3 Count: Summertime Sadness

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1: Lana Del Rey Settles “Summertime Sadness” Music Video Copyright Lawsuit

First off today, Silke Jasso at American Songwriter reports that Lana Del Rey has reached a settlement in the case over the music video for his song Summertime Sadness.

The case was filed by filmmaker Lucas Bolaño, who claimed that the music video for Summertime Sadness replicated scenes from his short film Sky and also used audio from the movie.

The judge in the case recently denied a motion to dismiss by the plaintiff, setting the stage for a possible trial. However, that trial has been averted as both parties have agreed to a settlement. The terms of the settlement were not disclosed.

2: Russia Plans to Stop Blocking Piracy Websites

Next up today, Gintaras Radauskas at Cybernews reports that Russia’s Ministry of Digital Development has announced that they are considering removing the blocks that prevent Russian citizens from accessing pirate sites that trade in western media.

Early last year, following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the country was hit with a wide variety of sanctions, resulting in many western content creators pulling out of the nation. As a result, Russia legalized copyright infringement of such works, but continued to block pirate websites as part of an ongoing effort to reduce piracy.

However, now the country may be undoing some of those blocks as part of a renewed push to encourage the piracy of non-Russian content. That, in turn, came after a survey found that legal offerings of American-made film declined by between 40-50 percent following the sanctions.

3: Comedian Files Copyright Lawsuit Over Stand-Up Series ‘Live at the Moth Club’

Finally today, K.J. Yossman at Variety reports that comedian Harry Deansway has filed a lawsuit against the production company Baby Cow over their comedy series Live at the Moth Club, alleging that UKTV sersies Live at the Moth Club is an infringement of his earlier YouTube series.

According to Yossman, in 2013 he released a series on YouTube entitled Shambles, which was a sitcom about a comedy club that also featured stand-up comedy as part of the show. The lawsuit alleges that, in addition to elements of the show being copied, even some of the jokes from the series made the jump.

In a statement, Baby Cow said that they “strongly refute” the claim, with another close to the company saying that the similarities were “light.”

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