TorrentFreak

JUNE 9, 2023

Under US copyright law, Internet providers must terminate the accounts of repeat infringers “in appropriate circumstances.” Music Companies sued RCN Internet provider RCN is one of the providers targeted by this legal campaign. Exploring a Potential Settlement RCN initially responded to the allegations with a counterattack.

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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 9, 2022

First off today, Ernesto Van der Sar at Torrentfreak writes that internet service provider Charter Communications has reached a second settlement with the major record labels over allegations that it failed to do enough to stop piracy on its service. 2: Artists to Cash in When Work is Resold with Update of Copyright Laws.

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Plagiarism Today

MARCH 22, 2023

Post Malone reaches last-minute settlement in Circles case, Rwandan author sues publisher and Adobe & Nvidia release new AIs. The post 3 Count: Closing Circles appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 13, 2025

Eircom (Now Eir) Resisted, Then Got on Board Following legal action by the Irish Recorded Music Association (IRMA), representing EMI, Sony, Universal and Warner, Irish ISP Eircom reached a settlement with the labels in 2009, leading to the introduction of a similar program, albeit to a background of legal complications.

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IP and Legal Filings

DECEMBER 17, 2023

Historical lookback The amendment to the existing copyright law act of 1957 was carried out owing to the sensitization of issue of copyright management and revenue sharing structure that is fair and reasonable to all owners and writers of filmed and recorded works. [i] Magic Mantra Vision. [ii]

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

copyright law, Internet providers must terminate the accounts of repeat infringers “in appropriate circumstances.” This legal requirement remained largely unenforced for nearly two decades but a series of copyright infringement liability lawsuits, including a billion-dollar damages award against Cox, have shaken up the industry.

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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 18, 2022

The Copyright Claims Board (CCB), better known as the “copyright small claims court”, became a part of U.S. copyright law in December 2020 with the signing of the Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement Act (CASE Act). . To date only one case, which ended in a settlement, has actually been concluded.

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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, who holds the copyright to a virtual item collaboratively created by multiple avatars? Finally, fostering user awareness is key.

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 13, 2024

However, there seems to be a clarification that there has been no settlement thus far. The producers of ‘Manjummel Boys’ claimed that the money from the success of the movie was given to the music recording companies who own the rights to the music. Music Broadcast Ltd. 2 crore as compensation. Rajasthan Patrika Pvt.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

MAY 11, 2023

The mere reference to ‘copyright’ openly conflicts with the broader definition of Sect 19(1), which correctly refers to copyright-protected works or ‘other protected subject matter’ uploaded by their users. This is just one example of how minimalist and generally unfocused (if not sloppy, in some sections) the Irish transposition is.

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JD Supra Law

JUNE 12, 2024

Music and Trademark lawyer Tamera Bennett and TV and Film lawyer Gordon Firemark discuss: Warner Chappell v. Nealy SCOTUS opinion and the impact of the “discovery rule” in copyright infringement cases and SCOTUS denying cert in Hearst Newspapers LLC v. Bright Data-Data Scraping state law claims were preempted by copyright law.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 11, 2023

In the file-sharing space it typically refers to parties that accuse large numbers of people of copyright infringement, who are then threatened with legal action and the potential for large damages awards. Targets are encouraged to pay settlements to ensure these legal problems go away. They intervened in the Warner Chappell Music v.

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TorrentFreak

OCTOBER 22, 2021

Under US copyright law, Internet providers must terminate the accounts of repeat infringers “in appropriate circumstances.”. Initially, these lawsuits were mostly initiated by music companies, backed by the RIAA. “Plaintiffs and Maverickeye are part of a well-known web of copyright trolls.

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LexBlog IP

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. Sirius XM Radio, Inc. , ”).

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Copyright law states that ISPs must terminate the accounts of subscribers repeatedly flagged as copyright infringers. ” Several lawsuits, filed by music and movie companies over the past few years, claimed that ISPs failed to terminate repeat infringers. BMG Takes on ISP Optimum.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

AUGUST 30, 2021

But much like George Washington’s army, even though Flo & Eddie lost many individual battles, they ultimately won the war, as their quixotic litigation campaign prompted Congress to grant protection to pre-1972 sound recordings equivalent to that provided to newer sound recordings under federal copyright law.

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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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Intepat

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

These algorithms analyze colossal datasets of existing art, music, literature, or other forms of creative content to learn patterns and generate original works. To delve deeper into the question of ownership, we need to grasp the traditional concept of copyright. Copyright laws are designed to safeguard the rights of creators.

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Copyright Lately

MARCH 16, 2023

In a long-awaited decision, the court allows Cher’s royalty lawsuit to proceed despite copyright termination notices from Sonny Bono’s heirs. Per the agreement, Sonny assigned Cher a 50% interest in musical composition and record royalties in the songs he had written or acquired during their marriage.

