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Record Label Sends Bogus Takedown Notice, Defeats 512(f) Claim Anyway–White v. UMG

Eric Goldman

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

As a result, UMG apparently makes the blanket assumption that it owns every element of a sound recording in its catalog, leading to overenforcements like this one where it apparently is enforcing its status as a non-exclusive licensee of the beat (which copyright law doesn’t permit). Longarzo * Another 512(f) Case Fails–Handshoe v.

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Eric Goldman

JANUARY 11, 2025

In those circusmtances, copyright law is an especially attractive tool to the pugilists, with its strict liability standards, amorphous fair use boundaries, high defense costs, and effectiveness of takedown notices. Both cases included a 512(f) claim, and both 512(f) claims survive the preliminary dismissal efforts.

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Record Label Sends Bogus Takedown Notice, Defeats 512(f) Claim Anyway–White v. UMG

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