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New York court gives Ed Sheeran a win in ‘Let’s Get It On’ infringement case

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After some three hours deliberating, a jury in New York has found that British singer and songwriter Ed Sheeran did not infringe Marvin Gaye's 'Let's Get It On', co-written with Ed Townsend, in his song 'Thinking Out Loud', written in 2014 with Amy Wadge.

Sheeran was sued alongside his record company Warner Music Group and his publisher Sony Music Publishing by the heirs of Townsend, who claimed that 'Thinking Out Loud' contained similarities with 'Let's Get It On'.

“I’m hopeful that toda...

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Emmanuel is a Washington, DC-based freelance journalist, blogger and media consultant, specialising in the entertainment business and cultural trends. He was the US editor for British music industry trade publication Music Week. Previously, he was the editor of Impact, a magazine for the music publishing community (2007-2009), the global editor of US trade publication Billboard (2003-2006), and the editor in chief of Billboard’s sister publication Music & Media (1997-2003).

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Alibaba’s Ejoy ordered to pay $7.2 million to NetEase for copyright infringement

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May 25, 2023

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Alibaba Group's gaming subsidiary Ejoy has been ordered by a Chinese court in Guangzhou to pay 50 million yuan ($7.2 million) to NetEase in compensation for having infringed on the copyright of the game 'Shuai Tu Zhi Bin' in mobile game 'Three Kingdoms Tactics'.

The court also ordered Ejoy to delete 79 items in 'Three Kingdoms Tactics', which were considered to have infringed on the copyright of 'Shuai Tu Zhi Bin'.

The ruling "emphasises the importance of fair competition in the gamin...

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US judge denies class-action status to Maria Schneider’s suit against YouTube

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May 23, 2023

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Judge James Donato from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California has denied a motion from US songwriter Maria Schneider to qualify her lawsuit against YouTube over the access to the Content ID copyright-protection tool into a class action case.

US composer and performer Maria Schneider has filed a class-action lawsuit against YouTube and parent companies Google and Alphabet in the US District Court in the Northern District of California, San Jose Division.

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Supreme Court finds in favour of Lynn Goldsmith in her copyright case against the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts

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May 18, 2023

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The US Supreme Court has ruled 7-2 in favour of photographer Lynn Goldsmith in the copyright case she filed against the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts (AWF) for the use of a 1981 picture of Prince by the late artist.

“Lynn Goldsmith’s original works, like those of other photographers, are entitled to copyright protection, even against famous artists,” wrote the court in the majority opinion written by Justice Sonia Sotomayor.

Justice Elena Kagan wrote the dissenting opinion, w...

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