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Roblox reaches agreement with US music trade body NMPA News

Roblox reaches agreement with US music trade body NMPA

Follows the latter accusing the games platform of copyright violation

Twitch signs deal with US music trade body News

Twitch signs deal with US music trade body

New agreement provides more flexibility than the existing DMCA system

Take-Two suing team that reverse-engineered GTA 3 and Vice City source code News

Take-Two suing team that reverse-engineered GTA 3 and Vice City source code

Publishing giant alleges that group "sought unlawfully to copy, adapt, and distribute" this

UPDATE: Roblox refutes allegations of music copyright violation News

UPDATE: Roblox refutes allegations of music copyright violation

Trade body says that the platform has used songs without permission

Game influencers could be hit hard by weird additions to US coronavirus relief bill News

Game influencers could be hit hard by weird additions to US coronavirus relief bill

Amendments to the legislation could give companies an edge in handling how their IP is used

Epic settles Fortnite cheating suit, faces another from Canadian law firm over addiction concerns News

Epic settles Fortnite cheating suit, faces another from Canadian law firm over addiction concerns

Montreal-based Calex Légal says game was designed to be "as addictive as possible"

Carlton’s copyright conflict against Fortnite hits a slight legal snag News

Carlton’s copyright conflict against Fortnite hits a slight legal snag

Alfonso Ribeiro refused copyright registration for his Fresh Prince dance by the US Copyright Office

Controversial copyright bill passes through EU Parliament News

Controversial copyright bill passes through EU Parliament

Media and artists benefit financially, but could have sweeping negative impact on the way social networks are used

EU copyright law changes could have dramatic impact on fan-created content News

EU copyright law changes could have dramatic impact on fan-created content

Companies and creators now in the firing line if copyright is breached

Epic is clamping down on copyright and trademark violating assets including guns News

Epic is clamping down on copyright and trademark violating assets including guns

"While we have always rejected content that is found to infringe on copyright or trademark, over the past few months the Marketplace has been armed with more resources for content review"

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