Singer Katy Perry's 2013 hit Dark Horse copied Christian rap song, jury finds
Perry’s hit Dark Horse bears similarities to Joyful Noise by Flame, who first took a case against the singer in 2014.
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Perry’s hit Dark Horse bears similarities to Joyful Noise by Flame, who first took a case against the singer in 2014.
Intense lobbying was done by tech giants like Google, which profits hugely from the advertising generated alongside the content it hosts.
David Lewis Smith claims the One Direction release Night Changes infringes his musical work.
The Garda Criminal Assets Bureau has also sought to freeze bank accounts worth €84,000.
Internet users have been warned that even their beloved memes are at risk.
At the launch of a new IMRO report today, there was a serious focus on the issue of copyright and how much musicians make from sites like YouTube.
The National Party had used a work entitled ‘Eminem Esque’ which the rapper’s publishers said was actually one of his songs under a different name.
Peta had argued that the monkey called Naruto owned the copyright to the photo.
Leo Sherlock was ordered to apologise as part of a court settlement.
The former Beatle had filed an action against Sony ATV Music Publishing.
Strictly speaking every time you’ve sung it in recent times you’ve been breaching copyright. Not any longer however…
Amhrán na bhFiann’s copyright expired three years ago.
PETA petitioned the court to have the macaque “declared the author and owner of his photograph”.
A New Zealand court has decided that he can be extradited.
“There is a German peculiarity of worrying about what others might say.”
Bikram Choudhury has taken credit for extending the careers of sports stars like John McEnroe.
US animal rights activists PETA have taken the nature photographer involved to court over the snap.
Warner Chappell Music does “not own a valid copyright,” a judge said.
Haribo argued that Lindt’s bear-shaped chocolates infringed on their gummy bear.
Haters gonna hate, hate, hate, hate, hate…
If you’re losing out commercially, it will.
The Don apparently didn’t have permission to use his music to launch his presidential campaign yesterday.
“They no longer live ‘happily ever after’ … Being the child of parents with no faith is tough.”
The number of requests increased by 75% compared to 2013.
It’s all about copyright and who gets paid for artists’ tracks.
Playboy says the link was published a week before the 60th edition of the magazine and it destroyed the exclusivity of the shoot.
Fredrik Neij reportedly fled to Southeast Asia after being released on bail.
A court ruling stands that some of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s stories are no longer in copyright.
And he’s jealous of Pharrell Williams.
It was “the work of a non-human animal”, apparently…
The ruling means that the layout of Apple’s stores are now registered as a trademark in both the US and EU.
Houston, we have a problem.
It’s a cold and it’s a broken hallelujah.
The ruling allows ISPs to decide the best way to combat copyright violations in their respective country.
More than one million counterfeit apps were sold by US site appbucket.net, which were worth more than €500,000.
Entertainment.ie is also being sued for publishing the images.
Who knew books could cause such a fuss?
Junior Minister Seán Sherlock has spoken at length about the controversy surrounding a law enacted last year that some believe will restrict internet freedom.