Plagiarism Today

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. However, those groups have hit back.

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Plagiarism Today

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 case was scheduled to head to a trial in July, but both sides have since reached a settlement.

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 29, 2024

Taking a page from the RIAA’s early efforts to identify music pirates in the early 2000s, they used the DMCA subpoena process to obtain the personal details of suspected copyright infringers. Piracy Settlements and User Data The order is a setback for the rightsholders and also presents a new problem.

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Plagiarism Today

MARCH 28, 2022

Next up today, Dani Mallick at DancehallMag reports that Chris Brown and Sony Music have responded to a $1.5 That said, they did state that the two sides had met for at least one settlement discussion though, clearly, no settlement came out of it at this time. 2: Chris Brown, Sony Respond To Greensleeves’ US$1.5

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

In recent years, music and movie companies have filed several lawsuits against U.S. Most notable is the ‘$1 billion damages award a jury awarded in favor of several music companies. Music Companies Sue Verizon This summer, dozens of record labels, assisted by the RIAA, filed a new copyright infringement lawsuit targeting Verizon.

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TorrentFreak

JUNE 9, 2023

Music Companies sued RCN Internet provider RCN is one of the providers targeted by this legal campaign. Four years ago, the company was sued by several major music industry companies including Arista Records, Sony Music Entertainment, Universal Music, and Warner Records.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Music Companies Sue Optimum While Internet terminations are more common today, that hasn’t stopped the lawsuits. This included those sent by the tracking company Rightscorp , which were paired with settlement demands. To force the matter, Altice submitted a motion to compel Rightscorp to comply with the subpoenaed information.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

MAY 11, 2023

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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TorrentFreak

MAY 21, 2024

BMG Rights Management and Round Hill Music sued Internet provider Cox Communications for failing to terminate the accounts of pirating subscribers. Without mentioning any figures, BMG said that it was “extremely happy” with the “substantial settlement.” 25 Million Piracy Damages The BMG lawsuit is no longer active. Internet providers.

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 2, 2021

Cox’s lawyers said that the music industry is waging war on the internet. After targeting individual file-sharers and applications such as Napster, the music companies were now coming after the internet itself by suing the Internet providers. However, the music companies point out another motive. he pays 317.63

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Anime and manga piracy is more prevalent than music piracy today, and hentai is no exception. ” Failed Settlement Attempt The complaint doesn’t identify the owners of nHentai, who have yet to be named. — A copy of PCR Distributing’s complaint, filed at the U.S.

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 16, 2023

The first uploaders who, similar to the sites, remain unnamed, offered pirated copies of books and settled for €7,200. The second person uploaded both music and books and agreed to a €5,000 settlement, which is partly conditional due to personal circumstances.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 20, 2022

This wasn’t just a hunch either, as the music companies previously asked Grande about the availability of this type of evidence during discovery. However, a new motion filed by the music companies requests permission to use emails and testimony that reference the case. No Innocent Infringer Evidence?

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 6, 2024

The company is currently drafting a Supreme Court petition and has also appealed the denial of Rule 60 motions at the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, arguing that the music companies concealed evidence and failed to disclose information. In 2016, the music files were redownloaded based on the original hashes. This Court should affirm.”

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Targets are encouraged to pay settlements to ensure these legal problems go away. They intervened in the Warner Chappell Music v. Nealy lawsuit, a music copyright case that in itself is unrelated to copyright trolling. copyright law, there is a three-year statute of limitations to file complaints.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 7, 2022

Backed by the RIAA, several major music industry companies have taken some of the largest U.S. The music companies accuse these providers of failing to terminate the accounts of the most egregious pirates by ignoring millions of copyright infringement notices. The Delaware company collected settlements from U.S.

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Intepat

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Copyright and Ownership in the Metaverse In the metaverse, copyright applies to digital creations such as virtual art, music, designs, and even entire virtual worlds. For instance, virtual concerts in the metaverse, where avatars perform popular songs, may violate music copyright laws unless proper licensing agreements are in place.

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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

These lawsuits were pioneered by music companies, which had some success on this front, including a $1 billion verdict against Cox. These entities have previously sued individual file-sharers in various courts to extract easy settlements. — A copy of Wow!’s However, Wow! All in all, Wow!

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 22, 2021

Initially, these lawsuits were mostly initiated by music companies, backed by the RIAA. Some of the companies involved have previously gone after individual pirates from which they obtained settlements, and the ISP puts them in the “copyright troll” corner, a label the filmmakers have previously rejected.

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TorrentFreak

JULY 29, 2021

Most of the early ‘repeat infringer’ cases were filed by music companies backed by the industry group RIAA. There are a few key differences between the music companies’ repeat infringers lawsuits and the present one. — A copy of the movie companies’ complaint against WOW!, Filmmaker Sue WOW!

