3 Count: Fast Fashion Appeal

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1: Fast Fashion Copyright Battle Continues as Shein Granted Appeal Against Temu

First off today, Rosie Harris-Davison at CityAM reports that, in the UK, the fast fashion giant Shein has been granted an appeal in their ongoing copyright infringement battle with competitor Temu.

Shein brought the claim in 2023 alleging that Temu used over 2,500 photographs from Stein’s site without permission. Shein claimed to be the copyright owner of the images in question, but a wrench was thrown into the case when it was revealed that, at the time the dispute started, the images were taken by Shein UK’s Chinese counterpart, Guangzhou Shein.

To make matters worse, the judge ruled that Temu suffered a loss when its was forced to remove thousands of products from its website. Shein is now appealing the decision, both on the issue of standing and over the alleged harm Temu suffered.

2: Indonesia Eyes Copyright Reform as Media Firms Struggle for Digital Revenue

Next up today, Nanda Andrianta at the Jakarta Globe reports that Indonesia is considering a copyright reform that would would allow new organizations and journalists to collect royalties for their work when they are used by artificial intelligence systems as well as other third-party uses.

The bill aims to strengthen the copyright protections granted as part of the 2014 Copyright Law. It would give journalists the rights to collect royalties for their work from search and AI companies when they make commercial use of their content.

The bill requires approval from the President before it is sent to the House of Representatives for discussion.

3: The Vvaan: Makers Acquire Sync Rights After Vocalist’s Copyright Claim

Finally today, Mohar Basu for Gujarati Midday reports that, in I India, the filmmakers behind the upcoming movie Vvaan acquired a sync license for a song by musician Sargam Vaish, which was used in the film’s trailer without permission.

The saga began on September 20, when Vaish took to Instagram to claim that the filmakers used his song Aigiri Nandin in the trailer without permission. Immediately the filmmakers reached out to Vaish to discuss the issue and, shortly after, signed a sync license for the song.

The sync license allows the filmmakers to continue using the song both in the trailer and, most likely, in the film itself. The Vvaan is slated to be released this Friday.

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