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  • Music streaming fraud inquiry launched by US Copyright Office
  • Site-Blocking Push Continues With ‘Operation Lumen’ — Nearly 300 Stream-Ripping Domains Targeted in Brazil and Peru
  • Congressional Bill to Block ‘Foreign Piracy Sites’ Introduced

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musicbusinessworldwide.com /2 weeks ago

Music streaming fraud inquiry launched by US Copyright Office

Notice of inquiry arrives a day after Michael Smith sentenced to 18 months in prison Source

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digitalmusicnews.com /1 month ago

Site-Blocking Push Continues With ‘Operation Lumen’ — Nearly 300 Stream-Ripping Domains Targeted in Brazil and Peru

Another site-blocking initiative has officially commenced – this time in Latin America, where Operation Lumen has targeted over 300 stream-rippers across Peru, Paraguay, Brazil, th...

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digitalmusicnews.com /1 month ago

Congressional Bill to Block ‘Foreign Piracy Sites’ Introduced

Rep. Darrell Issa introduced a bill aimed at creating an expedited process to block foreign piracy sites. But already, it’s getting slammed by critics. On Monday, Rep. Darrell Issa...

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arstechnica.com /1 month ago

“Zlibrary my beloved”: Anthropic staff chats extolling piracy cited in Sony suit

Lawsuit: Anthropic’s torrenting totally screwed songwriters as AI songs top charts.

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ajournalofmusicalthings.com /1 month ago

At least one music apocalypse has been averted. Here’s what you need to know.

Copyright is one of the oldest laws still in use. The rules regarding the “right to copy” intellectual property were first protected by Great Britain’s Statute of Anne in 1710. The...

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ipwatchdog.com /2 weeks ago

Copyright Office Solicits Comment on Music Streaming Fraud

Today, the U.S. Copyright Office published a notice of inquiry (NOI) in the Federal Register soliciting public comment on issues related to music piracy threatening billions in U.S...

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fortune.com /1 month ago

Sony and Warner Music sue Anthropic over alleged theft of ‘tens of thousands’ of songs, including ‘I Am the Walrus’ and...

The music publishers are seeking up to $150,000 per pirated song—and $25,000 for each removed copyright information.

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law360.com /1 month ago

Sony, Warner Music Sue Anthropic Over 'Brazen' IP Theft

Sony Music and Warner Chappell Music have accused Anthropic in California federal court of carrying out a "brazen campaign" of musical composition theft, alleging the Claude-maker...

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digitalmusicnews.com /4 weeks ago

Is Streaming Fraud a Victimless Crime? Facing Prison Time, Streaming Fraudster Michael Smith Argues Fake Streams ‘A Drop...

Attorneys for streaming fraudster Michael Smith request probation rather than prison time for their client, downplaying the severity of his crimes. Michael Smith, the man who gener...

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digitalmusicnews.com /3 weeks ago

Rapid-Fire Site Blocking? Federal Lawmakers Target Foreign Piracy Platforms With the Bipartisan ‘Defend IP Act’

With an eye on curbing “foreign digital piracy,” federal lawmakers have introduced the Defend IP Act, which would enable rightsholders to petition district courts for ISP-level sit...

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digitalmusicnews.com /1 month ago

The Legal Pile-On Continues: Sony Music Publishing and Warner Chappell Music Sue Anthropic, Alleging ‘Blatant Theft’ of...

A group of music publishers headed by Sony and Warner is suing Anthropic for “tens of thousands” over the allegedly blatant theft of copyrighted music. The lawsuit, filed late Frid...

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law360.com /2 weeks ago

Copyright Office Probes AI's Role In Streaming Fraud

The U.S. Copyright Office is examining whether music-streaming fraud and artificial intelligence-generated music are affecting royalty payments and licensing systems as part of a b...

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plagiarismtoday.com /1 month ago

3 Count: Grand Theft Copyright

Music publishers sue Anthropic, musician ordered to pay $1.2 million in damages and Take-Two Interactive pushes to keep DMCA subpoenas sealed. Source

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musicbusinessworldwide.com /1 month ago

Operation LUMEN targets 317 music piracy sites reaching 5.4 million visitors across Latin America

IFPI says the operation brings together authorities from Peru, Paraguay, Brazil, the Dominican Republic, and Ecuador Source

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aljazeera.com /1 month ago

Sony, Warner Music sue Anthropic, saying it pirated songs to train its AI

Anthropic pirated hundreds of lyrics from The Beatles, Taylor Swift, Michael Jackson and other artists, lawsuit says.

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digitalmusicnews.com /2 weeks ago

The US Copyright Office Launches a Formal Investigation Into Music Streaming Fraud. They Might Be Surprised by What They...

Following the sentencing of Michael Smith, the US Copyright Office launches a formal notice of inquiry (NOI) into music streaming fraud. After the conviction and sentencing of musi...

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gizmodo.com /1 month ago

Sony and Warner Music Sue Anthropic, Alleging Theft of Intellectual Property

It's a bit of a throwback to the IP lawsuits of a few years ago.

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feed.itsfoss.com /3 weeks ago

YT-DLP is Being Treated as a Piracy Tool By The IFPI

Their submission to the EU's piracy watchlist places the open source tool in the same category as illegal downloading websites.

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mashable.com /1 month ago

Sony Music, Warner sue Anthropic, alleging copyright infringement

Sony Music and Warner just filed a lawsuit alleging that Anthropic developed Claude models using stolen music.

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law360.com /2 days ago

Music Co. Accuses Anthropic Of Training Claude On Catalog

A music holdings company has alleged that Anthropic trained its large language model Claude on copyrighted music by pirating songs from the internet and removing their copyright ma...

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digitalmusicnews.com /1 week ago

Sony Music, Universal Music File a Brand-New Legal Action Against DistroKid to Force Disclosure of Its AI Upload Volumes

Universal Music Group and Sony Music has filed another legal action to force DistroKid to disclose how many AI-generated songs it uploads to streaming platforms. The unexpected mov...

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plagiarismtoday.com /1 month ago

3 Count: Leecher Problems

Publishers and OpenAI make final pleas before discovery ends, Saudi Arabia introduces new copyright law and Meta argues uploading is inevitable with BitTorrent. Source

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law360.com /1 month ago

Music Publishers Fight To Keep $3B Anthropic IP Case Alive

Major music publishers on Monday urged a California federal court not to throw out their $3 billion suit accusing Anthropic PBC of "brazen" mass copyright infringement of sheet mus...

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theverge.com /1 month ago

Sony Music Publishing and Warner Chappell are suing Anthropic

Sony Music Publishing and Warner Chappell have filed suit against Anthropic in the US District Court for the Northern District of California seeking damages for "tens of thousands"...

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