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A federal court recently said the Internet Archive is not protected by fair use doctrine.
In September, a federal appeals court dealt a major blow to the Internet Archive—one of the largest online repositories of free #books , media, and software—in a #copyright case with significant implications for publishers, #libraries , and readers
#fairusedoctrine #fairuse
https://reason.com/2024/11/10/courts-are-coming-for-digital-libraries/
The truth about copyright: even successful authors can’t live on the royalties publishers pay them
walledculture.orgCopyright is built on a lie that most people seem to accept: artists can make a decent living from the current system of rewards that copyright provides.
Generative AI’s Analogs to Technological Disruptions of the Past - The Illusion of More
The effect of Generative AI on copyright does not easily fit analogies to technological disruptions of the past.David Newhoff (The Illusion of More)
A 27-Month Check-In on the Copyright Claims Board (CCB) (Guest Blog Post) - Technology & Marketing Law Blog
By guest blogger Tyler Ochoa This month, the Copyright Claims Board released its quarterly report of “Key Statistics,” covering the period from June 2022 (when it began operation) through September 2024 (9 quarters, or 27 months). Here are a few...Eric Goldman (Technology & Marketing Law Blog)
Google Drive Blackout in Italy After Another Major Anti-Piracy Blunder * TorrentFreak
On Saturday evening Google Drive went dark for millions of Italian users after the service's domain name was added to Piracy Shield.Andy Maxwell (TF Publishing)
Italy is losing its mind because of copyright: it just made its awful Piracy Shield even worse
walledculture.orgWalled Culture has been writing about Italy’s Piracy Shield system for a year now. It was clear from early on that its approach of blocking Internet addresses (IP addresses) to fight alleged copyright infringement – particularly the streaming of f…
https://journals.ku.edu/jcel/article/view/19857
PS: Articles by US govt employees are uncopyrightable, in the public domain from birth.
Public Domain and Paywalled: Journal Articles Authored or Co-authored by U.S. Government Employees
Academic journal articles authored by U.S. government employees are assumed to be in the public domain, though journals vary in communicating this status, and access is often not provided.journals.ku.edu
Family call for $3m in licensing fees stemming from Trump’s frequent use of the Hayes-penned Sam & Dave track Hold On, I’m Comin’.
#copyright #music #uspol
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/08/federal-appeals-court-rules-fair-use-may-be-narrowed-serve-hollywood-profits
#DMCA #FairUse
Federal Appeals Court Rules That Fair Use May Be Narrowed to Serve Hollywood Profits
Section 1201 of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act is a ban on reading any copyrighted work that is encumbered by access restrictions.Electronic Frontier Foundation
James Blake is breaking free from the music industry, and he wants to help others do the same
James Blake no longer has a major label deal, so he's becoming an "armchair expert" in the ways of the music business. He shares what he's learnt, and what's coming next.Dan Condon (ABC News)
Union tells inquiry consumer watchdog should investigate and accuses Live Nation and competitor TEG of anti-competitive behaviour. #competition #music #copyright
Record labels have sent ‘hundreds of thousands’ of copyright infringement notices to Verizon. Now
Record companies sue ISP for alleged ‘massive copyright infringement committed by tens of thousands of its subscribers’.Murray Stassen (Music Business Worldwide)
RIAA’s Copyright Suit Against Verizon Just The Latest Move By The RIAA To Kick People Off The Internet
The RIAA just won’t quit in attacking users on the internet and trying to get them banned from using the internet entirely. The latest news is that all the major record labels have sued Verizon for…Techdirt
Claimants, backed by composer’s estate, lose claim of co-authorship, described as ‘historical fiction’ https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jun/28/french-court-bolero-maurice-ravel-alexandre-benois #copyright
https://www.plagiarismtoday.com/2024/06/11/success-kid-copyright-fair-use-and-memes/
#Copyright #FairUse #Memes #SuccessKid
Success Kid: Copyright, Fair Use and Memes
Photo from Eric Goldman's Technology & Marketing Law Blog Last week, the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a jury verdict that found that using the "Success Kid" meme in a political advertiseJonathan Bailey (Plagiarism Today)
Documentary Filmmaking Community Files Amicus Brief in Important Fair Use Case Involving Tiger King
Today five organizations representing the nationwide documentary community filed a brief amicus curiae in a massively important case involving fair use.UCI IP, Arts & Tech Clinic
Now with added generative AI: a new way to abuse the broken copyright system
walledculture.orgAs Walled Culture the book (free digital versions available) recounts, one of the many problems with copyright is that it can be used – and abused – for purposes that have nothing to do with its original intent of promoting creativity.
