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Tour poster featuring Photoshopped plane plays a key role in EasyJet's trademark lawsuit against Easy Life

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Easy Life • 3 min read

Tour poster featuring Photoshopped plane plays a key role in EasyJet's trademark lawsuit against Easy Life

A tour poster featuring a Photoshopped EasyJet plane is a key part of the trademark dispute between Easy Life and the EasyGroup…

Chris Cooke • 06 Oct 2023

AI Hub on Discord goes offline, probably due to music industry copyright complaints

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AI Hub on Discord goes offline, probably due to music industry copyright complaints

The Discord server called AI Hub has been taken down seemingly because of copyright complaints - the Recording Industry Association Of America started raising concerns about infringement by users of the server earlier this year…

Chris Cooke • 06 Oct 2023

Hipgnosis confirms Kenny MacPherson is on leave of absence following sexual assault allegation

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Hipgnosis • 2 min read

Hipgnosis confirms Kenny MacPherson is on leave of absence following sexual assault allegation

Hipgnosis Songs Group CEO Kenny MacPherson has been placed on a leave of absence following the filing of a new lawsuit by a former colleague from the 2000s who alleges sexual harassment and assault…

Chris Cooke • 06 Oct 2023

Hipgnosis exec Kenny MacPherson sued over allegations of sexual harassment and assault

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Kenny MacPherson • 3 min read

Hipgnosis exec Kenny MacPherson sued over allegations of sexual harassment and assault

CEO of the Hipgnosis Songs Group, Kenny MacPherson, has been accused of sexual harassment and assault in a lawsuit filed by a former colleague from his time at Chrysalis Music…

Chris Cooke • 05 Oct 2023

Appeal filed in second 'Thinking Out Loud' song-theft case

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Ed Sheeran • 2 min read

Appeal filed in second 'Thinking Out Loud' song-theft case

An appeal has been filed with the US Second Circuit court in relation to the other song-theft case that accuses Ed Sheeran of ripping off ‘Let’s Get It On’ when he wrote ‘Thinking Out Loud’…

Chris Cooke • 04 Oct 2023

Supreme Court to consider impact of statute of limitations rule in US copyright law

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Flo Rida • 2 min read

Supreme Court to consider impact of statute of limitations rule in US copyright law

The US Supreme Court will consider how the statute of limitations in copyright law should impact on damages claims as part of an ongoing dispute over a Flo Rida sample…

Chris Cooke • 03 Oct 2023

Police announce arrest in Tupac Shakur murder investigation

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Tupac Shakur • 2 min read

Police announce arrest in Tupac Shakur murder investigation

Las Vegas police have arrested a man in relation to the 1996 murder of rapper Tupac Shakur. Duane ‘Keffe D’ Davis has long been linked to the case and prosecutors now say that they have evidence that he "ordered the death" of Shakur…

Andy Malt • 02 Oct 2023

EU Advocate General says anti-piracy policy can access IP addresses without breaching data law

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EU Advocate General says anti-piracy policy can access IP addresses without breaching data law

EU Advocate General Maciej Szpunar has said that entities fighting online piracy should be able to access the IP addresses of suspected copyright infringers without violating data protection laws…

Chris Cooke • 02 Oct 2023

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Rick Astley settles publicity rights lawsuit against Yung Gravy

Rick Astley has settled the publicity rights lawsuit he filed over Yung Gravy’s ‘Betty (Get Money)’…

Chris Cooke • 29 Sep 2023

Authors say OpenAI's construction of 'fair use' would "entirely swallow US copyright"

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Open AI • 2 min read

Authors say OpenAI's construction of 'fair use' would "entirely swallow US copyright"

A group of writers, including comedian Sarah Silverman, have responded to efforts by OpenAI to get various elements of a copyright lawsuit dismissed, criticising the technology firm’s interpretation of copyright law and especially fair use…

Chris Cooke • 29 Sep 2023

Marilyn Manson settles another lawsuit that accused him of sexual assault

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Marilyn Manson settles another lawsuit that accused him of sexual assault

Marilyn Manson has settled another lawsuit filed by a woman who accused him of sexual assault…

Chris Cooke • 29 Sep 2023

Lizzo seeks dismissal of lawsuit filed by former members of her dance team

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Lizzo seeks dismissal of lawsuit filed by former members of her dance team

Lizzo has formally responded to the lawsuit filed by three former members of her dance team, denying every allegation and requesting that the litigation be dismissed…

Chris Cooke • 29 Sep 2023

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