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Designer Virgil Abloh sued over disappearing Instagram post
News • Jul 07, 2020 08:29 +08
Do you have the right to post a photo of your product on Instagram, when that photo was taken by someone else?
YouTube channel owner offers reward for lost Terms of Service
News • Jul 05, 2020 20:15 +08
Live Better Music claims Epidemic Sound walked back on their music licensing agreement by making content claims on Live Better’s videos on YouTube. Live Better says it licensed the tracks from Epidemic Sound legally. Problem is, they can't find the previous Terms of Service document, which proves it.
Indian movie accused of copying background and plot
News • Sep 30, 2019 08:40 +08
An Indian movie has allegedly copied the background of its movie poster from an artist, and has even supposedly stolen its plot from a French movie.
Japanese artist loses court case over copy of goldfish-filled phone booth
News • Sep 23, 2019 09:17 +08
A Japanese artist has lost in court a case he brought against a merchants' association for copying his design of a phone booth filled with water and goldfish.
Ariana Grande sues Forever 21 for illegally using her likeness
News • Sep 19, 2019 20:40 +08
Pop singer Ariana Grande has sued clothes retailer Forever 21 for using a model who looks very similar to her in their media campaign early this year.
Chinese company takes down copycat game after lawsuit from Blizzard
News • Aug 30, 2019 20:42 +08
Sina Games, a Chinese game company, has taken down a game that it has been accused of copying from an American game company.
Model sues Jockey for below-the-belt business practices
News • Aug 21, 2019 08:51 +08
An underwear model is suing Jockey for using his image long after his contract with them expired.
Tara Reid sues producers over Sharknado slot machines
News • Aug 20, 2019 08:47 +08
Actress Tara Reid is suing the producers of Sharknado for using her image without her permission.
The cat-and-mouse game between politicians and musicians
News • Aug 19, 2019 08:43 +08
YouTube makes changes to copyright infringement system
News • Aug 16, 2019 00:30 +08
YouTube is making changes to its copyright enforcement policies. From September it will make it less easy for copyright holders to make manual claims for YouTube videos that include very short music clips or unintentional music.
Did Facebook copy its Libra logo from a fintech startup?
News • Aug 12, 2019 16:34 +08
Two companies that engaged the same design company has resulted in one company accusing the newer one of stealing its logo.
Rap group sues YouTuber for copying decade-old song
News • Aug 06, 2019 08:27 +08
An American rap group called Flobots is suing YouTuber Logan Paul for copying their song.
Artists rally to accuse singer Chris Brown of copying their work in music video
News • Aug 05, 2019 08:23 +08
German artist Marius Sperlich has accused Chris Brown of copying his work in the singer's music video.
Katy Perry ruled to have copied song from Christian rapper
News • Aug 04, 2019 22:47 +08
Pop singer Katy Perry's 2013 single "Dark Horse" has been found by a federal court to have infringed on the copyright of a song by a Christian rapper.
YouTube content copycat gets called out
News • Aug 02, 2019 09:19 +08
On YouTube, a crowded and competitive market, Creators would often come up with novel or even shocking content that would get them to blow up in popularity.
Carrie Underwood sued for stealing song
News • Aug 01, 2019 09:15 +08
Country singer Carrie Underwood has been sued for allegedly stealing the song "Game On" that she recorded as the 2018 season theme song for NBC Sunday Night Football.
Xiaomi fires employee for lifting artist's work
News • Jul 31, 2019 09:13 +08
Chinese electronics company Xiaomi has fired an employee for using an artist's work on a company website without permission. The image, which was used as the lead banner on Xiaomi Spain’s website, has been taken down and the company has admitted to being in the wrong and apologised to the artist, Peter Tarka.
America's Got Talent comedian recycles Andy Kaufman's classic skit
News • Jul 30, 2019 09:06 +08
A comedian who appeared on America's Got Talent received plaudits for a skit, but there are strong similarities to an act from 1975.
Canadian fashion label says dress design copied, sold on Nordstrom website
News • Jul 29, 2019 08:59 +08
A Canadian fashion label has said a design for one of its dresses was copied by another brand and sold on the websites of big retailers.
Chinese artist accused of ripping off Belgian counterpart
News • Jul 28, 2019 08:33 +08
A Chinese artist has been accused by a Belgian painter of ripping off his works for years.