3 Count: Wise Settlement

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1: LifeWise Settles Copyright Lawsuit Against Former Ohio Parent Over Sharing its Curriculum

First off today, Anna Lynn Winfrey at The Columbus Dispatch reports that LifeWise has reached a settlement with critic and advocate Zachary Parrish, putting an end to their lawsuit.

LifeWise is a Christian organization that provides students with off-campus Bible study during school hours. The organization filed the lawsuit alleging that Parrish infringed its copyright by posting its curriculum online to offer transparency about what was being taught.

The two sides have settled the case. Parrish, for his part, has agreed to take down the curriculum and ask others he has sent it to do the same. LifeWise, on the other hand, has agreed to offer that curriculum to any parent who asks about it via their website. Neither side is paying damages and both said they are happy with the settlement.

2: Proposed Change to Copyright Law Would See Artists Get Percentage of Sales When Work is Resold

Next up today, Galleries West reports that a proposed change in Canadian copyright law could see visual artists getting a commission each time their work is resold.

Currently, in Canada, once an artist sells a physical work, such as a painting or a sculpture, that is the only revenue they see from that work. This is true even if the work is resold for many times its original value later on. This new law would give artists five percent of any subsequent sale worth more than $1,000.

The move would align Canada with nearly 90 other countries that have passed similar laws. Proponents say it would significantly benefit Inuit artists, whose work is often resold at much higher prices.

3: Rojadirecta & Site Operator Hit With $33m Piracy Damages Judgment

Finally, today, Andy Maxwell at Torrentfreak writes that the pirate sports streaming site Rojadirecta has been ordered to pay $33 million in damages despite shutting its doors in 2016.

Rojadirecta was launched in 2005 and became famous as a destination for watching pirate sports streams, most notably soccer. It was the target of both civil and criminal action, eventually shutting its doors in 2016 after a court found it liable for copyright infringement.

However, Rojadirecta and its parent the case and, eventually, Spain’s Supreme Court upheld the liability. That sent the case back to the lower court, which has now set the damages amount to 31.6 million Euros, or roughly $33 million.

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