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“22 million songs a year, and only 12 notes available” – pursuing a copyright claim in the music industry today (Guest column)
This is a guest post on music copyright law by Oliver Lock, and Owen O’Rorke, who, respectively, work in Reputation Management and Intellectual Property & Commercial, at…
King Crimson sue Universal over Kanye West’s sample in ‘Power’
The price of music. The post King Crimson sue Universal over Kanye West’s sample in ‘Power’ first appeared on Far Out Magazine. Source: https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/king-crimson-sue-universal-kanye-wests-sample-power/ Indie…
US SMART Copyright Act aims to provide takedown standards
The latest US legislation for the music industry and internet activists to argue about was launched last week by senators Thom Tillis and Patrick Leahy….
US Copyright Office won’t accept AI-generated work, requires “human authorship”
Comments Source: https://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2022/02/us-copyright-office-refuses-to-register.html Indie Brew found this story and shared it with you. The Article Was Written/Published By:
What Is DRM?
Digital Rights Management (DRM) is a broad range of technologies and methods used to make sure that whoever is using a digital product has the…
YouTube says most disputed copyright claims are resolved in the uploader’s favor
YouTube is shedding more light on the tidal wave of copyright claims it receives. The service has released its first copyright transparency report and it…
Third US omicron case detected in Colorado
Colorado health officials on Thursday reported that the third confirmed U.S. case of the COVID-19 omicron variant has been detected in their state.The Colorado Department…
Streamlabs accused of copying material for its console streaming platform
Streamlabs is coming under fire for material used to launch Xbox streaming platform — and beyond. As Eurogamerreports, rivals have accused the company of copying…
America’s Largest Radio Broadcaster Will Only Play Taylor’s Versions From Now On
iHeartRadio, the largest radio station owner in the US, has announced that it will only be airing Taylor Swift’s re-recorded albums moving forward, as each…
Discord Is Bringing Music Back With a YouTube-Sanctioned Bot
After Google-owned YouTube killed two hugely popular Discord music bots this month, forcing them to essentially shut down in the dead of night over claims…
Megan Thee Stallion Says Label Is Trying To Block Her BTS Remix
Megan Thee Stallion claims that her label is trying to block the release of her new remix of BTS’ chart-dominating K-pop hit “Butter.” According to…
Record labels sue Charter over copyright infringement claims
Charter Communications has been sued by a group of major record labels who claim it has failed to address “flagrant and serial” music copyright infringement,…
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…
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