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Music publishers sue Twitter in US' Tennessee for allowing copyrighted songs
1 year, 6 months ago

Music publishers sue Twitter in US' Tennessee for allowing copyrighted songs

Hindustan Times  

A group of 17 music publishers sued Twitter in Nashville, Tennessee, federal court on Wednesday, accusing the company of enabling thousands of copyright violations by allowing users to post music without a license. Twitter "routinely ignores" repeat infringement by users who post tweets that contain unlicensed music Read here: ‘Enter Twitter 2.0’: New CEO Linda Yaccarino in first email to …

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Music publishers sue Twitter for allowing copyrighted songs
1 year, 6 months ago

Music publishers sue Twitter for allowing copyrighted songs

The Hindu  

A group of 17 music publishers sued Twitter in Nashville, Tennessee, federal court on Wednesday, accusing the company of enabling thousands of copyright violations by allowing users to post music without a license. The lawsuit said the longstanding infringement has gotten worse since Elon Musk bought Twitter in October, and that other major platforms like TikTok, Facebook and YouTube properly …

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Twitter hit with $250-million copyright infringement lawsuit from music publishers
1 year, 6 months ago

Twitter hit with $250-million copyright infringement lawsuit from music publishers

LA Times  

“Twitter stands alone as the largest social media platform that has completely refused to license the millions of songs on its service,” David Israelite, chief executive of the National Music Publishers’ Assn., said in a statement. A coalition of music publishers, including Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Chappell Music and Sony Music Publishing, is suing Twitter over “massive copyright infringement” …

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TikTok announces $200-million fund to help video creators
4 years, 5 months ago

TikTok announces $200-million fund to help video creators

LA Times  

Pierre Wright and Rodney Lee appear in a video for their friend and colleague Dominique Barrett, known on TikTok as King Vader. TikTok on Thursday announced a new $200-million fund to help promising U.S. creators make original content for its video streaming app. Hollywood Inc. Amid the coronavirus lockdown, TikTok gives hope to L.A. entertainers TikTok, a popular based social …

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