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Twitter Sued for Over $250 Million by Music Publishers for Copyright Infringement
Music publishers in the US filed a lawsuit against Twitter on Wednesday, claiming the social media platform has violated copyright law by allowing users to post music without a license. Members of the National Music Publishers' Association are seeking more than $250 million (roughly Rs. 2,055 crore) in damages for the alleged infringement of nearly...
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In Twitter vs Centre, Minister's Account Was Locked Over AR Rahman Song
Union Minister for Information Technology Ravi Shankar Prasad on Friday said Twitter denied him access to his account for almost an hour over complaints that he violated copyright law that later emerged to have stemmed from a claim by a music label.
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Bollywood’s Bullying Is Killing Indian YouTube Parody Creators
From T-Series to YRF, Bollywood’s inability to laugh at itself is driving away independent Indian YouTube creators who make parodies. The film industry is helped by India’s archaic copyright law, which doesn’t afford enough protection to works of fair use.
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US Congress Updating Music Copyright Laws as World Goes Digital
The U.S. Congress is working to update laws on who gets paid for recorded music, in a possible omnibus bill, as old CDs pile up at yard sales and music lovers increasingly shift to streaming services such as Pandora and Spotify.
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Ex-MP3tunes chief found liable in music copyright case
The jurors also found MP3tunes was willfully blind to copyright infringement on its website.
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Twitter Sued for Over $250 Million by Music Publishers for Copyright Infringement
Music publishers in the US filed a lawsuit against Twitter on Wednesday, claiming the social media platform has violated copyright law by allowing users to post music without a license. Members of the National Music Publishers' Association are seeking more than $250 million (roughly Rs. 2,055 crore) in damages for the alleged infringement of nearly...
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In Twitter vs Centre, Minister's Account Was Locked Over AR Rahman Song
Union Minister for Information Technology Ravi Shankar Prasad on Friday said Twitter denied him access to his account for almost an hour over complaints that he violated copyright law that later emerged to have stemmed from a claim by a music label.
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Bollywood’s Bullying Is Killing Indian YouTube Parody Creators
From T-Series to YRF, Bollywood’s inability to laugh at itself is driving away independent Indian YouTube creators who make parodies. The film industry is helped by India’s archaic copyright law, which doesn’t afford enough protection to works of fair use.
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US Congress Updating Music Copyright Laws as World Goes Digital
The U.S. Congress is working to update laws on who gets paid for recorded music, in a possible omnibus bill, as old CDs pile up at yard sales and music lovers increasingly shift to streaming services such as Pandora and Spotify.
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Ex-MP3tunes chief found liable in music copyright case
The jurors also found MP3tunes was willfully blind to copyright infringement on its website.
