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3 Count: False Takedown

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First off today, Zuhaad Ali at The Games Post reports that video game maker Bungie has filed a lawsuit against an individual named Nicholas Minor over allegations that Minor pretended to be a Bungie representative to file false copyright notices against other YouTubers.

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3 Count: Truth Settles

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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. This is supported by the fact that Bungie’s own YouTube channels have also been hit, raising more questions about where the copyright notices are coming from.

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3 Count: Noisy Hill

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Two YouTubers, operating under the name SHNHorror, said that they were doing a test run of a livestream for the upcoming announcement when they received a copyright notice that the video was claimed by Konami, the creators of the series. The post 3 Count: Noisy Hill appeared first on Plagiarism Today.

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3 Count: Polar Thawing

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3: Back 4 Blood Streamers Will Have to Turn Off Licensed Music to Avoid Copyright Strikes. Finally today, Andy Chalk at PC Gamer reports that streamers wanting to play the newly released Back 4 Blood will have to silence the in game music or risk receiving copyright strikes or having their streams shuttered.

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3 Count: It’s Not Complicated

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Other lawsuits have featured artists including 2 Milly, Alfonso Riberio and the “Orange Shirt Kid” However, many of those lawsuits were dropped in 2019 due to a lack of copyright registration. 2: YouTube Holds Licenses For Copyright Lawsuit Plaintiff’s “Entire Back Catalog”.

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3 Count: Calling Duty

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The move comes one year after Tencent Holdings, whcih was alleged to have held more than 80% of thee exclusive music library resources in the country, had been forced by regulators to end all exclusive music copyright agreements. 3: Griselda Records Calls Out WWE Over Copyright Takedowns on Westside Gunn Songs.

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3 Count: Copilot Lawsuit

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However, he alleges that it doesn’t follow the terms of the licenses, including attribution and a copyright notice. 2: Vir Das, Netflix Among Four Booked for Copyright Infringement. The 3 Count Logo was created by Justin Goff and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License.