Netzsperre für Wissenschaft: Größte deutsche Provider blockieren Sci-Hub
Millionen wissenschaftliche Aufsätze sind auf Sci-Hub ohne Bezahlschranke verfügbar. Der Verlagsbranche ist die Seite deshalb ein Dorn im Auge. Dienetzpolitik.org
https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2024/apr/06/how-ed-sheeran-changed-pop
'The same year, an out-of-court settlement was made between Sheeran and musician Matt Cardle after Sheeran’s song Photograph was accused of copying notes from Cardle’s 2012 single Amazing. Sheeran regretted it, claiming in 2022 that the move opened “the floodgates,” when it came to copyright lawsuits. A year later, when he was taken to court due to the similarities between Marvin Gaye’s Let’s Get It On and his hit Thinking Out Loud, Sheeran was determined to frame these challenges as an existential problem for musicians, vowing to quit altogether if he was found to have breached copyright. He wasn’t – and if his Photograph settlement opened the floodgates, this victory has undoubtedly nudged them in the opposite direction.' #copyright #music
The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 194: CCH Turns 20 - Scott Jolliffe Goes Behind the Scenes of the Landmark Copyright Case That Ushered in Users' Rights - Michael Geist
Twenty years ago today the Supreme Court of Canada released CCH Canadian v. Law Society of Upper Canada, a decision that stands as perhaps the most consequential in Canadian copyright law history as it would firmly establish fair dealing as a users r…Michael Geist
https://www.tennessean.com/story/entertainment/music/2024/04/02/200-musical-artists-sign-an-open-letter-against-harmful-ai-in-music/73179130007/
The letter calls “… on AI developers, technology companies, platforms, and digital music services to cease the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to infringe upon and devalue the rights of human artists.”
Some of the letter's supporters include: Kacey Musgraves, Jon Bon Jovi, Billie Eilish, Darius Rucker, Elvis Costello, Jason Isbell, Marcus King, Noah Kahan, Rosanne Cash, Sheryl Crow and Miranda Lambert. #copyright #music #AI
200 musical artists sign an open letter against unethical AI in music, what to know
The Artist Rights Alliance has circulated an open letter with signatures from musical artists calling for action from tech platforms., The Tennessean (The Tennessean)
https://www.couriermail.com.au/truecrimeaustralia/police-courts-qld/abc-accused-of-deadly-sin-by-artist-in-big-stink-legal-stoush/news-story/da15dbbd98e1026d5370b96a7d617435
The artist who created the art in a public toilet dubbed the “Cistern Chapel” claims the national broadcaster showed his work without attribution, a court has heard. #copyright #moralrights #Attribution #ABC #auslaw #auspol
Chumbawamba not happy about Winston Peters’ use of ‘Tubthumping’
The band has asked their record label to issue a cease and desist to stop the NZ First leader using their 1997 hit to support his 'misguided political views'.Gabi Lardies (The Spinoff)
- https://walledculture.org/the-new-hadopi-piracy-shield-blocks-innocent-web-sites-and-makes-it-hard-for-them-to-appeal/ a terrible idea is already a disaster #copyright #italy
The new Hadopi? Piracy Shield blocks innocent Web sites and makes it hard for them to appeal
walledculture.orgItaly’s newly-installed Piracy Shield system, put in place by the country’s national telecoms regulator, Autorità per le Garanzie nelle Comunicazioni (Authority for Communications Guarantees, AGCOM), is already failing in significant ways.
