to the allegedly infringed works, Elbakyan declared them void.

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TorrentFreak

MARCH 4, 2023

Last fall, several of the world’s largest music companies including Warner Bros. and Sony Music prevailed in their lawsuit against Internet provider Grande Communications. The music companies also failed to show that Grande was “wilfully blind” to the alleged infringement, the filing argues.

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IP and Legal Filings

JANUARY 2, 2025

ABSTRACT Technology advancements are linked to copyright, which gives authors of original works of literature, music, drama, or art, as well as audio recordings and cinematic films, a legal claim over their creations. Users submit private photos, movies, music, and written documents that may be infringed upon.

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Kashishipr

JULY 6, 2022

Here in this article, we shall be thoroughly discussing Copyright Protection in the Indian music industry. We shall answer a few questions, including: How is copyright protection applicable to the music industry? However, it is highly advisable to go ahead with copyright registration of your song or musical work.

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IPilogue

OCTOBER 4, 2024

The Copyright Question Much of the debate around copyright and AI has focused on whether using the underlying work of which inputs are constituted (the images, texts, musical works and other subject matter) for unauthorized learning constitutes copyright infringement.

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The IP Law Blog

AUGUST 26, 2021

Calling it a “ball of confusion,” the Ninth Circuit recently considered a case involving the music of the Turtles, SiriusXM Satellite Radio, and whether royalties are owed under California copyright law for music dating prior to 1972. In doing so, the Ninth Circuit reviewed nearly 200 years of copyright law to reach its conclusion.

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Intepat

DECEMBER 18, 2024

From background music and guest interviews to sound effects, every element in a podcast could involve intellectual property (IP). The Copyright Act, 1957, provides protection to original works, including scripts, narration, sound effects, music, and other unique production elements, under Section 13(1) of the Act.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 20, 2021

A Virginia federal court issued a default judgment in favor of several prominent music companies after the defendant walked away from the lawsuit. In addition, the music group demanded $82 million in damages. Not just that, the Russian site operator would also lose ownership of his domain names. YouTube Rippers Oppose Demands.

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

It focuses on authorship of the copyright in stage plays as dramatic works, texts that can be performed from a script (rather than musical theatre, dance, or performers rights). This is the first academic monograph that solely considers the relationship between UK copyright law and historical and contemporary theatre.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 4, 2022

TV Company Claims Ownership of Blender Film. On Sunday he informed TorrentFreak that he’s also an independent film composer and producer, working with music production libraries, and distributing to the main music platforms. to which I can add my own music on top,” Bruno said. Give feedback.

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SpicyIP

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

In light of the recent copyright dispute between singer Jasleen Royal and music label T-Series over the composition of the song “All Right”, we are pleased to bring to you this quick post by SpicyIP intern Mansi Bhatia. Mansi is a law student at Institute of Law, Nirma University. Jasleen Royal. Image from here.

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SpicyIP

JULY 29, 2021

Limitations on storage of copied works in digital formats. Historically, the exceptions for teaching, education and research have never been qualified by the nature of ownership of the institution where the use of the work is carried out. Restricting this photocopying to 10% of the total pages of a book. Bench decision).

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IP and Legal Filings

MAY 13, 2024

These technologies are capable of generating new content, such as text, computer codes, music, photos, videos, and sounds, as a result of human input, like a brief textual explanation of what is wanted. There will be serious consequences for assigning other than human ownership to AI-generated creations.

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Copyright Lately

AUGUST 2, 2022

But this time, Netflix is the one doing the suing, and it’s targeting the creators of “ The Unofficial Bridgerton Musical ” with what I’ll call “The Official Bridgerton Musical Copyright Infringement Lawsuit” (read here). Okay, But What if Bridgerton Was a Musical?

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Intepat

MAY 24, 2023

TYPES OF IP CONTRACTS (1)INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ASSIGNMENT AGREEMENT The process of facilitating the transfer of ownership rights for various forms of intellectual property, such as copyrights, trademarks, patent, trade secrets, and other intangible creations is known as an intellectual property assignment.

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IIPRD

JANUARY 5, 2023

Copy right and Indian cinema. This drawn-out procedure grants rights to several people carrying out various tasks, such as scriptwriting, music composition, art direction, and particular actor appearances [1]. The aforementioned elements are those that are most frequently disputed when discussing copyright ownership.

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Copyright Lately

NOVEMBER 21, 2021

Again, NFTs are just an ownership record and a link to content. ” Based on his reserved screenplay publication rights, there’s no question that Tarantino is permitted to sell copies of the “Pulp Fiction” screenplay. .” NFTs Are Not Copyrightable. You can buy one right now on Amazon. (A

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The IPKat

AUGUST 15, 2023

Dua Lipa and Warner Music are being sued by talk box inventor and singer, Bosko Kante, for breach of contract and copyright infringement in hit song 'Levitating'. This case was dismissed in June 2023 in an order by Judge Sykes, for failure to plead copying – primarily for lack of 'access'. Secondly, in New York, from L.

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SpicyIP

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Other than a brief period in 2020, the Archive maintained a one-to-one ratio of books owned by it in physical copies and made available digitally for users through its free digital library. Code § 107 as follows: The purpose and character of the use Taking a cue from Campbell v Acuff-Rose Music Inc. ,

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MARCH 6, 2022

” With respect to whether Babybus’ baby character infringed Moonbug’s baby, Babybus claimed that the alleged copying related to generic features found in nature. . Day to Day Imports. * Satirical Depiction in YouTube Video Gets Rough Treatment in Court. * 512(f) Preempts Tortious Interference Claim–Copy Me That v.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 30, 2021

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held that California Civil Code section 980(a)(2) , which grants “exclusive ownership” of a sound recording fixed before February 15, 1972, to its “author,” provides only an exclusive right of reproduction and distribution, and does not provide an exclusive right of public performance. 3d 325 (S.D.N.Y.

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TorrentFreak

JULY 9, 2023

In one recent case, two men set up a company to find and claim unmonetized music. Through a third-party partner with access to the Content ID system, the pair generated over $24 million in revenue from YouTube by falsely claiming ownership. Million Dollar Abuse The revenue opportunities also come with a downside – scammers.

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The IP Law Blog

DECEMBER 2, 2021

The basic elements that a plaintiff must prove are: “(1) ownership of a valid copyright; and (2) copying of constituent elements of the work that are original.” Rather, the defendants focused their attack by claiming there was no triable issue as to the element of copying.

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JIPEL Copyright Blog

MARCH 22, 2022

However, NFTs associated with music are especially poised to challenge traditional intellectual property rights and the future of the music industry. NFTs have been praised as a new way for artists in a music industry typically run by record labels to take back their autonomy.

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IPilogue

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Earlier this year during Grammy season, Baker requested that fans not stream or buy her music. On September 3, Baker tweeted a victory in her masters fight and gave fans the go-ahead to listen to her music once more. Baker’s tweets and subsequent support from fans come as no surprise. copyright law.

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