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Art & Culture 6 years ago

Japan enacts copyright control law to ban pirated manga downloads

The Japanese parliament enacted Friday a revised anti-online piracy law to tighten copyright control, banning illicit downloading of manga, magazines and academic texts, in addition to music and videos that were already covered by the existing legislation.

Entertainment 6 years ago

Led Zeppelin wins 'Stairway to Heaven' copyright case

Led Zeppelin on Monday persuaded a US appeals court to reinstate a jury verdict that it did not steal the opening guitar riff for "Stairway to Heaven" from an obscure song written four years earlier.

Entertainment 6 years ago

Jay-Z lawsuit gives Australian retailer 99 problems

Hip hop superstar Jay-Z is suing a small online Australian retailer for profiting from the use of his name and hit song "99 Problems" in books that teach children the alphabet.

Lifestyle 6 years ago

Knowing the difference between intellectual property, copyright and trademark

One common mistake is to equate intellectual property with copyright.

Books 7 years ago

Where are the literary agents? Missing link in Indonesian publishing industry

The literary agent is the missing link in the Indonesian publishing industry, where writers deal directly with publishers instead of having someone else doing the job for them.

Entertainment 7 years ago

Viral children's song 'Baby Shark' faces lawsuit as it hits Billboard chart

The official English version of the "Baby Shark" song had accumulated more than 2.27 billion YouTube views as of Feb 1, while still rapidly gathering more views every day. At home, however, the children's song has faced a couple of legal battles.

Entertainment 7 years ago

'Jogja Istimewa' song used without consent in campaign, says Marzuki Mohamad

Rapper Marzuki Mohamad and member of Jogja Hip Hop Foundation said that one of their songs was used without consent in a presidential campaign in Yogyakarta.

Entertainment 7 years ago

'Blurred Lines' legal saga ends in $5 million ruling favoring Marvin Gaye family

A copyright dispute over the smash hit "Blurred Lines" has ended with the family of Motown legend Marvin Gaye winning a nearly $5 million judgment against Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams.