Eminem Publisher Sues Spotify
In the latest chapter of music industry versus streaming services, Spotify has come under fire again for allegations that it did not secure the proper licensing rights from popular rap artist Eminem before streaming his songs billions of times. The music publisher claims the Music Modernization Act is unconstitutional.
Eight Mile Style, Eminem’s music publisher, filed a copyright infringement lawsuit in federal court last week against Spotify over royalty and licensing rights. While lawsuits against Spotify have not been uncommon, the latest development is new because Eminem’s publisher’s claims that the Music Modernization Act (“MMA”), which Spotify used to avoid paying royalties, is actually unconstitutional on its face.
Read more about whether the MMA is unconstitutional on Klemchuk LLP’s Intellectual Property Trends blog.
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Darin M. Klemchuk is founder of Klemchuk LLP, a litigation, intellectual property, and transactional law firm located in Dallas, Texas. He also publishes Thriving Attorney, a blog dedicated to exploring the business of the practice of law, productivity and performance for attorneys, and other topics such as law firm leadership and management, law firm culture, and business development for attorneys.
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For the second time, Actress’s Performance Found Not to be Individually Copyrightable by Ninth Circuit
The Ninth Circuit reversed course on May 18, holding that an actress could not issue a copyright takedown notice on an entire film simply by nature of her appearance in that film. The ruling reversed a previous injunction—decried by many commentators—to keep the film, titled “Innocence of the Muslims,” off of sites such as Google and YouTube and reversed an order to have every copy of the film destroyed.
Find out what actress Cindy Garcia regrets about her appearance in a controversial film.
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In addition to Thriving Attorney, Darin M. Klemchuk is founder of Klemchuk LLP, a litigation, intellectual property, and transactional law firm located in Dallas, Texas. He also co-founded Project K, a charity devoted to changing the world one random act of kindness at a time. Click to read more about Darin Klemchuk's practice as an intellectual property lawyer.
Re-Register Copyright Agent for DMCA Protection
Companies who allow website users to generate and post content on their websites must reregister their Digital Millennium Copyright Act (“DMCA”) agents with the U.S. Copyright Office by December 31, 2017, or risk losing all safe harbor protections against copyright infringement under the DMCA.
Companies that allow website users to generate and post content on their websites must re-register their Digital Millennium Copyright Act (“DMCA”) agents with the U.S. Copyright Office by December 31, 2017, or risk losing all safe harbor protections against copyright infringement under the DMCA.
Read more about DMCA protection.
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In addition to Thriving Attorney, Darin M. Klemchuk is founder of Klemchuk LLP, a litigation, intellectual property, and transactional law firm located in Dallas, Texas. He also co-founded Project K, a charity devoted to changing the world one random act of kindness at a time. Click to read more about Darin Klemchuk's practice as an intellectual property lawyer.