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More musical copyright craziness: Every melody has been copyrighted and stored on one hard drive.

February 11, 2020February 11, 2020 Alan Cross 1 Comment Copyright, Infringement

Wait. What? Damoen Riehl and Noah Rubin have set out to catalogue and copyright every single melody that’s musically and

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Music Industry 

This is how insane music copyright claims have become: Totally. F**cked.

February 9, 2020February 9, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Copyright, Infringement, Spotify

About ten days ago, the Geeks&Beats podcast I host with Michael Hainsworth received a takedown notice from Universal Music, alleging

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Random music news for Tuesday, May 22, 2018

May 22, 2018May 22, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, Copyright, Cortana, Game of Thrones, Headphones, Infringement, Kanye West, Michael Jackson, Microsoft, Mozart, Ms. Botha, Podcasts, Pussycat Dolls, Radio, StubHub

Schmooze, the elder English bull terrier, had her tenth birthday yesterday. She still thinks she’s a puppy, which is fine by

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Why Are So Many Artists Giving Co-Writing Credits to Others?

September 24, 2017September 23, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Co-Writing, Copyight, Infringement, Plagiarism, Songwriting

We’re running out of melodies. After almost seventy years of modern rock and popular music, it’s become insanely hard to

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ISP to Pay $8.4 Million for Copyright Infringement

February 16, 2017February 15, 2017 Amber Healy 1 Comment BMG, Copyright, Cox Communications, DMCA, Infringement, Lawsuits

In what’s bound to be viewed a scary decision for internet service providers (ISPs), Cox Communications, a cable and internet

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Weird ISP Piracy Case Gets Support from RIAA, MPAA

January 10, 2017January 10, 2017 Amber Healy 1 Comment BitTorrent, BMG, Copyright, Cox Communication, DMCA, Infringement, MPAA, RIAA, Windstream

A federal court in Virginia ruled that an ISP could be held liable for one of its users sharing pirated

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The “Blurred Lines” Copyright Verdict: Still Causing Issues–And This is Very Bad for Music

November 20, 2016April 13, 2019 Alan Cross 5 Comments Blurred Lines, Bruno Mars, Copyright, Infringement, Uptown Funk

I hate to say it, but I called this one. When the “Blurred Lines” verdict came down–the one saying that

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“Dancing Baby,” Prince Case Shuffling Off to the Supreme Court?

August 14, 2016August 13, 2016 Amber Healy 0 Comments Copyright, Dancing Baby, DMCA, Infringement, Lawsuit, Prince, Universal Music

Hard to believe that after nearly 10 years, the “Dancing Baby” lawsuit is still in process. Even harder to believe

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I Called It: The “Blurred Lines” Copyright Infringement Lawsuit Has Made the Music Industry Paranoid

October 15, 2015April 13, 2019 Alan Cross 3 Comments Blurred Lines, Copyright, Got To Give It Up, Infringement, Lawsuit, Marvin Gaye, Plagiarism, Robin Thicke

When the verdict in the “Blurred Lines” vs. “Got to Give It Up” trial came down, I told everyone who

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Trent Reznor Slaps Down Alberta Politicians

July 7, 2015 Alan Cross 1 Comment Alberta, Cease-and-desist, Copyright, Infringement, NIN, Trademark

You knew this had to happen. When Alberta premier Rachel Notley got together with the mayors of Edmonton (Don Iveson) and

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Now T.I. is Caught Up in the “Blurred Lines” Case

March 20, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Blurred Lines, Infringement, Pharrell Williams, Robin Thicke, T.I., Trial

You thought it was over, did you? Hah!  Pamela Chelin reports in The Wrap how this whole thing just keeps

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