Copyright law’s First Sale Doctrine is the foundation of the music resale business. This doctrine mandates that a lawful purchaser of a copy of a copyrighted work is free to resell that particular copy without infringing the copyright holder’s distribution rights. he digital music resale business, however, was recently presented with a serious obstacle by a Second Circuit decision.
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Copyright First Sale Doctrine Inapplicable to “Used” Digital Music: Second Circuit Posted on: January 24, 2019 In: Intellectual Property & Technology
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“Blurred Lines” Final Judgment May Signal Paradigm Shift for Entertainment Copyright Law Posted on: December 19, 2018 In: Intellectual Property & TechnologyIn March 2018, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals rendered a landmark decision in the copyright infringement litigation surrounding Pharrell Williams and Robin Thicke’s song, “Blurred Lines.” The appellate court upheld a 2015 jury verdict finding that ”Blurred Lines” infringed Marvin Gaye’s copyright to the 1977 hit “Got to Give it Up” because the two songs were too similar.
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