Copykat - April

Beyoncé attempts to “kick out” infringement claim

here, a copyright infringement claim has been made against Beyoncé for samples taken from Messy Mya (Anthony Barré) – the vocalizer has immediately responded past times bespeak a federal approximate inwards Louisiana to dismiss the claim. First, the filing claims that the sample amounts to no to a greater extent than than 10 seconds in addition to falls inside fair-use doctrine, specially every bit the raw textile was in addition to then allegedly “transformed”.  Secondly, in addition to admittedly exterior the reach of the application, it is claimed the textile was licenced from Barré’s family. Source here. 

Fan subtitles illegal

The Amsterdam District Court has handed downward a recent conclusion inwards a claim made past times the “Free Subtitles Foundation” (Stichting Laat Ondertitels Vrij) against BREIN, the latter of which has been active inwards taking fan subtitles in addition to translations offline.

The lawyer acting for the Free Subtitles Foundation, Camiel Beijer, had previously told TorrentFreak that the representative revolved unopen to ii issues:

1. Whether the creation in addition to publishing of celluloid subtitles is an deed entirely reserved to the maker of the celluloid operate inwards question; and
2. A review of the bear of BREIN against people who create in addition to reproduce subtitles.

While hoping for an lawsuit which would favour fair-use, the Court inwards fact reached the contrary conclusion in addition to held that subtitles tin dismiss entirely endure created in addition to distributed later permission has been obtained from copyright holders – anything else would total to infringement. With the potential to ready a precedent for “fansubbing”, come across here for to a greater extent than details.

Upcoming events

Dr Eleonora Rosati, a fellow member of the 1709 Blog Squad, volition endure speaking at the next events:

• IPSoc’s lawsuit “Latest Developments inwards copyright”: this volition endure held on Wed 10 May 2017 from 18:30 to 21:30 at Simmons & Simmons offices at 1 Ropemaker Street, EC2Y 9SS, London United Kingdom. IPSoc is a gild for junior IP practitioners from all areas of intellectual belongings which hosts CPD accredited educational in addition to social events for members to acquire in addition to socialise inwards a fun in addition to relaxed environment. 2016/2017 membership volition demand to endure confirmed earlier yous tin dismiss sign upwardly for this event, in addition to volition every bit good allow yous to sign upwardly to other events. The membership cast in addition to farther information on membership tin dismiss endure constitute at http://www.ipsoc.org/membership.htm. For whatsoever queries relating to membership, delight contact the Membership Secretary (membership@ipsoc.org).
• ASK Centre (Art, Science in addition to Knowledge) at Bocconi University volition endure hosting a seminar “Second-hand Markets for Digital Copies - An European Union copyright chimera?” on Fri five May 2017 at 12:30pm inwards Room 32 via Sarfatti 25. Registration is required here.

 Open Call for Speakers – CopyCamp

The biggest conference nearly social in addition to economical aspects of copyright inwards Europe invites our prospective speakers to submit presentation proposals on the following:

·       business models, heritage digitization, remix

·       health, food, security, in addition to exclusive rights

·       text in addition to information mining, machine learning, online education

·       the Internet of Things: autonomous cars, smart homes, wearables

·       hacking regime data, populace procurement, populace help inwards culture

Deadline is 31 May 2017 – for to a greater extent than details in addition to how to apply, come across here.  

Copyright or Wrong?

Finally, for those that may create got missed it, copyright lawyer in addition to writer Richard Taylor discussed copyright police line inwards the digital historic menses on BBC Radio iv final Fri – yet available here for those who wishing to listen.