Tag Archives: copyright laws

Sam Smith Agrees To Pay Royalites To Tom Petty On Grammy-Nominated Hit

Via Stereogum: Tom Petty has been awarded a songwriting credit on Sam Smith’s “Stay With Me,” which bears a close resemblance to Petty’s “I Won’t Back Down.” According to The Sun, the deal was settled out of court back in October, but is just coming to light now. Both Petty and singer/composer Jeff Lynne were given a 12.5% writing credit. …

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Church Threatens To Sue “I’m Not Gay No More” Man Over iTunes Release

Via TMZ: The church where the “I’m Not Gay No More” guy went straight is not only intolerant toward gays, they have an intense dislike for people who steal their tunes. The Church of God in Christ insists Andrew Caldwell call in the lawyers because their now-famous parishioner jazzed up his hilarious moment with background singers and released it on …

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Eugene Delgaudio Claims Partial Victory In SPLC Lawsuit Over Gay Marriage Photo

Back in 2012, Virginia-based anti-gay crackpot Eugene Delgaudio lifted the above wedding photo from the blog of a New Jersey gay couple, replaced the New York City skyline backdrop with snow-covered trees, and used the image for a flyer that attacked a pro-gay marriage candidate for the Colorado state Senate. After first sending an cease-and-desist order, in September of that …

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Prince Sues 22 Fans For $1M Each Over Postings Of Self-Made Concert Clips

Prince has filed million-dollar lawsuits against 22 fans who posted self-made concert videos to their Facebook pages or personal blogs. According to the suits, these fans provided links to download their clips. The “Purple Rain” singer filed a copyright lawsuit on 16 January in the Northern District of California, targeting 22 individuals he believes have committed “massive infringement and bootlegging” …

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Homeland Security Descends On AMC Theatres Patron Wearing Google Glass

AMC Theatres has banned patrons from wearing Google Glass after Homeland Security yanked a patron wearing the device out of one of their Ohio multiplexes. Via the Guardian: Writing anonymously on The Gadgeteer blog, the man explained that halfway into the screening at an AMC in Columbus, Ohio, he was hauled out by police and officers from homeland security’s ICE …

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CROATIA: British Pop Band To Sue After Music Used In Anti-Gay Marriage Ad

British pop group The XX says it will sue after its music was used without permission in an ad promoting Crotia’s coming national referendum on same-sex marriage. Gay Star News reports: In The Name Of The Family, a Christian anti-gay group, decided to release the commercial calling for a ban on gay marriage. A referendum on banning marriage equality will …

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Petition Of The Day

Anti-gay crackpots are ganging up to flag the YouTube videos posted by Right Wing Watch, which always eventually wins back the clips in question, as they did when Pat Robertson’s stormtroopers tried to squash his “AIDS ring” video. The freak shows know this, but they continue their campaign. Sign the petition posted today by People For The American Way.

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Headline Of The Day

Kudos, as always, to Right Wing Watch.

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Spotify Sued Over User Playlists

Britain’s Ministry Of Sound label has sued the music streaming service Spotify, claiming that user playlists that mirror the track listings on their compilations constitute a copyright violation. Chief executive Lohan Presencer claims that his company has been asking Spotify to remove the playlists – some of which include “Ministry of Sound” in their titles – since 2012.  “It’s been …

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CBN Forces Takedown Of Pat Robertson’s “Gays Use AIDS Rings To Infect” Clip

Right Wing Watch has posted excerpts from the 700 Club many, many times over the years. But very curiously, today’s now infamous clip of Pat Robertson’s douchetastic lie about gay men has been yanked from YouTube due to a copyright claim by the Christian Broadcasting Network. We’re confident that RWW will soon be able to re-post the clip as it …

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Blurred Lines: Gaye’s Estate Rejected Six-Figure Offer From Robin Thicke

