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British authors want Meta to answer for alleged copyright infringement

Engadget

Artists across the creative industries have also recently protested the UK government's December 2024 proposal to change copyright law. with 12 songs spelling out, "The British government must not legalise music theft to benefit AI companies." In February, over 1,000 musicians released an album called Is This What We Want?

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Twitch apologizes to streamers for its mishandling of music copyright

The Verge

Twitch published a blog post today with the relatively anodyne title “Music-Related Copyright Claims and Twitch.” Twitch was unprepared for a sudden onslaught of copyright takedown notices from the music industry that started back in May. What was in it, however, was anything but. The bottom line?

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Music publishers sue Twitter for $250 million over copyright infringement claims

TechSpot

The Tennesse lawsuit alleges that Twitter "fuels its business with countless infringing copies of musical compositions, violating Publishers' and others' exclusive rights under copyright law." Read Entire Article

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What is in the Treaty of Marrakesh?

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

It covers music in the form of sheet music, but not audio or videos of performances. This is satisfied by having a law like the Chafee Amendment in the U.S., or similar laws in other countries like India and the EU. law, plus it has import and export provisions between countries. It doesn’t cover movies.

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Upgrade your cars entertainment system for just $75

Mashable Tech

There are no cords to be annoyed with, so you can enjoy wireless Apple CarPlay or Android Auto for hands-free calls, navigation, music, and voice assistance, all seamlessly connected to your smartphone. Just make sure you're always adhering to local laws regarding video playback.) Can't find the content you're looking for?

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‘Hey Siri, I’m getting pulled over’ shortcut makes it easy to record police

The Verge

As protests against racial police violence have spread across the US, we’ve seen how video captured on mobile devices can help identify misconduct by law enforcement. The program dims your phone, pauses your music, and starts recording. That’s why the Siri shortcut “I’m getting pulled over” exists.

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Spotify u-turns on Uruguay exit after government gives assurances on artist payments

TechCrunch

Spotify has reversed course on a decision to exit the Uruguayan market, after gaining assurances from the government that copyright law changes it’s introducing won’t result in Spotify incurring extra costs. For those not following all the goings-ons in Uruguay’s music-streaming scene, the saga unfolded something like this.

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