British singer Ed Sheeran has won a High Court copyright battle over his 2017 single Shape of You. Judge Antony Zacaroli ruled on Wednesday that the musician had not had not plagiarized Sami Chokri’s 2015 song Oh Why. Chokri had …
Following McDonald’s decision to shut its Russian branches down in protest of Russia’s war against Ukraine, local fast-food chain Uncle Vanya’s has filed for a trademark for their brand-new logo which resembles McDonald’s Golden Arches logo. When Russia began to …
The Australian government has acquired copyright to the Aboriginal flag, making it freely available for Aboriginal communities to use. “We’ve freed the Aboriginal flag for Australians,” Prime Minister Scott Morrison said in an announcement on Monday. “The Aboriginal Flag will …
Matrix Resurrections, the fourth Matrix movie, has been leaked to torrent and streaming sites even before it was scheduled to be released on Wednesday. Matrix Resurrections is set to be released in India and on HBO Max on December 22, …
Russia has agreed to delay for another two months a law preventing French champagne from using its own name on bottles sold in Russia. The law, now postponed to take effect on Jan. 1, will require imported French and other …
Spotify has withdrawn the work of hundreds of comedians, including John Mulaney, Jim Gaffigan, and Kevin Hart, as part of a fresh dispute over royalties. Spoken Giants, which represents some of the affected comedians, bills itself as “the first global …
Russia has agreed to delay for another two months a law preventing French champagne from using its own name on bottles sold in Russia. The law, now postponed to take effect on Jan. 1, will require imported French and other …
France’s antitrust watchdog, the Competition Authority, has penalized Google with a 500-million-euro ($593-million) fine on Tuesday over news copyright issue with the country’s news publishers. The Competition Authority ruled against Google for failing to negotiate “in good faith” with media …
Google’s YouTube has won a legal battle over the illegal uploading of copyrighted music and films, with a top European Union (EU) court, declaring on Tuesday that the site cannot be held accountable automatically in such cases. The EU Court …
World Bank does not uphold forgoing protected innovation rights for COVID-19 vaccines World Trade Organization (WTO) out of concern that it would hamper development in the pharmaceuticals sector. “We don’t support that, for the reason that it would run the …
