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Community member since 11 May 2017, last seen 4 Jan 2024
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Ed Sheeran case updates
5 May 2023 • (0 Comments)
Ed Sheeran has featured in two high-profile claims that were decided in the UK and US respectively in 2022 and 2023.
July 2018: new additions to Lost in Music
31 Jul 2018 • (0 Comments)
We've added a few new case notes over recent weeks. These include Flourgon v Miley Cyrus, White Hinterland v Justin Bieber, Paul Rose v U2 and an updated report on the case between Ed Townsend's estate and Ed Sheeran over his song Thinking out Loud.
January 2018: new additions to Lost in Music
24 Jan 2018 • (1 Comments)
A busy start to the New Year has seen two interesting new infringement cases emerge. First came a case between Radiohead and Lana Del Rey, bringing Creep and Get Free into the spotlight. Shortly afterwards co-writers of Jasmine Rae's When I Found You ...
New additions to Lost in Music: December 2017
7 Jan 2018 • (2 Comments)
A digest of recently-added material to LiM in December, including a new claim against Uptown Funk, the outcome of a new infringement case in New Zealand, and a new case report featuring New Order/John Denver.
Blurred Minds: What's Going On?
7 Oct 2017 • (0 Comments)
More global column inches have been given over to the "Blurred Lines case" than to any other plagiarism case, almost unanimously expressing disbelief at the decision of the jury that the track did in fact infringe the copyright of Marvin Gaye, and ...
Get The Funk Outta Here
20 Sep 2017 • (4 Comments)
Since its release in 2014 the global best-selling song Uptown Funk has been plagued with claims that it was based on many earlier songs. Here we chart the changing royalty picture for the song and ask whether the recent challengers' claims have ...
Mission: Impossible - Another Close Shave
11 Aug 2017 • (1 Comments)
The Mission: Impossible Theme's publisher has filed a lawsuit in the US against a razor manufacturer, for infringing their copyright in a TV commercial. Here we consider why advertising agencies and brands often run a higher risk of infringement ...
(Too) Close To You: Bacharach speaks out
4 Aug 2017 • (1 Comments)
Burt Bacharach spoke out early in August against the number of plagiarism lawsuits doing the rounds, disagreeing with some of the decisions. The giant of 20th century popular songwriting achieved global recognition in the 1960s and 70s writing for ...
Nerd Lines: the role of the musicologist in copyright infringement cases
20 Jul 2017 • (0 Comments)
Any kind of “ology” involves an element of deep understanding to the point of "nerdiness", and musicology is no exception. It is no surprise that the court room requires the contribution of independent expert witnesses, to inform judge and jury ...
"Is this safe?": attempting to locate the "line in the sand" that defines music copyright infringement
20 Jul 2017 • (0 Comments)
"Is this safe?" is perhaps the question that most keeps composers and publishers awake at night. A niggling doubt that something they have written or published may rely too heavily on influence of other people's work. In recent years the spotlight ...
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BBC article on the threat of a copyright infringement case stifling creativity
Interesting article on the BBC site 12 July 2017: Is the threat of a copyright infringement stifling music http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-40560477 I'm not sure it's entirely true to suggest that composers might stop composing out of ...