Last week Robin Thicke filed a preemptive lawsuit against the estate of Marvin Gaye, just in case they decided to sue over the alleged similarities between Gaye’s 1977 smash Got To Give It Up and Thicke’s Blurred Lines, which remains at #1 today for the 11th consecutive week. Today Billboard reports that Gaye’s family had rejected a six-figure offer from …

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SPLC Adds Pro-Gun Groups To Lawsuit Against Eugene Delgaudio

Via press release from the Southern Poverty Law Center: Two pro-gun groups conspired with an anti-gay hate group to create political mailers that used a gay couple’s copyrighted engagement photo to attack candidates in the 2012 Colorado Republican primaries, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), which filed a motion with the court today seeking to add the pro-gun …

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NOM Loses Again

Thanks to Good As You blogger Jeremy Hooper, singer/songwriter Katie Herzig has forced YouTube to yank the promotional video for NOM’s hate march on the Supreme Court.  Herzig told Hooper that she “definitely supports marriage equality” and did not give NOM permission to use her music.  Hit the second link and check out her tunes!

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Eugene Delgaudio Linked To Gun Group

The Southern Poverty Law Center has subpoenaed a notorious Colorado gun rights group in their copyright lawsuit against Virginia hate group leader Eugene Delgaudio, who is accused of illegally using the wedding photograph of a gay couple in an anti-gay flyer campaign. Court records connect Dudley Brown, a Windsor Republican, to the “preparation” of the mailers, which targeted state Senate …

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Eugene Delgaudio’s Investigator Was Listed As Potential Donor To His Campaign

Over the weekend I noted that a special prosecutor from another Virginia county had been appointed to investigate anti-gay hate group leader and Loudoun County Supervisor Eugene Delgaudio. Now we know why. The name of the former FBI agent hired by Loudoun County to lead the investigation of Supervisor Eugene Delgaudio was included on one of Delgaudio’s list of potential …

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VIRGINIA: Eugene Delgaudio Files Motion To Dismiss Copyright Suit By SPLC

Virginia-based hate group leader Eugene Delgaudio has filed a motion seeking the dismissal of the Southern Poverty Law Center’s lawsuit for his usage of a gay couple’s wedding photo in anti-gay mailers. Public Advocate, represented by Arrington Law Firm in Centennial, Colo., claimed that the use of the couple’s photograph was fair and protected by the First Amendment. “This case …

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ILLINOIS: Feds Fine Man $1.5M For Posting Ten Gay Porn Films Via BitTorrent

A federal court in Illinois has fined a local man $1.5 million for posting ten gay porn films to a popular site for illegally sharing copyrighted materials. The figure is believed to the biggest awarded in a file-sharing case. The award is thought to be so large because the accused, Kywan Fisher, did not defend himself against claims that he …

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Michael Stipe Vs Fox News

Michael Stipe: “Losing My Religion” was used in the Fox News coverage of the Democratic National Convention last night. R.E.M. today, through its music publisher, Warner-Tamerlane Music, demanded that Fox News cease and desist from continuing its unlicensed and unauthorized use of the song. Michael Stipe said, “We have little or no respect for their puff adder brand of reportage. …

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SPLC To Eugene Delgaudio: Stop Using
Gay Wedding Photo To Spread Hate

Earlier this month we learned that hate group leader Eugene Delgaudio had stolen a gay couple’s wedding photo for use in a nasty flier sent to Colorado’s voters. Yesterday the Southern Poverty Law Center weighed in. Today, the SPLC sent a cease-and-desist letter to the group and Eugene Delgaudio, its president. The letter, sent on behalf of the couple and …

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COLORADO: Eugene Delguadio Steals Wedding Photo For Anti-Gay Flyer

Eugene Delgaudio, head of Public Advocate, the SPLC-certified hate group, ripped off the wedding photo of a NYC gay couple for an anti-gay flyer sent to voters in Colorado. One of them writes on his wedding blog: I want to share what this picture means to me. It represents my first home away from home, my beloved NYC, which at …

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