Starting in 2022, NBCUniversal will have the right to cancel most of its content-licensing agreements with Hulu and could decide to bring its programming exclusively to Peacock. Analysts say ViacomCBS (which has launched Paramount Plus) and Fox Corp. (which owns free, ad-supported streamer Tubi) also are likely to claw their programs back from the streamer.
Source: Hulu’s Looming Content Crisis Underscores Need for Original Hits
The search giant has sent a cease and desist to the owners of the popular Groovy Bot, which lets Discord users play music from YouTube videos and is installed on more than 16 million Discord servers. Google wants the service gone within seven days, and Groovy is complying by shutting down its bot on August 30th.
Source: YouTube is forcing the popular Groovy Discord music bot offline
OnlyFans’ decision to ban sexually explicit content is reigniting an important and overlooked conversation around tech companies, content guidelines and sex work. However, the implications of this discussion go beyond just one platform and one marginalized group.
Source: OnlyFans’ explicit content ban should spark a conversation about a creators’ bill of rights
Source: Hollywood Movies Flood Piracy Sites Hours After Release
SiriusXM Radio does not need to pay in order to play pre-1972 recordings under California law, an appeals court ruled Monday (Aug. 23), marking the radio giant’s latest victory in its ongoing dispute over music royalties with members of ’60s rockers The Turtles.
Source: SiriusXM Wins Appeal in Turtles Lawsuit Over Pre-1972 Royalties
The process of minting NFTs presents copyright problems for both copyright owners as well as NFT purchasers. Purchasers see the NFT as an imprimatur of authenticity, but anyone can mint an NFT of any digital file. Minting an NFT typically involves storing a copy of the digital file on a server, but only the owner of the copyright in the underlying work can make copies of that work.
Source: Minting, distributing and selling NFTs must involve copyright law
MSCHF has launched the “X Famous Mouse.” The company’s ad copy doesn’t call the token “Mickey Mouse” or use its exact imagery – for now. The idea is you pay for the nondescript mouse-like token today and then you receive a physical collectible token for the character that’s redeemable in 2024 – when Disney’s copyright on Mickey Mouse is set to expire.
Source: ‘Satan Shoes’ Outfit Launches Mickey Mouse Art to Mock Disney’s Expiring Copyright
During an online seminar this week, U.S. Register of Copyrights Shira Perlmutter revealed that some in Congress have asked the Copyright Office to weigh in on the constitutionality of Maryland’s new library e-book law. Perlmutter did not reveal what stage any potential review may be at, however, and officials at the Copyright Office declined to comment further.
Source: Senator Wants Copyright Office to Weigh in on Maryland Library E-book Law
Hachette, HarperCollins, John Wiley and Penguin Random House are asking a court to reject Internet Archive’s request to access huge volumes of data regarding the sales performance of books. IA wants to counter the publishers’ lawsuit by showing that its lending library did no harm but the publishers describe the request as not only “burdensome in the extreme” but also “irrelevant”.
Source: Publishers: Internet Archive’s Sales Data Demand is “Burdensome and Irrelevant” * TorrentFreak
The NFTs feature footage of the State Hermitage Museum in Saint Petersburg, Russia, which was originally shot for Lindemann’s ‘Любимый город’ [Beloved Town] video. While he had been granted permission to film there for the clip, the museum says the musician breached the terms of their agreement by selling NFTs that include materials shot on its premises.
Source: Till Lindemann faces legal action over “unauthorised” NFT sale