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Indian singer Guru Randhawa sued for copyright infringement

Indian singer Guru Randhawa sued for copyright infringement

Rolling Stone India reported recently that Indian music producer Vikram Shapribhan Singh, aka Vee, has filed a lawsuit in the Bombay High Court against popular Indian singer Guru Randhawa, T-Series, and Hungama Digital Media Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. claiming copyright infringement.
Vee alleged that T-Series used his sound recordings, musical works, and performances without obtaining prior permis

Authors sue this AI company for copyright infringement

Authors sue this AI company for copyright infringement

Three Authors filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against Amazon-backed artificial intelligence alleging that it committed "large-scale theft" in training its popular chatbot Claude.
The lawsuit was filed by writers Andrea Bartz, Charles Graeber and Kirk Wallace Johnson in a federal court in California claiming that they were not paid "a cent" for copying their work.
They allege that Clau

Barkley sues Quizlet for copyright infringement

Barkley sues Quizlet for copyright infringement

California-based test prep company Barkley & Associates has accused flashcard-making app Quizlet Inc. of copyright and trademark infringement as well as unfair business practices.
Barkley filed a complaint in the US District Court for the Central District of California on July 16th accusing Quizlet of copying its study resources for those seeking to become certified nurse practitioners.

Jeff Dieschburg’s painting, left. Jingna Zhang’s photo, right

Photographer Jingna Zhang finally won her two-year copyright battle

In the most recent development, Singaporean photographer Jingna Zhang won a two-year copyright battle against fine art painter Jeff Dieschburg in the Luxembourg court.
In June 2022, Zhang filed a copyright lawsuit against Dieschburg accusing him of copying her photograph and displaying the painting at an international exhibition as well as winning a cash prize.
However, in December 2022, the

World IP Day 2024: Why respecting intellectual property is key to promoting sustainable innovation

World IP Day 2024: Why respecting intellectual property is key to promoting sustainable innovation

Whether you are a creator or an innovator, it is crucial to get your work protected as intellectual property before you market it and get paid by vendors.
To celebrate World IP Day 2024's theme - IP and the SDGs: Building our common future with innovation and creativity, PitchMark hosted an interesting webinar featuring PitchMark founder Mark Laudi, legal advisor Frank Rittman and our special g

The Link Between Intellectual Property and Sustainable Creativity

The Link Between Intellectual Property and Sustainable Creativity

The World Intellectual Property Organization observes April 26 as World IP Day each year to raise awareness about intellectual property rights and the contributions that innovation and creativity make towards social and economic progress.
This year, the World IP Day theme is "IP and SDG's: Building our Common Future with Innovation and Creativity," which was announced by WIPO Director General D

Mariah Carey accused again of copying 'All I Want for Christmas Is You'

Mariah Carey accused again of copying 'All I Want for Christmas Is You'

Songwriter Andy Stone has filed a second copyright infringement lawsuit against Mariah Carey’s team claiming that her 1994 hit song “All I Want for Christmas is You" is in fact an unauthorized infringement of his 1989 release with the same title.
The action, filed on November 1st against Carey and her co-writer Walter Afanasieff and co-defendants Sony Music Entertainment, Kobalt Music Publishin

Music publishers sue AI startup Anthropic over copyright infringement

Music publishers sue AI startup Anthropic over copyright infringement

Universal Music Group (UMG), Concord Publishing, and ABKCO Music & Records have launched a lawsuit against Anthropic, accusing them of committing direct, vicarious, and contributory copyright infringement when training its AI chatbot, Claude.
The lawsuit, filed in the Nashville Division of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee on October 18, claims that Anthr

BackGrid sues Audacy for copyright infringement

BackGrid sues Audacy for copyright infringement

BackGrid USA, a celebrity news agency, has filed a lawsuit against Audacy, a free broadcast and internet radio platform, alleging that it violated BackGrid’s copyrights in 21 pictures by posting them on its websites without authorization.
The lawsuit was filed in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, the location of Audacy's corporate headquarters in September. Audacy su

Elon Musk's social media platform sued for copyright infringement by marketing agency

Elon Musk's social media platform sued for copyright infringement by marketing agency

Legal-marketing firm X Social Media LLC filed a lawsuit against X Corp (formerly known as Twitter), in a federal district court in Florida, alleging that the social media giant's new name and related marketing campaign violates its registered trade and service marks featuring the letter "X" constituting both unfair competition and a deceptive trade practice.
The plaintiff is situated in Winderm

Ed Sheeran to fight another copyright infringement battle over ‘Thinking Out Loud’

Ed Sheeran to fight another copyright infringement battle over ‘Thinking Out Loud’

The long-running legal dispute about whether Ed Sheeran’s hit song “Thinking Out Loud” is a plagiarized version of Marvin Gaye’s legendary "Let's Get It On" remains ongoing.
A different group of plaintiffs presented their opening arguments at a federal appeals court on September 29, setting the stage for years of additional litigation and a decision that might resurrect the case against Sheeran

John Grisham, George RR Martin and several other authors sue OpenAI for copyright violations

John Grisham, George RR Martin and several other authors sue OpenAI for copyright violations

Several artificial intelligence platforms are facing a slew of lawsuits from writers, visual artists, and source-code writers.
Most recently, 17 authors, including John Grisham, Jodi Picoult, and George R.R. Martin, are suing OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, for "systematic theft on a mass scale," the latest in a wave of legal action by writers concerned that artificial intelligence program

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