Justin Beiber Ordered to Pay $10 million In Copyright Infringement Lawsuit

Another music industry lawsuit… Justin Beiber’s 2010 hit song ‘Somebody To Love’ on his ‘My Word 2.0’ album came under fire back in 2013 when he and his producer and mentor, Usher were accused of copyright infringement. The lawsuit was brought forward by singer De Rico and songwriter Mareio Overton who accused both Beiber and […]

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Linking to Pirate Content Copyright Isn’t Illegal, EU Court Rules

The advocate general Melchior Wathelet is the individual behind this notion. The opinion was raised due to an ongoing case between Playboy and a Dutch web page GeenStijl.nl.  The Dutch site linked to leaked Playboy photos that were hosted on a file-hosting site File-factory, back in 2011.  Playboy successfully requested removal of the photos from File-factory, but […]

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Thousands of Artists Demand Changes to DMCA Exploitation

400 artists, songwriters, managers and music organizations are now demanding DMCA reforms, perhaps the start of a serious groundswell. Hundreds of music industry figures have joined forces to collectively petition to the U.S. Copyright Office for reforms to the current Digital Millennium Copyright Act, or DMCA.  The Act, signed into law in 1998, is now viewed as […]

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