One week back, stream-ripper Yout appealed the dismissal of its years-long defamation and DMCA lawsuit against the Recording Industry Association of America. Now, the RIAA is officially demanding that the Hartford-based plaintiff cough up $250,000 in a…
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Stream-Ripper Yout Appeals RIAA Defamation and DMCA Lawsuit Dismissal
Last month, a judge dismissed the much-publicized lawsuit filed against the RIAA by stream-ripping platform Yout. Now, the Hartford-based plaintiff is officially appealing. Yout’s latest move in the years-long legal battle just recently came to light v…
Gone With the Wind Piracy Surges After HBO Max Removal
The death of George Floyd has ignited serious talks about racism in the United States. It also prompted the removal of ‘insensitive’ media like Gone With the Wind. The result is a massive spike in piracy for removed media. HBO Max removed G…
British Label Group BPI Has Submitted 500 Million URLS to Google for Removal
British label group BPI has submitted its 500 millionth URL to Google for removal. It is reaching one billion removals from all search engines combined. While music streaming is growing globally, piracy is still a problem. Industry groups take action a…
How Long Will Spotify Allow Bootleg “Podcasts” to Top the Charts?
A substantial number of podcast bootleggers are delivering illegal music to Spotify users, and it’s unclear how — or if — the streaming service will stem the tide of copyright infringement and stolen royalties. According to a report from Pitchfork, a s…
Record Label Lawyers Want To Ask Jurors About Their Torrenting Habits
The piracy case against ISPs continues with juror questions about their piracy habits. Record label lawyers want to know potential juror’s torrenting habits in an upcoming trial. The piracy case against Cox and other ISPs accuses them of not doin…
Lady Gaga Tweets Stolen Images to Criticize Her Music Pirates — ShutterStock Responds
Lady Gaga caused an uproar on social media when she tweeted ‘pirated’ stock photos. The singer used the images to criticize fans who listened to her leaked song early. The singer’s newest song, “Stupid Love” leaked on the …
Composer Discovers His Music Is All Over Chinese TV, Can’t Get Paid
In a collection of 37 Twitter posts, composer Kerry Muzzey described his odyssey of trying to get paid for music of his that has appeared on Chinese TV. Muzzey alleges that the culprit is China Central Television (CCTV). He insists that, for many years…
YouTube Blocks Chanukah-Themed Parody of Lil Nas X’s ‘Old Town Road’
It is being reported that YouTube took down a Chanukkah parody video because of copyright violations, despite the claimant allegedly not providing what content the video infringed. A Capella Orthodox Jewish group called the Maccabeats produced the vide…
YouTube Update Makes It Easier To Deal with Copyright Claims
YouTube has updated its Studio platform to allow video creators the ability to more easily deal with copyright disputes. Creators now can directly respond to copyright claims in the platform’s interface. They will see the following information th…