3 Count: Nintendo Soundtrack

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1: Nintendo Reportedly Strike Down YouTubers Using Music from Mario & Zelda

First off today, Alex Tsiaoussidis at Dexerto reports that Nintendo has been continuing its crackdown on the use of content they own on YouTube and have begun ordering the removal of soundtracks for additional games including Super Mario 64, Ocarina of Time and Mario Kart Wii.

The new wave of claims was first reported by YouTuber GilvaSunner. He is best known for uploading soundtracks to video games, usually Nintendo games, and has seen many takedowns and removals over the years.

However, the takedowns over these games appear to be new and point to Nintendo continuing to expand its efforts to limit the use of its content on YouTube. Though many fans were supportive of Nintendo, noting that GilvaSunner’s channel does infringe their copyright, they did ask that Nintendo follow other publishers and release their soundtracks on Spotify and other legitimate music streaming services.

2: Spanish Piracy Giant Movidy Shuts Down, Owner Too Sick to Continue

Next up today, Andy Maxwell at Torrentfreak writes that the Spanish piracy site Movidy is shutting down due to the ill health of the site’s owner and ongoing pressure from various copyright holders.

The site’s operator, who uses the name Gabriela Algara, revealed on Twitter that he has been diagnosed with cancer and will be stepping away from the site. Initially, he sought to sell it but said that not suitable buyers could be found as all the potential buyers did not fully understand the risks.

Needing to focus on his own health and with no suitable buyers, Gabriela Algara announced that he is shuttering the site. As of right now, all content and accounts on the site have been deleted, making a relaunch of it impossible.

3: TikTokkers are Writing Ratatouille, the Musical. But Who Owns the Copyright?

Finally today, Daniela Simone and Isabella Alexander at The Conversation report that thousands of TikTok users have been cobbling together a musical based upon the 2007 film Ratatouille and, as Disney itself gets on the act, raises questions about who owns the right to it.

The saga began when a US-based schoolteacher Emily Jacobsen wrote Love Ballad, a song that honored the character Remy. Others jumped in and expanded on the song and, since then, the project has only grown with others adding more songs, choreography, sets and more.

Disney itself joined the fun adding a “Hamilton-esque” rap about Remy. However, this raised questions about who owns the created musical should Disney want to do more with it. As the article discusses, this enters into a mess as we not only have hundreds of potential stakeholders, but they are all over the world. This means not only are there countless potential rightsholders, but countless sets of laws to consider. However, ultimately, TikTok may be the most important license holder due to its user agreement.

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