A coalition of major music publishers, led by Universal Music Publishing Group alongside Concord Music Group and ABKCO Music, has filed a sweeping second copyright lawsuit against AI giant Anthropic, seeking over $3 billion in statutory damages for the alleged infringement of more than 20,000 songs. The filing, submitted January 28 in the Northern District […]
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Anna’s Archive, a decentralized piracy collective formerly known as the “Pirate Library Mirror,” made waves when it announced it had scraped roughly 86 million music files and metadata for 256 million tracks directly from Spotify. The open-source search engine described it as the largest publicly available music metadata database ever assembled. The group planned to
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Google has filed a lawsuit against Texas-based SerpApi. They accuse the company of using hundreds of millions of fraudulent search requests to scrape and steal copyrighted content from Google’s search results on a massive scale. Meanwhile, Spotify grapples with unlawful scraping of its data, which was released on file-sharing sites. The music platform blames a
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Legislative action that addresses problems comes slowly, if at all. However, there are currently three proposals in Congress that aim to find solutions for foreign piracy sites, counterfeit and pirated imports, and AI copyright infringement. The Block BEARD (Bad Electronic Art and Recording Distributors) Act targets large-scale, dedicated foreign online piracy organizations. A bipartisan bill
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A major legal showdown is unfolding between Cox Communications and record labels led by Sony Music. The battle is over internet service provider liability for subscriber piracy and copyright infringement. Cox faces a $1 billion damage award from a Virginia court for allegedly failing to take adequate action against customers who repeatedly infringed copyrights. Cox’s
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Protests and lawsuits have been increasing in recent months around the question of artificial intelligence (AI) training and copyright infringement claims. From authors, musicians, and actors to record company executives and Hollywood insiders, those involved in creative work are demanding that courts and governments address rampant violations of copyright law. AI companies claim fair use
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The ongoing legal battle between major record labels (Warner, Universal, and Sony) and internet service providers (ISPs) over their users’ music piracy and copyright infringement has reached a new phase. These continued court cases highlight the fight between copyright enforcement and unfettered internet access. Labels maintain the right to be compensated for blatant and widespread
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Sony Music Japan and Bandai Namco Music Live are taking legal action against the popular anime music piracy website Hikari-no-Akari. On June 29, they filed for subpoenas in a US federal court, seeking to uncover the identities of those behind the site. Cloudflare Asked to Provide information on Alleged Copyright Infringers at Anime Music Site
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U.S. District Judge Aleta Trauger has allowed a copyright infringement lawsuit against X (formerly Twitter), brought by the National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA), to proceed, after dismissing some of their claims. The judge ruled that the primary question is whether and to what extent the social media platform is liable for acts of copyright infringement
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Altice USA, a prominent internet service provider, faces a new lawsuit from music rightsholders alleging its complicity in widespread music piracy through its services. Copyright Lawsuit Filed by WMG and Sony Against Altice In a recent development, Warner Music Group and Sony Music Entertainment have filed a similar lawsuit in the US District Court against
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