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 […]
Anthropic’s Copyright Infringement of 20,000 Songs, UMG Sues Read More »
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
Anna’s Archive Sued for Data Scraping Copyright Infringement Read More »
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
Labels vs. Supreme Court After Pro-Cox Copyright Ruling Read More »
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
Labels Celebrate Piracy Win but Want More From ISP Read More »
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
Sony Music Japan Takes Anime Music Piracy Site to Court Read More »
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
Court Tosses Much of X Copyright Lawsuit but Parts Remain Read More »
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
Warner Music Group Leads Way In $1.6BN Music Piracy Lawsuit against Altice USA Read More »
Twitter, under its new brand name X, faces a copyright infringement lawsuit from Suisa Digital Licensing. The European music licensing organization alleges that the social media firm failed to compensate music authors and publishers whose works are used on its platform. Suisa Digital Licensing Sues X for Unauthorized Music Use In Wednesday’s statement, Suisa Digital
Twitter Sued for Copyright Infringement by Digital Music Licensing Group Read More »
According to a recently released report by the Content Overseas Distribution Association (CODA), which is based in Japan, Japanese entertainment piracy in 2021, which included music, anime, manga and video games, cost these industries ¥1.9 to ¥2.2 trillion yen (US $14.2-$16.5 billion). This study, which is based on requests and questionnaires from consumers, shows a
Industry Lost 2 Trillion Yen to Manga Piracy in 2021 Read More »
In what is a devastating loss to the world’s file-sharers, the legendary Zippyshare will be shutting down at the end of the month. Since 2006, this popular cyber-locker service, like other file-sharing sites such as Megaupload, was frequently used for the storage of unauthorized music downloads and was often a target for anti-piracy efforts. Cloud
Zippyshare File-sharing Piracy Enabler Shuts After 17 Years Read More »