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 11, 2022

A photo of the Indianapolis nighttime skyline has generated $825 in license fees & $135k in settlements. After 3+ yrs of litigation, court awards Bell $200 in statutory damages–but actually $0 due to a related settlement. SA Music LLC v. A lawsuit over allegedly infringing music files uploaded to the iTunes store.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 30, 2021

1401 ), in Title II of the Hatch-Goodlatte Music Modernization Act. (See It was certified as a class action on behalf of a large number of sound recording copyright owners (but excluding the major record labels, which had already entered into a separate settlement with Sirius XM).

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43(B)log

AUGUST 3, 2023

Alfred Yen, A Federal Rules of Evidence Perspective on Forensic Musicology and Music Copyright Infringement Juries hear a lot of forensic musicology evidence they shouldn’t which confuses them and leads to poorer decisionmaking in music © infringement cases. Mistaken faith in musicology: let’s find an expert to talk about copying.

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IP and Legal Filings

DECEMBER 17, 2023

ii] This unreported judgement helped bring the grievances on the table for the others to see that copyright law has deficiencies in terms of music sharing and copying along with royalty issues. They believe in subscription-based music sales that don’t include direct (i.e., Magic Mantra Vision. [ii]

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JIPL Online

MARCH 15, 2021

Then, the post will predict how Netflix may shift its content practices, defense strategies, and settlement tactics as a result of their past litigation successes in copyright actions. SETTLEMENT CASES. 9] Both parties reached an amicable settlement. [10] 9] Both parties reached an amicable settlement. [10] TRIAL CASES.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 15, 2022

” Several lawsuits, filed by music and movie companies over the past few years, claimed that ISPs failed to terminate repeat infringers. An early case saw record company BMG take on Cox Communications, with the former eventually walking away with a “substantial” settlement. BMG Takes on ISP Optimum.

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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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TorrentFreak

SEPTEMBER 18, 2022

Three years ago, several of the world’s largest music companies including Warner Bros. and Sony Music sued Internet Provider Grande Communications. According to the music companies, it’s clear that the ISP is liable, alleging that Grande willingly profited from pirating subscribers. Record Labels Seek Millions.

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 22, 2023

It wouldn’t be a major surprise if these people are approached with a settlement offer in the near future. The music group opted to file DMCA subpoenas to save costs but met resistance from ISPs. — A copy of the DMCA subpoena request is available here (pdf) and the signed subpoena can be found here (pdf).

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 16, 2021

“Defendant promotes its service to download and upload large amounts of content for subscribers for ‘downloading music, streaming movies and gaming’, the complaint reads, adding that Grande charges customers based on speed of service. allegedly distributed multiple copies of the movies After, Hellboy and Angel Has Fallen.

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The IPKat

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

One of the disputed copies was exhibited in the gardens of the company Le potager des Princes, founded by Mr Bienaimé and located in Chantilly. In a letter dated 5 May 2020, Mr Jaeger tried unsuccessfully to reach an amicable settlement with Mr Bienaimé. Clarifying the application of such procedural rules ensures legal certainty.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 2, 2024

The company first launched a proactive lawsuit against music rights group BMG in 2016, which ended in a settlement. Internet provider RCN, which operates under the Astound brand, has been one of the most frequent targets. In the years that followed, it was sued by several record labels , and later by film companies too.

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BYU Copyright Blog

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Over the last few years, we have posted about a number of cases that have reached quiet settlements or otherwise come to an end without us acknowledging them here. Here, we round up final updates on a few more of these cases:Yesh Music, LLC v. William Penn UniversityWe previously reported on this case in January of 2021.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

DECEMBER 15, 2021

The Lenz case got a lot of press, but it ended with a confidential settlement. This is the initial copying design (without of the background graphics in the precedent work): The copyright registrant alleged this copying design constituted copyright infringement. Tierra Caliente Music Group SA v. Signal 23 Television v.

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 6, 2023

Until now, Plaintiffs’ modus operandi has been to file John Doe lawsuits in the hope of securing quick settlements and to dismiss them at the slightest resistance,” they wrote. Grande lost a similar case against several music companies last fall but hoped to have this lawsuit dismissed. lawsuit is available here (pdf).

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

The claim is being brought against Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited by the estates of the greatest ever electric guitarist’s ** permanently permed bandmates, Noel Redding (bass) and Mitch Mitchell (drums).

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 20, 2022

Addressing the amount of the copyrighted work used by McFree, the Judge notes that the law can allow an alleged infringer to copy an entire work, providing the amount used is “reasonably necessary” in relation to the work’s transformative purpose.

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