According to Variety, Freeplay Music is suing four multichannel networks (MCNs) on YouTube. These include, AwesomenessTV, Big Frame (owned by AwesomenessTV), BroadbandTV, and Disney’s Maker Studios. Freeplay, a music licensing company, claims that these channels have infringed … [Read more...] about Freeplay Music: Infringement Victim or Copyright Troll?
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Left Shark Dispute
"Left Shark" became an Internet phenomenon after Katy Perry's Super Bowl half-time show earlier this month. In fact, Perry now is seeking to assert a copyright claim in the character (an out-of-sync back-up dancer), according to TechDirt. After the show, Fernando Sosa sought to … [Read more...] about Left Shark Dispute
Dish Hopper Ruling
According to the LA Times, earlier this month, District Judge Dolly M. Gee, ruled in favor of the Dish Network's implementation of several program recording tools. In 2012 and 2013, Dish unveiled four different mechanisms for recording shows--Dish Hopper, Prime Time Anytime, … [Read more...] about Dish Hopper Ruling
En Banc Hearing for the Innocence of Muslims Case
According to Variety, Judge Sidney Thomas for the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, ordered that the "Innocence of Muslims" video case be reheard en banc this upcoming December. The previous ruling shocked tech firms as the 9th Circuit ruled that Cindy Lee Garcia held a copyright … [Read more...] about En Banc Hearing for the Innocence of Muslims Case
Obama Endorses Net Neutrality
According to Deadline, President Obama supported the reclassification of broadband service in the Telecommunications Act on Monday morning, from an information service to a telecommunications service. This has implications for the entertainment industry primarily in the … [Read more...] about Obama Endorses Net Neutrality