Beyoncé Knowles has lost a trade mark infringement lawsuit against defendants Andre Maurice and Leana Lopez. In April 2016 the famous star believed that the defendants were using her name and global brand to sell their merchandise under the mark “FEYONCÉ”. Due to the similarity with Beyoncé’s famous trade mark ‘BEYONCÉ an action for…
DetailsIn February this year The Sun on Sunday published a story, “Elton’s Dog Did This To My Girl”. It does not take much imagination to guess what the story was about, for the avoidance of doubt it explained of “Freddy Krueger-like injuries” that were inflicted by Sir Elton’s dog on a five year old girl…
DetailsUnless you have been living under a rock for the last couple of years, Brexit is one of the biggest buzzwords around. Do we proceed to leave the EU on the basis of the referendum of 23 June 2016 where a majority of voters voted to leave, or do we have a second referendum to…
DetailsGrande Communications, a Texas-based ISP, has asserted that the music industry is trying to place blame for copyright infringements on the feet of ISPs by making them “de facto copyright enforcement agents”. Their most recent case filing accuses the record industry of targeting the wrong entities to establish liability for copyright, and in particular remarks…
DetailsTicketmaster is finally intending to close its secondary ticket websites Seatwave and Get Me In by October of this year. The sites were originally intended to allow users to sell unwanted tickets for music events, however it was often found to be abused by people who purchased tickets with the sole intention of reselling at…
DetailsThe 9th Circuit of the Court of Appeals in the U.S. has ruled that a re-mastered song does not create a new copyright. The decision represents a reversal of a 2016 ruling by a lower court which held that re-mastering a song was posited to make a brand-new work eligible for new copyright as it…
DetailsThe music industry has progressed emphatically over the years, and the application of various legislation means there is more protection for artists. However, there is still room for improvement and the application of blockchain technology may help. By using blockchain, the use of cryptocurrency would be necessary because it would allow for a logged transaction…
DetailsA recent nationally representative survey conducted by YouGov has indicated that the number of people pirating music is falling, as streaming services like Spotify have developed in both their affordability and music comprehensiveness. The survey received responses from 4,009 adults in the UK in March of this year, and the primary findings are as follows:…
DetailsYouTube guitarist Paul Davids found himself on the end of a copyright infringement claim by YouTube’s Content ID system that turned out to be his own work. Davids initially created a guitar track that he uploaded in a video to the content sharing website. YouTube would surprisingly get in contact with Davids with a claim…
DetailsThe Music Modernization Act represents a substantial bipartisan attempt to overhaul America’s music copyright laws, which in part dated back to legislation from 1909, as it recently passed the US House of Representatives with a unanimous vote, and is now up for vote in the Senate. The Act predominantly updates licensing and royalty rules in…
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