Copyright Alliance
- Creator Spotlight with Singer/Songwriter Moody Bank$ September 21, 2023This week we’d like to introduce you to singer/songwriter Moody Bank$. You can follow her on Instagram and Twitter. You can also listen to her music on Spotify, Apple Music, […] The post Creator Spotlight with Singer/Songwriter Moody Bank$ appeared first on Copyright Alliance.
- Empowering Independent Musicians and Labels September 20, 2023It’s never been more challenging to be an independent music performer or songwriter. Before the pandemic, the number of full-time songwriters in one of our music cities, Nashville, had already […] The post Empowering Independent Musicians and Labels appeared first on Copyright Alliance.
- Creator Spotlight with Voiceover Actor Liisa Lee September 12, 2023This week we’d like to introduce you to voiceover producer, coach, and actor Liisa Lee. You can follow Liisa Lee on Instagram and Twitter. What was the inspiration behind becoming […] The post Creator Spotlight with Voiceover Actor Liisa Lee appeared first on Copyright Alliance.
Creative Future
- What’s Behind Closed Doors at OpenAI? September 20, 2023When Sam Altman, CEO of the company behind ChatGPT, gave Congressional testimony about the dangers of AI, many believed Altman had genuinely altruistic intentions. More cynically, we wondered if Altman was embarking on a preemptive apology tour, aiming to foster good will before damning revelations about his company could come to light. OpenAI started in... […]
- Why We Can’t Dance on a Piracy Ring’s Grave September 13, 2023In June 2023, WesternRus announced to customers with regret that it would have to suspend its piracy operation. Given that WesternRus had profited handsomely from selling films – without bearing any costs of making them – what could possibly explain its sudden demise? According to WesternRus, its profitability had been destroyed by … massive piracy!... […]
- A “Don’t Be Evil” Emergency: Updating the Google Timeline of Scandal and Strife September 6, 2023In December 2022, Google initiated “code red.” Fucking finally! This meant that Google was mobilizing its hordes to protect user privacy, restore compliance with antitrust laws, and disentangle its ad revenue machine from profiting from massive criminal enterprises. Right? Wrong. Google invoked “code red” to announce a completely different priority. “Code red” for Google meant... […]
Stephen Carlisle
- Appellate Court Rules Copyright Book Deposit Requirement Unconstitutional…Sort Of September 7, 2023The Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia released a rather surprising decision regarding the Copyright Acts’ requirement that books published in the U.S. provide the Library of Congress with two copies of the work. Surprising in the fact that the deposit requirement has a long history in the Copyright Act and the requirement […]
- Court Sends Fan Fiction Writer’s Suit Against Tolkien Estate to Mount Doom August 17, 2023One of the dangers of “fan fiction” is that the author of the work may suddenly decide that a subsequent work by the original author plagiarizes their work. That’s exactly what happened in a recent copyright case in California. The writer of an unauthorized sequel to “The Lord of Rings” sued the Estate of J.R.R. […]
- State Attempts to Sink Blackbeard Infringement Case by “Deep Sixing” the Law They Passed to Claim the Copyrights August 10, 2023“This lawsuit is about Piracy, Greed and Revenge.” So opens Rick Allen’s amended complaint against the State of North Carolina for effectively injecting his copyrighted video footage into the public domain. Yet, now, North Carolina attempts to end the case by repealing “Blackbeard’s Law,” the statute at the heart of the controversy. NSU's Copyright Officer, […]
Hugh Stephens Blog
- India Government Adopts New Tool to Tackle Film Piracy and Modernizes Content Classification September 19, 2023On August 4, 2023, India’s Cinematograph (Amendment) Bill, 2023, received Presidential assent and became the law of the land. Enactment marked the culmination of a decades-long process to update the country’s anti-piracy laws by cracking down on camcording in theatres and imposing significant penalties for distribution of illegally recorded films. This legislation marks a real […]
- Canada’s Online News Act: Will New Regulations Clarifying Revenue Expectations from Dominant Platforms Bring an End to Their News Blocking Tactics? September 11, 2023(Since the majority of my readership is outside Canada, I have gone into somewhat more background detail in this post than is probably necessary for Canadian readers, who may wish to skip the parts covering some well-rehearsed details of the legislation). As Canada’s disastrous wildfires continued their destructive path, with 2/3 of the population of […]
- When will the Trudeau Government act on Promised Copyright Reform? August 23, 2023On August 3, almost 30 organizations,[i] representing 50,000 Canadian writers, visual artists and publishers released an open letter to newly appointed Heritage Minister Pascale St. Onge urging her to tackle “meaningful copyright reform”. That is the code-word for the need to end the current free-riding by the education sector–elementary, secondary and post-secondary–in Canada (outside Québec) […]
Gordon Firemark Podcasts
- The Prince Files May 24, 2023The Latest episode of my Entertainment Law podcast, Entertainment Law Update, is now available for your enjoyment. Listen here, or subscribe and download in your favorite podcast listening app. Show notes are located at http://entertainmentlawupdate.com/157 In this episode: - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - […]
- Metabirkins, Everly Bros., Gonzales v. Google, and more. February 23, 2023The Latest episode of my Entertainment Law podcast, Entertainment Law Update, is now available for your enjoyment. Listen here, or subscribe and download in your favorite podcast listening app. Show notes are located at www.entertainmentlawupdate.com/154 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - […]
- Tattoos, Warhol and Police Parodies October 26, 2022The Latest episode of my Entertainment Law podcast, Entertainment Law Update, is now available for your enjoyment. Listen here, or subscribe and download in your favorite podcast listening app. Show notes are located at www.entertainmentlawupdate.com/150 In Memoriam: Marybeth Peters MELENDEZ V. SIRIUS XM TATTOO CORNER TATTOO ARTIST WINS VS TAKE2 CARDI B WINS LITIGATION REGARDING HER TATTOO ROY […]
Content Café – Australia
- Amazon sues pirate DVD seller operating in Australia August 29, 2023Amazon has filed a lawsuit in California against a group of online stores that sell pirated DVDs. One of the sites, which is run by an individual based in China, […]
- GenAI art not copyrightable, US court finds August 29, 2023A US District court has ruled that artwork created by Generative AI cannot be protected by copyright and that human authorship is an essential requirement of copyright. Despite the ruling, […]
- India’s parliament passes new anti-piracy bill August 28, 2023The amended Cinematograph Bill imposes harsher penalties aimed at curbing film piracy. The new law would make piracy a criminal violation punishable by up to three years in prison and […]
TorrentFreak
- Terminate Future Piracy? You’re Talking About Things I Haven’t Done Yet September 22, 2023Sites subjected to a DMCA takedown notice should consider removing the content in question or contesting the claim. But consider this scenario. To reduce piracy, Google accepts DMCA takedown notices for URLs that don't yet exist in its indexes. So what happens if you receive a 'future piracy' notice that's clearly bogus? A DMCA counter […]
- Google & Cloudflare Must Share Traffic Stats in Manga Piracy Case September 22, 2023Several major manga publishers are trying to recoup millions of dollars in damages from the operator of Mangamura, which was once the largest manga piracy site. To substantiate their claim in a Japanese lawsuit, the publishers took a detour through a U.S. court that recently granted a subpoena, requiring Google and Cloudflare to share traffic […]
- Sports Streaming Domain Sidelined Following Court Order September 21, 2023The domain names of several sports streaming sites stopped resolving yesterday. According to domain privacy company Njalla, an Indian court order forced its hand. However, the aftermath of the action isn't as broad as it initially appeared. As time passed by, Freestreams-live1.top is the only remaining target we were able to identify. From: TF, for […]