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Pirate These PC Games and Get Free Bonus Malware Now!
Someone is using cracked copies of top video game titles to install crypto-mining malware on PCs belonging to hundreds of thousands of unsuspecting victims—a ploy…
Record labels sue another ISP, demanding mass disconnections of Internet users
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Artur Debat) The major record labels yesterday filed another lawsuit demanding that an Internet service provider terminate many more subscribers…
Childish Gambino Sued For Copyright Infringement Over “This Is America”
Donald Glover has already faced accusations of plagiarism for “This Is America,” with many pointing out similarities between the 2018 Childish Gambino hit and Jase…
Supreme Court rules copying APIs is fair use
Enlarge / Exterior view of a Googleplex building, the corporate headquarters of Google and parent company Alphabet, May 2018. (credit: Getty Images | zphotos) The…
Twitch copyright bot replaces audio stream on live Metallica concert with generic library music
Dadrock icons Metallica tried to play a live concert on Twitch, but Twitch’s copyright bot detected the copyrighted material and replaced it with generic library…
Cops playing copyrighted music to stop video of them being posted online
On several occasions, cops have started playing popular music when they realize they’re being filmed. The odd behavior has a point: they hope that copyright-strike…
Play Happy Birthday in any genre
Happy Birthday is now free of the decades-long copyfraud scam that made it downright dangerous to play anywhere near a lawyer’s ears. Vole.wtf now hosts…
Beastie Boys approve song use for Biden campaign spot in advertising first
<p>Campaign spokesperson says band agreed to song use due to ‘importance of the election’</p> Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/beastie-boys-joe-biden-campaign-advert-trump-us-election-2020-b1153605.html Indie Brew found this story and shared it with…
Twitch offers streamers a way to safely use licensed music
Twitch streamers are no strangers to DMCA music claims. Over the summer, the platform acknowledged a flood of takedown requests for older videos, which could’ve…
Neil Young sues Donald Trump over use of songs in 'campaign of ignorance and hate'
Lawsuit names songs ‘Rockin’ In the Free World’ and ‘Devil’s Sidewalk’ Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/neil-young-donald-trump-songs-lawsuit-rockin-in-the-free-world-devils-sidewalk-a9654116.html Indie Brew found this story and shared it with you. The Article…
Aerosmith, Rolling Stones Members Demand Campaign Song Clearance
Pearl Jam, R.E.M. and Green Day also sign open letter with Artist Rights Alliance. Continue reading… Source: https://ultimateclassicrock.com/artist-rights-alliance-campaign-songs/ Droolin’ Dog sniffed out this story and…
Mick Jagger and Lorde among stars demanding power over song use at political rallies
Move follows months of controversy over use of songs at Trump rallies Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/campaign-rallies-songs-trump-mick-jagger-lorde-artist-rights-alliance-a9643551.html Indie Brew found this story and shared it with you. The…
US bodies explain why Twitch is suddenly getting takedowns
We’ve been writing about Twitch’s copyright-takedowns problem this month: a barrage of retrospective claims for past music use in videos archived on Amazon’s service, followed by news…
Village People No Longer OK With Trump Using “Macho Man” At Rallies
The Village People are no longer OK with Donald Trump playing their songs at his rallies. Trump has been playing both “Macho Man” and “Y.M.C.A.”…
Twitch streamers receive a flood of music copyright claims for old clips
Twitch streamers have had more than a few headaches in recent days. The company has acknowledged (via Evening Standard) a “sudden influx” of DMCA takedown…
Instagram may require permission before embedding photos
How you use Instagram’s embedding feature may soon change significantly. In a statement to Ars Technica, Instagram said it doesn’t give people who use its embed…
Did Instagram Just Say It’s Rewriting Online Copyright?
In one fell swoop, Facebook may have changed its mind about how the online news media will operate from here on out. Undermining a now…
Twitter disables Trump campaign’s George Floyd video tribute
The social media company last month slapped fact-check warnings on two tweets from the president’s own account. Source: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/twitter-disables-trump-campaign-s-george-floyd-video-tribute-n1225616 Droolin’ Dog sniffed out this story…
Don Henley Argues for Copyright Law Change Before Congress
Eagles co-founder says current regulations are “a relic of a MySpace era in a TikTok world.” Continue reading… Source: https://ultimateclassicrock.com/don-henley-copyright-law/ Indie Brew found this story…
These Free Stock Image Sites Are Picture Perfect
Rawpixel.com/Shutterstock.com Stock images are handy resources for bloggers, news agencies, geeky tech review sites, and a lot more, with ready-to-use images spanning general topics and…
When audio deepfakes put words in Jay-Z’s mouth, did he have a legal case?
Enlarge / This is not an article about Daft Punk remixing or mashing up Jay-Z classics. It’s a photo illustration about machine learning models being…
Coronavirus sees massive surge in piracy, as lockdown leads people to search for free films and TV
Research suggests there will be a continued rise in piracy activity as covid-19 containment measures continue to ramp up Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/coronavirus-torrent-piracy-online-free-stream-download-china-a9444971.html Proactive Computing found this…
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