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GEMA sues Suno Inc's AI music tool for unauthorised processing of protected musical works.

GEMA sues Suno Inc's AI music tool for unauthorised processing of protected musical works.
The Munich Regional Court partially ruled in favour of Arne Schönbohm in the legal dispute against ZDF. Four out of five statements from a ZDF Magazin Royal programme were classified as inadmissible factual claims and their dissemination was prohibited. However, Schönbohm did not receive any monetary compensation.
On 25 September 2024, the Bundestag Committee on Housing, Urban Development, Construction and Local Authorities hosted a public expert discussion on the amendment to TA-Lärm. The question of what coexistence in the cities of the future can and should look like was also discussed.
Even in times of the "eSports Winter," the gaming industry continues to grow steadily and has become one of the largest entertainment media in the world. Last year alone, the industry's revenue in Germany rose to nearly 10 billion euros. Innovative game concepts and unique game designs are crucial for the success of video games. The competition for media attention and players is fierce. It is not uncommon for basic concepts and game ideas of successful games to be adopted by competitors to offer similar games and benefit from the hype of the original game. It is therefore not surprising that legal proceedings in the industry are also increasing. The Cologne Regional Court recently dealt comprehensively with the copyright protection of game concepts and the limits of imitation.
The computer game Palworld from the Japanese developer studio Pocket Pair was released less than a month ago and has since been the subject of numerous accusations of plagiarism, particularly in social media. The accusation from users is that Palworld is a Pokémon clone that makes illegal use of the Pokémon Company's ideas and intellectual property.
Fortnite dance problematic in terms of copyright?
Copyright in the metaverse concerns both the protection of content from platform operators and user-generated content. Copyright protection extends to software and programming interfaces, while animated user interfaces are often not protected. Both avatars and NFTs can enjoy copyright protection. Acts of exploitation such as reproduction and communication to the public play an important role in the metaverse.
An Austrian court recently ruled that Sony must repay 338.26 EUR to a gamer. The Hermagor District Court (Bezirksgericht Hermagor) considered the FUT Packs that are available in the soccer simulation FIFA to be gambling under Austrian law. This case has reignited the debate surrounding the legal classification of loot boxes in the gaming industry.
As part of the Clubcommission's Free Open Air Workshop, Philipp Schröder-Ringe and Tjade Elix will give a lecture on the legal basis of open air events.
Almost everyone knows original and almost unmistakable film titles such as "Fack Ju Göthe" (Suck Me Shakespeer), which is why such film titles with a high recognition value are also decisive for the economic success of a media company. Therefore, especially in today's age of multimedia and marketing, it is more important than ever to distinguish one's own film works from the multitude of countless film works by using attractive and unmistakable names.
When rights are infringed on the Internet, rights holders often face the problem of not being able to locate the person responsible. Instead, an obvious alternative is to take action against the operator of the platform on which the illegal content was posted in order to effectively stop the infringement.