14 Results for "copyright"
Meta launches Music Revenue Sharing for Facebook
26 Jul 2022 in Tech
Meta introduces Facebook Music Revenue Sharing amidst a haze of drama. A new feature for video creators earning revenue on the platform.
Music copyright revolution? Every melody ever has been given away for free.
04 Mar 2020 in Other
Music copyright law might be getting turned on its head by two people who have calculated, copyrighted and then given away for free every possible melody to prevent accidental infringement.
StrikeFree Music may have the answer to YouTube copyright woes
23 Sep 2019 in Studio
Three copyright strikes on your account and YouTube disables your monetisation. StrikeFree Music generates artificially created copyright-free tunes so that you don't have to worry about it ever again.
Kraftwerk win sampling lawsuit – what next for European copyright law?
01 Aug 2019 in Other
In a case filled in the late 90s, the European Court of Justice ruled in favor of Kraftwerk, deeming the sampling of the band's 1977 tune "Metall auf Metall" unlawful.
Gibson officially responds – From Confrontation To Collaboration
01 Jul 2019 in Guitar
Gibson has now officially responded to the whole trademark infringement case with Dean Guitars and you can read the full statement here.
Gibson loses Flying V trademark case in EU court
28 Jun 2019 in Guitar
Gibson has lost their Flying V trademark case in European courts. The court has stated that the US company just waited far too long to act.
Gibson launches anti-counterfeiting website report form: Anything to declare?
25 Jun 2019 in Guitar
Gibson is taking its anti-counterfeiting efforts to the next level, launching a web page for the public to report potential copyright infringements. But who is the target of this new initiative?
Gibson sues Dean Guitars, claims copyright infringement
20 Jun 2019 in Guitar
That was quick! Gibson follows through with its threat to take legal action on companies it says infringe on its copyrights - the first company is Dean Guitars! Will this be the first of many?
Gibson’s Mark Agnesi to guitar builders: “You’ve been warned” over copyrights
14 Jun 2019 in Guitar
Gibson goes on the offensive against copyright infringement, with a stark warning to luthiers copying its designs in a new YouTube video entitled, "Play Authentic". And it's, well, a bit odd.
Roland registers the look of the TR-808 and TB-303 as trademarks
07 Feb 2019 in Synths
Roland pulls their finger out and registers the design and layout of the iconic TR-808 and TB-303 as trademarks in Germany. How will this affect Behringer and other clone manufacturers?
Electro Harmonix wins copyright piracy case against Mooer
18 Jan 2019 in Guitar
Mooer has just landed themselves a "nearly six-figure" damages award by copying EHX software developed for the C9 Organ Machine and Micro POG pedals, according to a press release from EHX.
Apple wins patent on technology to stop fans filming gigs
01 Jul 2016 in
Get that bloody iPhone out of the way of the stage or I'm going to blast it with infrared.
Is YouTube stealing my money?
12 Jun 2016 in Studio
Is YouTube putting out speculative Content ID claims to intimidate content creators into giving up their ad revenue?