Copyright
(Hypebot) — Following the recent passage of the new EU Copyright Directive, Mike Masnick here cites evidence from former MEP Julia Reda as ...
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Universal Music Declares Copyright Ownership Over Recently Public Domain ‘Yes! We Have No Bananas’
(Hypebot) — The 1923 song “Yes! We Have No Bananas” slipped into the public domain – or so we thought. Shortly after a ...
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Will The Copyright Office’s Best Practices Shine Sunlight Unmatched Royalties?
(Hypebot) — By this point, we’re all aware of the pile of cash from unmatched royalties which digital services are hoarding, commonly known ...
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Soon It Will Cost More For Copyright Registration
(Hypebot) — Every few years, the U.S. Copyright Office does a detailed study on its fees in an attempt to determine whether they ...
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Copyright Infringement Liability In The Music Business
(Hypebot) — Living as we are in the digital age, any company which plays host to entertainment media on a large is at ...
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A Cautionary Tale: YouTube, DMCA and Copyright Trolls
(Hypebot) — In this piece Neil Turkewitz uses the framing of the recent federal court case in Nebraska brought by YouTube against Christopher ...
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A Look At The Copyright Office’s New Regulations Concerning Pre-72 Recordings
(Hypebot) — Here Chris Castle outlines some of the new regulations surrounding how the passage of the CLASSICS Act section of the MMA ...
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Changes To YouTube Copyright Claims May Affect You
(Hypebot) YouTube is now unveiling some important changes to its Content ID feature which could impact artist videos moving forward, requiring content owners ...
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Copyright Office Rules “The Carlton Dance” Is Too Simple For A Copyright
WASHINGTON D.C. (CelebrityAccess) — In a significant setback for actor and dance innovator Alfonso Ribeiro, the U.S. Copyright Office has ruled that the ...
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YouTube’s ContentID System Being Repurposed By Blackmailers
(Hypebot) — YouTube’s content ID system has long been maligned by the music industry for its multifaceted failings. The minimal staffing YouTube provides ...
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