Beijing High People‘s Court Guidelines for the Trail of Copyright Infringement Cases

Ed Sheeran Among the Latest Musicians Accused of Copying Australian Artists

The Australian songwriting duo Vanda & Young are suing the Portland indie band Glass Candy in the Australian Federal Court, alleging that the song Warm in the Winter has breached their copyright as

Dismissal requested in Tupac image copyright suit

A photographer who accused reality TV personalities Kendall and Kylie Jenner of using his copyright-protected image of late rapper Tupac Shakur has asked for the case to be dismissed. The stipulation

US court dismisses film studios’ copyright motions

A US court has dismissed Disney’s, 20th Century Fox’s and Paramount’s motion to dismiss copyright infringement claims made against the companies. The US District Court for the Northern District of

Disney granted injunction against DVD kiosk company

prohibitions against doing so” and violated Disney’s copyright. Disney claimed that Redbox purchases and disassembles Disney’s combination packages before renting the disks through its kiosks and selling

YouTube offers new weapon against copyright infringement

its Copyright Match tool, which has been designed to find “re-uploads” of content. As part of the new programme, YouTube will scan uploaded videos to see whether they are similar to any others. If

China’s internet copyright industry posts 16.6% growth

China’s internet copyright industry grew 16.6 percent year-on-year to reach 742.3 billion yuan ($110.2 billion) in 2018, according to a report released on April 26. The National Copyright

EU passes Copyright Directive by 348 votes to 274

The EU Parliament has approved the Copyright Directive amid widespread controversy over its impact on rights holders and internet users. The new law was passed with 348 votes in favour and 274 votes

Facebook guilty of copyright violation in Mediaset case

A Rome court has found social media giant Facebook guilty of copyright violation in a case brought by former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi's Mediaset media group, the Italian company said in a

Spotify accused of ‘banning’ rap label’s tracks over cost of royalties

Swedish music streaming giant Spotify is facing a copyright infringement suit from a music rights publishing company and an indie rap label. The suit marks the latest in a string of legal troubles