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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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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. The post 3 Count: Blocking USA appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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MARCH 7, 2022

Specifically, they claim that the song copies “particular lines and phrases” from their piece. The lawsuit is seeking punitive damages and also lists others involved with the song itself, including Universal Music Group, Sony Music Group and EMI Music Publishing.

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DECEMBER 8, 2022

First off today, Inside Radio reports that a trio of radio organizations have hit back at a lawsuit filed by Global Music Rights, saying that the claims are an example of “shotgun pleading” and are bound by the statute of limitations. The post 3 Count: Radio Trio appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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APRIL 27, 2022

2: Kanye West’s King Crimson Sample in ‘Power’ Sparks Lawsuit Against Universal Music. Yossman at Variety reports that Kanye West’s 2010 song Power has drawn a lawsuit against Universal Music Group (UMG) over a sample the song contains of the King Crimson’s song 21st Century Schizoid Man. Next up today, K.J.

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OCTOBER 13, 2021

Instead, they argue that he copied them from black artists performing in the 1950s and 1960s. 3: Back 4 Blood Streamers Will Have to Turn Off Licensed Music to Avoid Copyright Strikes. The developers said that they are working on a way to toggle licensed music in the game to prevent problems in the future.

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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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JULY 25, 2022

Lang Van is a music production company that releases through a variety of platforms. It accuses VNG Group of releasing the Zing MP3 app, which features music owned by Lang Van even though VNG, according to the lawsuit, do not have license to use. 3: Lawsuit Says Meta Stole Hundreds of Songs from Swedish Music Label.

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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. Have any suggestions for the 3 Count?

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Anderson filed the lawsuit against Roup saying that Roup had copied several exercise routines that Anderson had created. Finally today, Victoria F at SVG reports that streamers Ludwig and Jschlatt have launched a new music archive to help both themselves and other YouTubers and streamers avoid issues with copyright strikes on their work.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

2: Collage Artist Deborah Roberts Sues Fellow Artist, Gallery Claiming ‘Willful Copyright Infringement’ Next up today, Maximiliano Duron at ARTnews reports that Texas artist Deborah Roberts has filed a lawsuit against Lynthia Edwards and the Richard Beavers Gallery claiming that Edwards deliberately copied Roberts’ artistic style.

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APRIL 6, 2022

According to the judge, Sheeran did not “deliberately nor subconsiously” copy Chokri’s work and there was no evidence Sheeran had even heard Oh Why before writing Shape of You. 3: Music Industry Flags Discord and Reddit as Primary Piracy Threats.

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AUGUST 11, 2022

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. 3: HitPiece, a Music NFT Site Once Decried as ‘a Scam,’ is Relaunching.

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AUGUST 31, 2022

1: Sony Music sues Triller Claiming Copyright Infringement, Alleging it is Owed Millions. Though the lawsuit lists less than 100 songs, Sony alleges that Triller has withheld payments for royalties on music that they stream over their service. The post 3 Count: Triller Fight appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

They further claim that the podcasters obtained a pirated copy of the fight to use in the show. This came about early in the pandemic when the Internet Archive made available thousands of scanned books for viewing online, lending them to as many people as requested them, regardless of the number of copies they owned.

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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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SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

The three worked with a company named Construction Technologies and, as part of their work, they would activate unlicensed copies of software for customers by using either cracking programs or key generators to remove license restrictions. The post 3 Count: Swimsuit Edition appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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IPilogue

MAY 4, 2022

You may remember the big music copyright infringement case of 2012 , where Robin Thicke was sued by Marvin Gaye over claims that Thicke’s hit song “Blurred Lines” infringed on Gaye’s “Got to Give It Up”. This prevented typical building blocks of Western music , such as arpeggios or musical phrases, from being copyrighted.

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MAY 19, 2022

2: Delhi HC Seeks Expert Help on Whether Event Firms Need License to Play Music at Weddings. Next up today, The Wire reports that the Delhi High Court is seeking an outside expert to assist in determining whether event firms in the country should be required to obtain a license to play music at weddings and other gatherings.

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MARCH 22, 2022

First off today, Chris Cooke at Complete Music Update reports that Lizzo has reached a settlement with her former collaborators over her hit song Truth Hurts. The lawsuit was filed by Anastas “Pupa Nas-T” Hackett, who claims that the defendants willfully copied his song Work without a license or attribution.

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JANUARY 9, 2023

Schneider filed the lawsuit alleging her music was appearing on the site without her permission and that YouTube was not completing its obligations to expeditiously remove infringing material or ban repeat infringers. The post 3 Count: Partial Judgment appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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OCTOBER 7, 2021

1: Spanish Broadcasting System Keeps $800k Fee Win in Music Copyright Case. The lawsuit was filed by Latin American Music Company Inc. However, as the case went along, LAMCO failed to produce any evidence of copying and even admitted that they didn’t own the tracks at issue. Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday.

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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. Genius filed the lawsuit in 2019 alleging that Google was unlawfully copying lyrics to songs that they had hosted. Originally, a jury sided with Gray and awarded him $2.8

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AUGUST 1, 2022

First off today, Chris Cooke at Complete Music Update reports that the case between the major record labels and the now-former internet service provider Bright House is heading to a trial this week as the judge has ruled on some last-minute pre-trial motions. The post 3 Count: Bright House Begins appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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OCTOBER 4, 2022

Sheeran’s attorneys argued the elements that were allegedly copied, namely a chord progression and the harmonic rhythm, were both commonplace in music and not protectable by copyright. We’ve also seen this outside of the music industry, with the Ninth Circuit reviving a lawsuit against Apple over the TV show Servant.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2022

According to LDC, Sheraton copied the design of the rooms at their five-start hotel, Palais de Chine. Finally today, Chris Cooke at Complete Music Update reports that lawyers representing Dua Lipa have filed a motion to dismiss in a lawsuit over Lipa’s 2020 hit song Levitating.

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APRIL 25, 2022

The lawsuit was filed by the music company Melomega, which claims that 10,000 Hours is an infringement of the 1973 R&B song The First Time Baby Is A Holiday. According to the lawsuit, the musicians and their songwriters copied elements from the earlier track, including the chorus, verse and hook from the song.

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JANUARY 10, 2023

Greene responded to the incident saying that, while she appreciated his music, she would “never play your words of violence against women and police officers, and your glorification of the thug life and drugs.” The post 3 Count: Mortal Kopyright appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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JUNE 29, 2022

In her lawsuit, she alleged that the show copied elements of not just her title, but the plot of her book. None of the sites or apps were mentioned by name, however, according to the IFPI, all the apps were dedicated to music. The post 3 Count: Greenleaf appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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OCTOBER 24, 2022

This prompted Florence Stoker to sue, a case she won handily with an order that all copies of the film be destroyed. However, at least one copy made it to the United States, where the original book was already in public domain. That copy was preserved and is the basis for all copies of the film we have today.

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AUGUST 24, 2021

Since such recordings are not covered by federal law, state law applies and, according to The Turtles, various state laws required the payment of royalties for the use of their music on the platform. The post 3 Count: Turtle Defeat appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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MARCH 28, 2022

Next up today, Dani Mallick at DancehallMag reports that Chris Brown and Sony Music have responded to a $1.5 However, he claims that Epic has been copying and distributing at least one of those questionnaires without his permission, despite his attempt to get them to license it. 2: Chris Brown, Sony Respond To Greensleeves’ US$1.5

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DECEMBER 14, 2021

According to the duo, they wrote the song Playas Gon’ Play , elements of which they allege were copied by Swift for her song. That agreement gave Cher 50% share of the rights to the music they created together. The post 3 Count: Keep Shaking appeared first on Plagiarism Today. The judge, however, disagreed.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2022

the developers of a handheld music device named the Stem Player, which the track was featured on. The post 3 Count: Royalty Redirection appeared first on Plagiarism Today. According to the lawsuit, Life of the Party was released last November and includes horn hits, drums and a melody from the Boogie Down song. 3: Filmmakers Win $4.2m

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JD Supra Law

MARCH 23, 2024

Music lawyer Tamera Bennett and TV lawyer Gordon Firemark discuss: Was “Over The Rainbow” copied; Was the script of “The Holdovers” copied; This month a “loyalty certificate” is original enough for copyright protection compared to the case we discussed in Episode 165; Legal strategies are shifting in AI cases toward removal of copyright management (..)

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OCTOBER 26, 2021

This means, theoretically, that elements such as the Superman “S” can be protected by copyright because they are separate elements that are merely copied onto the clothing. Bringing us back to our Juice Demon, the elements that are copied include the striped suit and tie. The second limitation is masks.

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IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 16, 2025

This includes various forms of creativity such as literary works, musical compositions, paintings, sculptures, software, and even films. Legal Protection : Copyright registration grants you the legal right to prevent others from using, copying, or reproducing your work without permission. manuscript, artwork, software code).

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