March 18 | Music Copyright Infringement: Global Perspectives

Our Music Copyright Infringement: Global Perspectives Conference (w/GW Law) is happening this week! Hope to see you there. https://bit.ly/3tVBpjV

Session 1: Music Copyright Infringement in Asia Topics include trials without juries; trial by algorithm; tests for infringement; Indian music markets beyond Bollywood; criminal liability and damage awards in China; the impact of changing societal and political norms on copyright protection of music and sound recordings; is copyright law out of touch with Asian music genres and attributes?

Session 2: Music Copyright Infringement in Europe Topics include the ECJ’s Metall auf Metall decision; droit moral; German treatment of copyright cases; judge v. jury trials; use of experts; use of software: comparisons and cognitive weighting; editorial rights for classical music; using songs in political campaigns; music databases.

Session 3: Music Copyright Infringement in the United States Topics include the art and science of judging music copyright infringement; reflections on Skidmore v. Led Zeppelin and Seltzer v. Green Day; is there a novelty/“inventiveness” standard in music copyright law?; Taylor Swift’s “Shake It Off” Trial: Does it make copyright look absurd?; emerging issues in US music copyright law.