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Understanding Music Copyright: A Guide for Independent Musicians

December 13, 2023

We’ve already seen so many court cases over copyright infringement. Sometimes, one artist has a similar idea to another artist and inadvertently makes a song that sounds similar. And sometimes it may be on ... Read More...

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

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 Rights Watch believes Google asked... Read More...

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

Daniel Sanchez

August 10, 2016

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Twitter Sued For Blatant DMCA Takedown Violations

Charlotte Hassan

January 14, 2016

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...

Google Responds: ‘Take Down Stay Down Is Unjustified’

Charlotte Hassan

December 1, 2015

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...

If You Hate the Safe Harbor for Internet Piracy, Sign This Petition.

Charlotte Hassan

November 24, 2015

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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Understanding Music Copyright: A Guide for Independent Musicians

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

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

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

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

Want to Stop Piracy? Try 10 Year Jail Sentences…

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

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

Thousands of Artists Demand Changes to DMCA Exploitation

Twitter Sued For Blatant DMCA Takedown Violations

Google Responds: ‘Take Down Stay Down Is Unjustified’

If You Hate the Safe Harbor for Internet Piracy, Sign This Petition.

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