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The following is a list of songs that have been the subject of plagiarism disputes. In several of the disputes the artists have stated that the copying of melody or chord progression was unconscious. In some cases the song was sampled or covered. Some cases are still awaiting litigation.
N.W.A's debut album Straight Outta Compton (which had attracted controversy for its song "Fuck tha Police") includes the song "Express Yourself", which criticizes the censorship of music by radio stations, and hip-hop musicians who write inoffensive songs to target mainstream radio airplay. "Express Yourself" is the only song on the album to ...
[So] there is a huge difference between downloading a song and stealing a CD. [ 9 ] University of Idaho professor Darryl Woolley, writing in the Academy of Information and Management Sciences Journal in 2010, shared an estimate of 12.5 billion dollars lost annually due to file sharing and music piracy, and 5 billion of that is profits lost from ...
It is not illegal in the US to shout "fire" in a crowded theater. Although this is often given as an example of speech that is not protected by the First Amendment, it is not now nor has it ever been binding law. The phrase originates from Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.'s opinion in the United States Supreme Court case Schenck v.
In the case of Persona 4 Arena; [16] publisher Atlus declined to reverse its decision despite substantial outcry by some of their fanbase. [17] The decision was made to avoid excessive importing, because all versions of the game share the same features and language support, but have differing price points and release dates in each region. [ 17 ]
The circuit court first reasoned that the songs that Gonzalez had downloaded were infringing copies of the copyrighted originals, rejecting her analogy to the time shifting doctrine handed down in the Supreme Court's landmark Sony Corp. of America v.
The Untold Truth is the only studio album by American rap duo Illegal, composed of rappers Jamal and Mr. Malik. [3] It was released on August 24, 1993, through Rowdy Records with distribution via Arista Records.
Atlus released the first video game under its own name in 1989: Puzzle Boy for the Game Boy. [2] Prior to this, earlier Atlus video games were published by other companies, such as Namco and Hudson Soft in Japan and LJN in North America. Atlus started in the arcade industry in the 1990s by manufacturing its first arcade video game, BlaZeon, in 1992