Tencent Music Entertainment has prevailed in its copyright infringement case against NetEase Cloud Music over the latter’s unlicensed use of Jay Chou’s songs. A Chinese court in the city of Shenzhen has ordered NetEase to pay Tencent 850,00…
Category archives: Copyright
The Weeknd Fails to Reduce Copyright Infringement Lawsuit on ‘A Lonely Night’
A California federal court has denied a request by The Weeknd to reduce the scope of a copyright infringement lawsuit brought against him by three British songwriters who believe his song “A Lonely Night” plagiarizes theirs. The suit was fi…
YouTube Bans Former Trump Aide Sebastian Gorka Over Copyright Violations
It is being reported that YouTube has banned former White House aide Sebastian Gorka for copyright violations, after he included music from Imagine Dragons without licensing it. According to a Twitter post by the band’s lead singer Dan Reynolds, …
TuneIn Downplays Its Major Label Legal Defeat — “The Judgment Will Have Very Little Impact”
Last week, TuneIn suffered a legal defeat against two of the major labels on copyright infringement grounds. In the UK-based decision, TuneIn was found liable for streaming stations based outside of the country. In his decision, judge Colin Birss in L…
Major Labels, RIAA Target Music Hosting Service Wi.to for Massive Copyright Infringement
The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) has issued a DMCA subpoena to CloudFlare in order to discover the owner of one of its customers: the music hosting service Wi.to. The music industry trade group is accusing Wi.to of allowing copyrigh…
TuneIn Loses Its Massive Copyright Infringement Suit In the UK — Report
Bloomberg is reporting that two major record labels have won a copyright infringement lawsuit against TuneIn in the United Kingdom for streaming music without a license. Earlier today, Judge Colin Birss in London found in favor of Warner Music U.K. and…
Soon It Will Cost More For Copyright Registration
Every few years, the U.S. Copyright Office does a detailed study on its fees in an attempt to determine whether they need adjusting. In their latest audit, the office decided it was time to raise its rates by about $10 for most electronic filings. ___________________________ Guest post by Bobby Owsinski…
YouTube Creator Lindsay Ellis Battles Universal Music Over Fair Use Claim
Film critic and YouTuber Lindsay Ellis is fighting against a copyright strike filed by Universal Music Group. She says her use of the song in question falls under “fair use.” UMG’s copyright claim was filed against Ellis’ video,…
Government Regulations, Frozen Mechanicals ant the Importance of Advocacy
Chris Castle breaks down in detail just how harmful the regulations imposed by the government surrounding mechanical license royalty rates are, and the value of advocacy in righting the ship to create a more balanced industry. _____________________________ Guest post by Chris Castle of Music Technology Policy There is a certain…
CASE Act: The Bill Every Musician Needs To Know About
Jessica Sobhraj of Cosynd outlines what the passage of the CASE Act means for independent songwriters and creator and the ease and affordability of filing and resolving copyright disputes. ____________________________ UPDATE: The CASE act overwhelmingly passed the US House of Representatives this week and the bill is headed to the…