3 Count: Foreign Matters

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1: How A Louisiana Copyright Ruling Could Stir Up The Global Music Biz

First off today, Bill Hochberg at Forbes reports that a copyright ruling in Louisiana may have major repercussions internationally as the court has ruled that copyright termination rights also apply to rights outside of the United States.

In the United States, original creators can terminate copyright transfers or exclusive licenses after a set number of years. However, historically, that has only applied to rights within the United States. But now, a court ruling says that it also applies to international rights, extending the power globally.

The case involves the song Double Shot (Of My Baby’s Love). The composer of the song, Cyril Vetter, is seeking to terminate a grand given to Resnik Music Group. However, Resnik argued that copyright termination only applied to US rights. However, a Louisiana district court has ruled that termination rights apply to international grants. This could have a major impact if it is upheld on appeal and spreads to other circuits, in particular the Second and the Ninth.

2: Premier League Pirates Caught Offside as Police Raid Their Car Wash Base

Next up today, Andy Maxwell at Torrentfreak writes that police in Thailand have carried out 21 raids in the country targeting streamers of Premier League games.

Thailand is known for aggressively addressing piracy. The country’s Department of Special Investigation (DSI) has carried out numerous raids over the years. However, hitting 21 locations in one day throughout the country is still a banner moment for the DSI.

However, the location that has gained the most attention is one that was hidden inside a car wash office. That raid resulted in two people being arrested, as well as the seizure of computer equipment from the building.

3: D&D YouTubers Hit with Copyright Strikes Over New D&D Player’s Handbook

Finally today, J.R. Zambrano at Bell of Lost Souls reports that Wizards of the Coast (WotC), the makers of Dungeons & Dragons, has filed copyright claims against several YouTubers showing off the latest edition of the Player’s Handbook.

WotC sent copies of the books to YouTubers, supposedly to show them off on their channels. However, after the embargo lifted at the beginning of the month, some of those same YouTubers found their videos removed due to WotC’s copyright claims.

The issue, at least according to one YouTuber, was that he showed some unblurred pages of the book, and WotC was worried others could use those screenshots to create their own. However, they were able to get the strike removed following community backlash. It is unclear how many others there are impacted.

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