Bars and venues playing unlicensed music are infringing upon the copyright of musicians
Bars and venues that are playing unlicensed music are getting cracked down by music licensing companies.
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Musicians are being ripped off by cafes streaming music illegally
According to a study by Nielson Music, commissioned by Soundtrack Your Brand, a background music company backed by music streaming service Spotify shows musicians are losing out on an estimated US$2.7 million every year because their music are listened to illegally.
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Music documentary idea stolen
TJ Barrack and his business partner Marc Joubert are suing Jeff and Michael Zimbalist for allegedly copying their concept for Remastered, a documentary series that will explore seminal events in the lives of artists such as Bob Marley, Johnny Cash, Jam Master Jay and Sam Cooke.
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Photographer thunderstruck by photo rip-off
Photographer Sean R. Heavey claims a 2010 photo he took of a supercell thunderstorm, which he called The Mothership, was used by Netflix in their hit series Stranger Things and a Netflix feature-length movie, How It Ends. Netflix denies this. But for photographers, seeing their work reproduced is unfortunately a very common occurrence.
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A rude Jolt for a creator
Mark Robinson was watching television when he got a rude jolt – his invention, Jolt My Car, had appeared on screen under a different name, marketed by a different company.
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Can a national greeting be stolen?
The government of Fiji says it is contesting the trademark of the word “bula”, which was registered by an American company operating a chain of bars in Florida called Bula Nation.
“Bula” apparently means “life”, but is used as a greeting and good wishes, and is used only on the island of Fiji.
Calling it a case of “heritage-hijacking”, Fiji said it is preparing legal action against the owner -
Did PM Mahathir steal the national car project idea?
Malaysia’s Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad claims to have plagiarised the idea of an upcoming national car brand from the people.
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What can you do if government officials steal your ideas?
A Kenyan man is claiming credit for a website launched by the country's Ministry of Education earlier this year.
Ministry officials have taken credit for the website, National Education Management Information System (NEMIS), which stores the records of the academic performance of students.
Daniel Kimencu, through his company Bay Concepts Ltd, is demanding compensation, recognition as the cop -
A rude Jolt for a creator
Mark Robinson was watching television when he got a rude jolt – his invention, Jolt My Car, had appeared on screen under a different name, marketed by a different company.
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The fight over Mandela's R2.1billion smile
South African's Government Communication Information System (GCIS) has been accused of misappropriating a famous photograph of Nelson Mandela. It shows yet again to PitchMark your work to stop such issues from arising.
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Celebrities sued for stealing paparazzi photos… of themselves
Paparazzi pose a strange problem to celebrities – they make money off the photos they take of the celebrities, while the celebrities do not make a cent. So it is a kind of poetic justice when celebrities start stealing photos from paparazzi, usually when they copy the photos from the website of a news outlet that has licensed the photos.
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App designer accuses MTR: Please stand back from the ideas
Hong Kong's MTR refutes allegations by an app designer that it stole their ideas. Promised to call them to clear things up.
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