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JioStar India files lawsuit against VPN operator ExpressVPN for allowing users to bypass territorial licensing controls

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JioStar India Private Limited, operator of India's video streaming platform JioHotstar, has filed a criminal complaint with the Maharashtra Cyber Digital Crime Unit in Mumbai against Express Technologies, operator of the VPN service ExpressVPN, and its parent Kape Technologies PLC. In the complaint, JioStar argues that by providing access to VPNs to circumvent geo-restrictions on its streaming platform, ExpressVPN puts JioStar at risk of copyright infringement for breaking strict territorial exc...

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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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Global Music Rights sues Music Choice for alleged willful infringement

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Privately-owned US music rights society Global Music Rights (GMR) has filed a copyright infringement lawsuit in the US District Court for the Central District of California against online radio operator Music Choice for “repeatedly and willfully" infringing upon GMR repertoire. GMR alleges that Music Choice has "publicly performed no fewer than 95 GMR compositions without authorisation." GMR contends that even after receiving formal notice to stop playing GMR works, Music Choice "kept performin...

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ASCAP sues four US radio groups for failing to secure a license to play music

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The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) has filed infringement lawsuits against four separate radio groups operating a total of 15 stations following what the US rights organisation described as their "continued failure to comply with US copyright law by broadcasting ASCAP songwriter and publisher works without a valid license."

The radio groups are: Haugo Broadcasting Inc. (South Dakota), Spoon River Media (Indiana), Taylor Communications (Mississippi) and Barry Lu...

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American Federation of Musicians sues UMG and WMG over settlements and licensing deals with AI companies

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The American Federation of Musicians (AFM) of the United States and ‌Canada has sued Warner Music Group (WMG) and Universal Music Group (UMG) in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York for "Breach of a Labor Contract" due to their failure to compensate musicians taking part in recordings that have been part of a settlement with, and licensed to AI companies such as Udio and Suno. "The AFM brings this lawsuit because Defendants, two of the largest music companies in the world,...

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