music

Patent Analysis

U.S. Patent No. 10,758,828: Music mash up collectable card game

U.S. Patent No. 10,758,828: Music mash up collectable card game Issued September 1, 2020, to Hasbro Inc.Filed: March 19, 2018 (claiming priority to March 17, 2017) I know what I want for…

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Patent Analysis

U.S. Patent No. 10,441,876: Video game integrating recorded video

U.S. Patent No. 10,441,876: Video game integrating recorded video Issued: October 15, 2019, to Activision Publishing Inc. Priority Date December 20, 2013   Summary: U.S. Patent No. 10,441,876 (the ‘876 Patent) relates…

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News

Twitch Deletes Content for Copyright Infringement Without Warning

Twitch Deletes Content for Copyright Infringement Without Warning On October 20th, many Twitch streamers received an email from Twitch notifying them that content on their channels was subject to Digital Millennium Copyright…

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Duke Nukem Goes Retro in Music Copyright Suit

Duke Nukem Goes Retro in Music Copyright Suit Robert C. Prince v. Gearbox Software LLC et. al. United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee, Northern Division Case No.: 3:19-cv-00380…

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Lawsuits

Hard Rock Life for Video Game Music Teacher

Hard Rock Life for Video Game Music Teacher Ubisoft Entertainment, S.A. et al v. Yousician Oy United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina Case No. 5-18-CV-383 On August…

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Patent Analysis

U.S. Patent No. 8,858,330: Music video game with virtual drums

U.S. Patent No. 8,858,330: Music video game with virtual drums Issued October 14, 2014, to Activision Publishing, Inc. Priority Date July 14, 2008 Summary: U.S. Patent No. 8,858,330 (the ‘330 Patent) describes…

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Lawsuits

Ed Sheeran sued for copyright infringement…. again.

As previously reported, Ed Sheeran was sued back in June for copyright infringement.  Well either the sharks smell blood, or perhaps there’s something in the water, but be’s been sued again based…

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Lawsuits

Listen for Yourself: Ed Sheeran sued for copyright infringement over “Photograph”

This isn’t video game related, but music copyright cases always interest me.  First, the details, from Law360: New York (June 8, 2016, 8:14 PM ET) — British singer Ed Sheeran violated U.S.…

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