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Two US Copyrights Office Heads Defend Maria Pallante

Why Was Maria Pallante Fired? US Copyright Office Chiefs Not Having It

Daniel Sanchez
December 5, 2016
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Image by Mario Mancuso (CC by 2.0) Not everyone agrees with the "sudden" (forced) dismissal of Maria Pallante at the US Copyright Office. Why exactly did Maria Pallante quit the U.S. Copyright Office? Artist... Read More...

Ed Sheeran Sued By Heirs of Marvin Gaye’s ‘Let’s Get It On’ Co-Writer

Daniel Sanchez
August 10, 2016
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According to court documents obtained by Digital Music News, several heirs to Edward Benjamin Townsend, co-writer of the Marvin Gaye’s popular hit song “Let’s Get It On,” are suing Edward Christopher Sheera... Read More...

The Lawyer Who Got $7.4 Million from Pharrell Is Now Suing Ed Sheeran for $20 Million

Charlotte Hassan
June 8, 2016
10
Another music industry lawsuit. This time it's Ed Sheeran that faces the brunt of a copyright infringement lawsuit... Ed Sheeran is being sued for a massive $20 million for copying an X-Factor winner's song,... Read More...

Despite 70 Million Copyright Complaints Last Year, the Top 10 Infringing Sites Are Still Standing…

Charlotte Hassan
May 31, 2016
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According to a report by TorrentFreak, Google's Transparency Report shows that the top 10 infringing sites received 70 million infringement complaints last year. This news comes after major copyright holders... Read More...

Want to Stop Piracy? Try 10 Year Jail Sentences…

Charlotte Hassan
April 21, 2016
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UK Government says two years is not enough for copyright infringement offenses... The UK government has concluded that the punishment for online pirates should be a 10-year jail sentence, Torrent Freak reports... Read More...

Updated: Justin Bieber Faces $10 Million Charge In Copyright Infringement Lawsuit

Charlotte Hassan
April 15, 2016
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Another day, another music industry lawsuit... Update: In our earlier coverage, we noted that Bieber had been ordered to pay a $10 million penalty.  But while the plaintiffs have made a motion to the court r... Read More...

Linking to Pirate Content Isn’t Illegal, EU Court Rules

Charlotte Hassan
April 7, 2016
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The advocate general Melchior Wathelet is the individual behind this notion. The opinion was raised due to an ongoing case between Playboy and a Dutch web page GeenStijl.nl.  The Dutch site linked to leake... Read More...

Thousands of Artists Demand Changes to DMCA Exploitation

Charlotte Hassan
April 1, 2016
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400 artists, songwriters, managers and music organizations are now demanding DMCA reforms, perhaps the start of a serious groundswell. Hundreds of music industry figures have joined forces to collectively pe... Read More...
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Twitter Sued For Blatant DMCA Takedown Violations

Charlotte Hassan
January 14, 2016
4
Twitter is being accused of serious copyright infringement, due to ignoring several DMCA takedown requests. Like so many user-generated sites, Twitter is often used to host or link to copyright infringin... Read More...
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Google Responds: ‘Take Down Stay Down Is Unjustified’

Charlotte Hassan
December 1, 2015
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What if 'Takedown' became 'Take down, Stay down' for obvious, repeated infringers?  Unsurprisingly, Google hates the idea. Major copyright holders have been struggling to control massive online infringement ... Read More...
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If You Hate the Safe Harbor for Internet Piracy, Sign This Petition.

Charlotte Hassan
November 24, 2015
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Several significant copyright milestones were reached earlier this year.  The first key development was that Congressional hearings began on reforming US copyright law.  The reforms addressed problems with th... Read More...
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Imagine If ISPs Were Responsible for All That Copyright Infringement

Paul Resnikoff
September 24, 2015
40
  One of the most important cases in the history of music copyright and content protection is happening right now, with a decision expected in months.  Yet very few are even aware of its existence. ... Read More...
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