Out now https://www.elgaronline.com/edcollbook/book/9781803925233/9781803925233.xml
Read the Foreword by Christine Milne AO
the Introduction by Bita Amani Caroline B Ncube and Matthew Rimmer
and Chapter 1 by Julia Janewa Osei-Tutu
https://www.elgaronline.com/edcollbook/book/9781803925233/9781803925233.xml Edward Elgar Publishing. #SDGs #sustainability #IP #innovation #copyright #trademark #patent #tradesecrets #designs #IndigenousIP #PBR #accesstogeneticresources
News media bargaining code
The News Media Bargaining Code governs commercial relationships between Australian news businesses and ‘designated’ digital platforms who benefit from a significant bargaining power imbalance.Australian Competition and Consumer Commission
Two Congressmen Introduce Law To Grant Copyright To Golf Course Design
Of all the ways in which Congress chooses to spend its time and focus its priorities, legislation introducing a solution in search of a problem is surely one of the most frustrating. With that in m…Techdirt
The Book
Another Milestone on our Journey: the Walled Culture Book is out. Download your free ebook or get the paperback below PDF | Walled Culture - the BookePub | Walled Culture - the Bookmobi | Walled Culture - the Book PAPERBACK Amazon.AUAmazon.CAAmazon.walledculture.org
Just Because Mickey Mouse Is In The Public Domain, It Doesn’t Mean The Battle To Prevent Copyright Term Extensions Is Over
The beginning of the year is a great time for the public domain, since it sees thousands of copyrighted works released from the intellectual monopoly that prevents their free creative use. Which wo…Techdirt
Important court ruling on copyright ought to lead to a blossoming of UK open culture – but will it?
walledculture.orgThere’s a post on the Creative Commons blog with some important news about copyright (in the UK, at least): In November 2023, the Court of Appeal in THJ v Sheridan offered an important clarification of the originality requirement under UK copyrigh…
The attention stems from a first-of-its-kind review of copyright law in the age of artificial intelligence. The #technology — which feeds off creative content — has upended traditional norms around #copyright, which gives owners of books, movies and music the exclusive ability to distribute and copy their works.
#LibraryOfCongress #artificialintelligence #AI #intellectualproperty #IP #legal #tech
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/25/technology/ai-copyright-office-law.html
#Music #UMG #SocialMedia #TikTok #Copyright #IP: "Universal Music is set to pull its millions of songs from TikTok after a breakdown in talks over payments.
The move would mean the social media platform would no longer have access to songs by artists including Taylor Swift, The Weeknd and Drake.
Universal accused TikTok of "bullying" and said it wanted to pay a "fraction" of the rate other social media sites do for access to its vast catalogue.
TikTok said Universal was presenting a "false narrative and rhetoric".
Music companies earn royalty payments when their songs are played on streaming and social media platforms.
Although TikTok - which is owned by Chinese company ByteDance - has more than one billion users, it accounts for just 1% of Universal's total revenue, the label said."
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-68150311
Universal Music to pull songs from TikTok
It would mean the social media platform would no longer have access to songs by Taylor Swift, The Weeknd and Drake.By Peter Hoskins (BBC News)
https://popular.info/p/pressed-by-moms-for-liberty-florida
Apart from the #education & #censorship issues here, & the "liberty" of a minority to dictate what everyone else can see, there's a #copyright issue. But it seems that the school hand-drew clothing on the book pages (which is lawful under #FirstSale) & did not reprint copies with altered images (which would be infringement).
#FigLeaves
@academicchatter
Pressed by Moms for Liberty, Florida school district adds clothing to illustrations in classic children's books
Since its initial publication in 1970, millions of children have read In The Night Kitchen, the classic picture book by celebrated author Maurice Sendak.Judd Legum (Popular Information)