Is Childish Gambino’s ‘This Is America’ a rip-off? Sorry — I’m having a hard time writing this off as plagiarism. The tracks just don’t sound similar enough. But the runaway train that is the internet is talking these a…
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XXXTentacion Accused of Plagiarism on the Song ‘Never’
XXXTentacion isn’t here to defend himself. But these allegations of plagiarism look pretty convincing. Did XXXTentacion steal someone else’s music, simply add his voice, and pass it off as his own? That’s the pretty convincing alleg…
SoundExchange’s SXWorks launches premium features for NOI copyright tool
Works Claiming and Recordation function now available for premium users
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What Could the Vienna Court Ruling Mean for YouTube and Facebook?
Looks like YouTube can’t use its favorite “safe harbor” defense any longer. In a preliminary ruling, the Vienna Commercial Court has found that no, YouTube isn’t a neutral host provider. Once the ruling goes into effect, YouTube must prevent third part…
YouTube Found Liable for Serious Copyright Infringement In Austria
The Vienna Commercial Court in Austria has ruled that YouTube is not a neutral host provider, and can be held partly liable for copyright breaches in videos uploaded by its users. On Tuesday, the Austrian Commercial Court found that YouTube is directly…
RuPaul’s Entire ‘American’ Album Removed from Spotify Due to a Copyright Infringement Claim on One Song
Copyright infringement cases are running rampant. The latest comes from Azealia Banks, who is accusing RuPaul of ripping off her work. What’s with all of the copyright infringement cases lately? Miley Cyrus recently faced a $300 million lawsuit…
Sony Music Faces Copyright Infringement Charges — Over the Title of an Album
Joel Bosch alleges that Sony Music infringed his copyright by naming a compilation after his famous ’90s song. But are his claims an overreach? Ah, copyright infringement. Sometimes it’s blatant and obvious. Other times harder to pick ap…
Music Publishers Just Scored a Huge Victory Over Wolfgang’s Vault
Wolfgang’s Vault loses a case filed by the National Music Publishers Association (NMPA). After nearly three years of litigation, the National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA) has finally scored a victory against Wolfgang’s Va…
Sir Paul McCartney, Bruce Springsteen amongst 89 new artists backing US CLASSICS Act
Act aims to reform US copyright policy to better compensate the creators of music
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Playboy Drops Its Misguided Copyright Case Against Boing Boing
In a victory for journalism and fair use, Playboy Entertainment has given up on its lawsuit against Happy Mutants, LLC, the company behind Boing Boing. The following comes from Daniel Nazer, senior staff attorney at the Electronic Frontier Fo…