Copyright
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Music copyright is still a mess after 500 years. Can we finally change things before AI takes over?The legal situations involving music and copyright is a nightmare. Is this the way things finally get fixed?EntertainmentAug 27, 2023
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B.C. translator reaches settlement with British Museum over unauthorized workVancouver-based Yilin Wang says the museum has agreed to compensate her for translations that are part of an ongoing exhibit dubbed "China's hidden century."WorldAug 8, 2023
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Group sues after Indigenous artist’s designs ‘taken,’ sold in gift shopNative Northwest has filed a lawsuit with the support of Coast Salish artist Francis Horne Sr. alleging his art was 'taken' and sold in a gift shop without his permission.CanadaJul 28, 2023
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Ed Sheeran threatens to quit music if he loses song copyright lawsuitAs the copyright trial pushes onward, Ed Sheeran has again denied that he ever plagiarized elements of Marvin Gaye’s soul classic 'Let’s Get It On.'EntertainmentMay 3, 2023
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Plagiarism wars put rhythm and beats under the legal microscopeThe evolution of music depends on artists building on what influenced them. But what if the law makes that impossible?EntertainmentMar 26, 2023
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Canada extends copyright protection for 20 more years under new trade obligationThe change also puts Canada in line with many other countries, including those in Europe, the United Kingdom and Australia, according to a government statement.CanadaJan 2, 2023
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Canadian artists will now get paid when work is resold in shakeup of copyright lawsUnder reforms of copyright law, artists would get a ``resale right'' giving them a royalty during the term of copyright, according to the Innovation Minister office.CanadaAug 6, 2022
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Okanagan Nation Alliance expected to take over copyright of ‘Ogopogo’“Initially thought to be a straightforward assignment, the path soon became quite convoluted," the city of Vernon said in documents laying out the shift.CanadaOct 11, 2021
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Twitter pulls Conservatives’ ‘Willy Wonka’ attack ad on Trudeau due to copyrightTwitter Canada says it removed a CPC video that used a 'Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory' clip without permission.TrendingAug 17, 2021
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Music legend Bob Dylan sells song catalogue to Universal MusicThe catalogue includes classics like Blowin' In The Wind and Like A Rolling Stone.EntertainmentDec 7, 2020
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