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LexBlog IP

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. Sirius XM Radio, Inc. , ”).

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TorrentFreak

MAY 16, 2022

For years the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society, the supervising body and publisher for the Jehovah’s Witness religious group, has used the cheap DMCA subpoena process to identify anonymous people said to have infringed their copyrights, usually in music or videos. Devine Intervention Levels The Playing Field.

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TorrentFreak

JANUARY 2, 2024

copyright law, Internet providers must terminate the accounts of repeat copyright infringers “in appropriate circumstances.” The law doesn’t specify what these circumstances are but in recent years federal courts have provided more context.

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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. Law is part of it, but industry factors also affect this.

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 22, 2021

They argue that the report adopts a myopic view of the educational exception in Indian copyright law and how this will hinder access to educational content if implemented. You can read our posts on the report here , here , here , here and here. and held that Google Inc. had infringed on five patents held by Sonos.

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Copyright Lately

AUGUST 22, 2021

Back in May, I wrote about an overzealous copyright infringement lawsuit filed by Rachel Dolezal , the woman best known for mispresenting her racial background. The complaint raised concerns that Dolezal was using copyright law to purge the historical record of her controversial past, while seeking substantial monetary damages in the process.

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SpicyIP

JUNE 25, 2024

He is interested in intellectual property, AI regulation and tech law. Wynk Copyright Dispute: Wynk, Wink, and a 12 Crore Nod! The latest settlement order dated 18th June 2024, authored by Justice R.I. The above 2023 decision ruled that Wynk could not access and use music owned by TIPS Industries Ltd. WYNK Ltd.,

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Highlights of the Week ANI vs OpenAI: Indias Copyright Act is outdated. India’s copyright law does not envision an exception permitting LLM trainings from copyrighted materials. Granules India, the Delhi HC recorded a settlement after Granules’ undertaking for exemption under Section 107A a.k.a

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Barry Sookman

MAY 15, 2022

Record labels and publishers ink major settlement, moving from 9.1 The “Declaration for the Future of the Internet”: What Does it Mean for Copyright Industries? How will Ed Sheeran’s copyright infringement win impact the music industry? Computer and Internet Weekly Updates for 2022-05-07 [link] 2022-05-08.

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SpicyIP

AUGUST 14, 2023

International IP Developments Prosecraft shuts down due to copyright infringment concerns. Bhutanese musical artists call for strict implementation of copyright laws. Google suggests AI should be able to mine all digital contents unless publishers want to opt out.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MARCH 29, 2023

At an initial conference on January 23, 2023, the parties reached a settlement and asked to dismiss the claim. BMG Music Publ’g, 512 F.3d Prutton claims that Oppenheimer was unreasonable in settlement negotiations. On February 3, they submitted a joint request to dismiss the proceeding: So, did the CCB process work?

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

More recently in 2020, Sankalp Jain discussed the copyright challenges in “Dreams,” a video game enabling user-generated content, arguing for the Indian copyright law’s limitations in addressing the the issues around the fan-made creations within the game. see also The Drama in the Definition of ‘Dramatic Works’ ).

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 20, 2023

Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. , To fully understand these conflicting views of the majority opinion, it is necessary to understand both the specific facts of the case and the history of the Supreme Court’s case law concerning the fair-use doctrine. Acuff-Rose Music, Inc. , 569 (1994).

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Copyright Lately

OCTOBER 24, 2022

This prompted a quick settlement which allowed the chair to remain in the picture. copyright law. Think of it as the “Blurred Lines” case , but with images rather than music. While folks who wanted to see Bruce Willis strapped to a torture device were happy, entertainment lawyers were anxious.

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LexBlog IP

JULY 21, 2021

copyright law. Secrecy Reasons : “Some religions use copyright law to keep their religions secret; some religions do not want to disclose their works to the general public.” ”) Other religions “seek copyright for secrecy, but secrecy to protect their students[,].teachers ” Id.

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Copyright Lately

OCTOBER 13, 2024

Nagel’s about to find out that earning a merit badge in copyright law can be tougher than climbing Eagle Rock with a full pack, and obstacles like the idea-expression dichotomy, scènes à faire, and the merger doctrine promise to make this lawsuit anything but a campfire sing-along. a documentary. Horrific, yes. Protectable, no.

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Plagiarism Today

DECEMBER 13, 2022

But both the district court and the appeals court ruled against Genius, saying that their claims were preempted by copyright law. 2: DaBaby Facing Copyright Lawsuit Over His No. 2: DaBaby Facing Copyright Lawsuit Over His No. The terms of the settlement are not known, and neither side had any comment about the deal.

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Copyright Lately

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Does a copyright termination by Sonny Bono’s heirs trump Cher’s marital settlement agreement? Copyright and family law intersect in Cher v. As I’ve discussed before here on Copyright Lately , copyright termination is one of the thorniest areas of copyright law. Robinson v.

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