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30 Nov 2023, 6:41 am by Eric Goldman
Universal Music * 512(f) Plaintiff Can’t Get Discovery to Back Up His Allegations of Bogus Takedowns–Ouellette v. [read post]
11 Aug 2023, 4:00 am by Holly
” In response to the track taking the internet by storm, music industry giant Universal Music Group (“UMG”) sent urgent letters to streaming platforms, including Spotify and Apple Music, asking them to block AI companies from collecting melodies and lyrics from copyrighted songs to create new AI-generated songs, citing a “moral and commercial responsibility” to prevent unauthorized use of artists’ voices. [read post]
Citing “substantial documentary evidence” consisting of emails and letters, Justice Borrok of Manhattan’s Commercial Division concluded that a legal malpractice claim brought by former president of Universal Music Group’s (“UMG’s”) Republic Records, Charlie Walk was based on a “false narrative” and consequently dismissed the complaint pursuant to CPLR 3211(a)(1) and (a)(7).[1] As early as January 2018,… [read post]
15 Dec 2021, 1:31 pm by Eric Goldman
To my knowledge, the only litigated case that resulted in a 512(f) win was Online Policy Group v. [read post]
29 Nov 2021, 11:52 am by Chris Castle
It is understood that SME, UMG, WMG, RIAA and NMPA will sign this MOU 3 at the outset, and that NMPA will use its best efforts to obtain the signatures of all the music publishers represented on its Board of Directors as additional Parties to this MOU 3 by October 28, 2016. [read post]
20 Aug 2021, 11:27 am by Chris Castle
  That must be a pretty small group of true independents who have cobbled together a distribution network for the Subpart B configurations to deal with the logistics of manufacturing, warehousing, shipments, returns, and the like—branch distribution is what makes a major label a major. [read post]
8 Aug 2021, 8:17 am by Eric Goldman
This circular logic reminded me a little of one of my least-favorite trademark cases of all time, the SMJ Group, Inc. v. 417 Lafayette Restaurant case. [read post]
5 Aug 2021, 5:41 am by Editor Charlie
Lowery is the founder of the musical groups Cracker and Camper Van Beethoven and a lecturer at the University of Georgia Terry College of Business and is based in Athens, Georgia. [read post]
30 Jul 2021, 8:21 am by Editor Charlie
  The Independent Music Creators speak today (i) in strong opposition to any rulemaking that would result in the adoption by the CRB of a proposed, continuing freeze on mechanical royalty rates for physical phonorecords, permanent downloads, ringtones, and music bundles, and (ii) against other, non-transparent elements that may be presented to the CRB by the National Music Publishers Association (“NMPA”), the Nashville Songwriters Association… [read post]
10 Dec 2020, 7:44 am by Rebecca Tushnet
Universal Music Latino, --- F.Supp.3d ---- (2020) “Despacito” or “Despasito” As Title and Lyric and other shared words were not protectable, nor were the number of times the words were used, nor was the general style or theme of the works 3. [read post]
27 Nov 2020, 9:52 am by Eric Goldman
Universal Music * 512(f) Plaintiff Can’t Get Discovery to Back Up His Allegations of Bogus Takedowns–Ouellette v. [read post]
14 Sep 2019, 3:38 am by Ben
 In their complaint, the major labels allege RCN Telecom has been aware for years of rampant copyright infringement by its subscribers, thousands of whom they assert include repeat offenders (UMG Recordings, Inc., et al. v. [read post]
3 Aug 2019, 9:35 am by Eric Goldman
Universal Music * 512(f) Plaintiff Can’t Get Discovery to Back Up His Allegations of Bogus Takedowns–Ouellette v. [read post]
5 Dec 2017, 12:01 pm by ligitsec
Morton David Goldberg, Cowan, Liebowitz & Latman, New York, New York, for amici Alliance Entertainment Corp., Audible Inc., Blue Spike, Inc., The Clandestine Group, Inc., Digimarc Corporation, Digital Media on Demand, Inc., FullAudio Corporation, InterTrust Technologies Corporation, Oak Technology, Inc., Reciprocal, Inc., RioPort, Inc., RPK SecureMedia Inc., Verance Corporation, and VNU USA, Inc. [read post]
11 May 2016, 1:04 am
The plaintiffs, which included UMG Recordings, Capitol Records and Universal Music Publishing Group, claimed that IFP infringed copyright in numerous works by failing to secure appropriate copyright licences.PREVIOUSLY ON NEVER TOO LATENever too late 94 [week ending on Sunday 1 May] - Vantablack: is it possible to have rights over a colour? [read post]
28 Dec 2015, 2:51 am by Ben
District Judge Colleen McMahon rejected Sirius’ arguments that Flo & Eddie Inc, controlled by founding band members Howard Kaylan and Mark Volman, did not own copyrights in The Turtles’ recordings or that Sirius had an “implied” license to play Turtles' songs. [read post]
7 Aug 2015, 8:36 am by Rebecca Tushnet
  Another group sees a physical product with “buy now,” and third variation is eBook that says something else. [read post]