As the original has been destroyed, the NFT could be characterized as an unauthorized reproduction. Unless the terms of sale included a transfer of ownership of the copyright in Morons, Injective Protocol’s actions could arguably constitute copyright infringement.
Source: Fungible Banksy: NFTs, Copyright and Digital Art Collide with the Burning of Morons
SGAE was temporarily kicked out of CISAC in May 2019 as a result of what the latter org calls a “violation of the international confederation’s rules, discriminatory treatment of rights holders and irregularities in its royalties distributions”. CISAC states that its Board of Directors have now decided to re-admit SGAE after, what it describes in an official release as, “a thorough review of all changes in the society’s practices that have been implemented with the support of CISAC over the last three years”.
Source: Spanish authors’ society SGAE re-admitted to CISAC following reforms
A bill that would allow news outlets to bargain collectively with tech platforms over the distribution of their content was reintroduced in both chambers by a bipartisan group of lawmakers on Wednesday. The Journalism Competition and Preservation Act is being touted as a way to “save local news” and comes as lawmakers push forward with broader efforts to rein in the market power of the top tech companies.
Source: Bipartisan group of lawmakers backs bill ‘to save local news’
The EU Court of Justice has ruled that if rightsholders have taken or ordered protective steps to prevent their images from being embedded within frames on third-party sites, such embedding represents a violation of copyright law. The decision goes against a non-binding opinion handed down last year.
Source: EU High Court: Embedding Protected Images Can Breach Copyright Law * TorrentFreak
European Commission officials should not be “influenced behind closed doors” during private meetings with MEPs on the implementation of the copyright directive, says a letter penned by a cross-section of EU Parliamentarians. The letter raises concern at recent meetings revealed by EURACTIV, in which high-ranking Commission officials briefed EU lawmakers on their vision for transposing the hotly-debated Article 17 of the Copyright Directive.
Source: Closed-door copyright meetings ‘taint’ EU transparency, MEPs warn
For all of ViacomCBS’s investment in transforming CBS All Access into Paramount+, and heavily promoting it to drive sign-ups, subscribers to the new service cannot call up a replay of the CBS network’s blockbuster Oprah Winfrey interview of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex — aka “Harry and Meghan.”
For many years, licensed games were often movie tie-ins made by small or mid-tier studios with little care for quality. Lately, however, mega publishers have turned to licensed properties with more ambition and excitement. Renewed interest followed the success of games like “Marvel’s Spider-Man,” the fastest-selling superhero game in American history, and these days, game creators like Electronic Arts, Ubisoft and Insomniac are developing with more frequent access to filmmakers and producers.
Source: From Star Wars to Marvel, licensed video games are becoming more ambitious. Here’s why.
EU countries have until June to implement controversial new copyright laws, but some countries have not even started that process. Though Covid-19 has been an impediment, some countries have had reservations about the reforms.
Source: A country by country analysis of EU copyright reform implementation
In a post this week, OverDrive CEO Steve Potash said he was proud of some of the “incremental gains” made in the library e-book market in 2020 but insisted that the work of establishing “fair, flexible, and reasonable terms” for libraries and schools to acquire and lend digital content is far from over.
Source: OverDrive CEO: Publishers, Librarians Still Searching for Fair E-book Lending Models
The Re:Create Coalition has sent a letter to the new US Congress, warning lawmakers that heavy-handed copyright policies can do more harm than good. The group wants to keep current DMCA safe harbors in place but encourages penalties for abusive and fraudulent takedown notices. In addition, copyright law should be amended to prevent Internet disconnections based on one-sided piracy accusations.
Source: ‘US Government Should Protect the Public from Copyright Extremes’ * TorrentFreak