TorrentFreak

AUGUST 16, 2024

After filing copyright lawsuits against early peer-to-peer file sharing services and emerging mostly victorious, the global music industry found that any depressant effect, on pirate content availability and consumption, was insufficient. The settlement amount was accrued for as of June 30, 2024,” the document reveals.

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IPilogue

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Music has become a large component of Roblox, with artists like Lil Nas X hosting virtual concerts. Back in June 2021, The National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA) sued Roblox for allowing users to upload copyrighted music without paying a licensing fee. Hopefully, this means more virtual concerts!

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TorrentFreak

MAY 4, 2023

Music fans love to share mixtapes and have done so for decades but sharing these ‘tapes’ over the Internet is not without risk. Spinrilla specializes in ripping off music creators by offering thousands of unlicensed sound recordings for free,” the RIAA commented at the time.

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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

JANUARY 5, 2023

First off today, Tim Ingham at Music Business Worldwide reports that the Copyright Royalty Board (CRB) has accepted a settlement between organizations representing songwriters and publishers and those representing digital streaming services on a new royalty rate for the next five years. Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday.

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Plagiarism Today

OCTOBER 13, 2021

However, both sides have now reached a settlement, bringing the case to a close before that happens. 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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Plagiarism Today

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. However, now the sides have reached a confidential settlement that brings the case to an end. Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday.

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Plagiarism Today

OCTOBER 19, 2021

First off today, Blake Brittain at Reuters reports that the musician Cher has filed a lawsuit against Mary Bono, the widow of Cher’s late music partner Sony Bono, to try and prevent the Bono estate from terminating her rights to the duo’s music. According to the band, Atkins does not have any clearances for their music.

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Plagiarism Today

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Next up today, Andy Maxwell at Torrentfreak writes that one of the Triller lawsuits has taken a turn as the defendant accuses Triller of refusing to honor a settlement agreement and operating in bad faith during the early parts of the disagreement. 3: Music Publishers Propose Higher Streaming Payments.

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Plagiarism Today

MARCH 3, 2022

First off today, Murray Stassen at Music Business Worldwide reports that musician Dua Lipa has been hit with a copyright infringement lawsuit that claims her 2020 hit Levitating is an infringement of an earlier song. In the end, the two sides have agreed to a settlement to bring an end to the lawsuit.

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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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IP Law 360

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Dwight Yoakam reached an out-of-court settlement with Warner Music Group on Monday to end the multiplatinum-selling country music singer's copyright suit in California federal court accusing the record label of "maliciously" punishing him when he moved to end their decadeslong relationship.

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IP Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

On September 27, the National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA) and online game platform provider Roblox announced that the two parties had settled ongoing copyright litigation in the Central District of California over Roblox’s unauthorized use of copyrighted music on its online gaming platform.

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Patently-O

APRIL 4, 2023

The companies eventually settled the case with Apple Computer paying $80k and agreeing to stay out of the music business. expanded into music via iTunes and other services. The two eventually reached another settlement that transfers substantial rights over to Apple Inc. It also filed to register a trademark on the mark.

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

The global music industry is currently in good health and Japan is no exception. In a recent report, RIAJ Chairman and Sony Music Entertainment CEO Shunsuke Muramatsu said that 2024 marked the 11th consecutive year of growth in the domestic market. For good reason it’s seen as the local equivalent of America’s RIAA.

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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

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

First off today, Jack Queen at Reuters reports that Miramax and director Quentin Tarantino have reached a settlement in their dispute over Pulp Fiction-based NFTs. The two sides have now reached a settlement and the terms have not been disclosed. Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday.

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IPilogue

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

In a recent installment in the series of intellectual property disputes in the music industry, electronic artist Four Tet, also known as Kieran Hebden, has won a royalty lawsuit against his independent British record label, Domino Record Label, over how much he is paid every time one of his songs is downloaded or streamed. Sales vs Licences.

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Plagiarism Today

OCTOBER 20, 2022

First off today, Chris Cooke at Complete Music Update reports that Miley Cyrus has settled a lawsuit filed by photographer Robert Barbera over a photograph that Barbera took of Cyrus. Despite being filed just last month, the two sides have now reached a settlement, averting any significant analysis of the case by the court.

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Plagiarism Today

JUNE 29, 2022

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. The terms of that settlement were not disclosed.

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Plagiarism Today

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. TorGuard has agreed in a settlement to block BitTorrent traffic on its servers in the United States using “commercially reasonable efforts” to do so.

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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

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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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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Plagiarism Today

MARCH 31, 2022

Finally today, Chris Cooke at Complete Music Update reports that the ex-wife of Beach Boys songwriter Brian Wilson has filed a lawsuit against Wilson and his publisher over a $50 million deal that saw Universal Music Publishing take over the full rights to his catalog.

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IP Law 360

APRIL 12, 2023

music company settled claims with Lil Yachty over the company's alleged use of the rapper's name without authorization to raise more than $6.5 million in venture capital funds for a line of non-fungible tokens, according to a brief filed Tuesday in California federal court.

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 4, 2022

Helped by the RIAA, Capitol Records, Warner Bros, Sony Music, and other music companies accused Charter of deliberately turning a blind eye to its pirating subscribers. As such, the music companies said Charter was liable for both contributory infringement and vicarious liability. “Pursuant to Local Civil Rule 40.2(b),

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Plagiarism Today

JANUARY 26, 2022

1: Music Archive Wolfgang’s Vault Resolves Copyright Fight Over Concert Recordings. With that defeat, the two sides began settlement negotiations and have now agreed to dismiss the lawsuit with prejudice, meaning that it cannot be refiled. Have any suggestions for the 3 Count? Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday.

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TorrentFreak

AUGUST 2, 2022

Three years ago, several of the world’s largest music companies including Warner Bros and Sony Music sued Internet Provider Bright House Networks. Neither side has made any public statements yet but this likely means that the music companies and Bright House reached a settlement behind closed doors.

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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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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. Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday.

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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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Plagiarism Today

MAY 2, 2022

First off today, Chris Cooke at Complete Music Update reports that the United States Trade Representative has released its annual list of “notorious markets” that identifies countries that, according to it, are failing to take adequate action to prevent copyright and other kinds of intellectual property infringement.

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 23, 2022

Whether movies and TV shows, music or other types of piracy, most major anti-piracy enforcement groups have a dedicated niche to protect. However, in this instance, the man was prepared to reach a settlement with BREIN. Dutch anti-piracy group BREIN covers them all. Pirate IPTV.

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Plagiarism Today

APRIL 4, 2022

Next up today, Chris Cooke at Complete Music Update reports that all the lawsuits filed against Pandora by comedians have been consolidated into a single lawsuit, in a bid to streamline and simplify the litigation process. They would routinely target those that they claimed pirated their content and seek quick settlements.

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Plagiarism Today

AUGUST 10, 2022

1: Music Producer Challenges Copyright Infringement Claims Over Hit Rap Song. Two of the defendants, Bennett and the label, reached a settlement with Campbell. Have any suggestions for the 3 Count? Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday. At the district court level, the judge sided with Campbell.

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TorrentFreak

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Three years ago, several of the world’s largest music companies including Warner Bros. and Sony Music sued Internet provider Grande Communications. Music industry group RIAA, which offered a helping hand in the legal battle, is pleased with the outcome. Jury Finds Grande Guilty. The Jury Verdict. RIAA is Pleased.

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