[NCUC-DISCUSS] Olympics in copyright trouble

[Seun Ojedeji]

Okay this is an interesting one, the definition of "multiple third-party"
is this context is a new one for me.

The section below is more interesting:

"...after it was uploaded the song was hit with an avalanche of criticism
from some YouTube users, who claimed it was a direct copy of Disney’s
song.....It is unclear from the YouTube notice who requested that the video
be taken down"

2 things comes to mind:

- Is it really copyright infringement when one doesn't copy lyrics nor
instrumental sound track

- How much whistle blowing would warrant an infringement especially when
the supposed owner is not laying complaint.

Should one be concerned that the internet is creating a situation where the
loud voice could have their way even if their view is not necessarily
acceptable by the silent ones.

Regards
Sent from my Asus Zenfone2
Kindly excuse brevity and typos.
On 21 Sep 2015 19:20, "Joly MacFie" <joly at punkcast.com> wrote:

> (snigger)
>
>
> http://www.worldipreview.com/news/beijing-olympics-song-removed-by-youtube-after-copyright-complaints-8714
>
> ​YouTube has removed an official song for the Beijing 2022 Winter
> Olympics due to “multiple third-party” complaints of copyright infringement.
>
> The song, called “The Ice and Snow Dance”, had come under fire after
> various reports and YouTube users said it sounded too similar to “Let it
> Go”, a song featured in Disney’s 2013 hit film “Frozen”.
> Instead of showing the video, a YouTube search for the Olympics song now
> displays a notice <https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=112&v=48EojfCjQhk> stating
> that the “YouTube account associated with this video has been terminated
> due to multiple third-party notifications of copyright infringement”.​
>
>
>
> http://www.worldipreview.com/news/tokyo-olympics-logo-scrapped-after-copyright-claim-8800
>
> The logo for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games has been ditched
> following an allegation that it infringed copyright belong to a Belgian
> artist.
>
> <snip>
>
> The emblem, created by designer Kenjiro Sano, has a black block in the
> middle of a square shape with curved triangles in two corners. It also
> features a red circle similar to that on the Japanese flag.
>
> Belgian designer Olivier Debie claimed that the design was similar to a
> logo that he designed for theatre company Théâtre de Liège
> <http://theatredeliege.be/> in 2013.
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