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Xbox needs to make a choice, says former PlayStation leader Shawn Layden: be a publisher or a platform, but you can't be both
Former PlayStation leader Shawn Layden argues that Xbox must choose between being a major game publisher or a platform holder, stating it cannot effectively be both. He highlights the need for exclusive content to support a platform, contrasting it with the multiplatform approach required for a top publisher, a dilemma exacerbated by recent Xbox layoffs and strategic shifts.
Award-Winning Composer Go Shiina to Create Music for TINY METAL 2
AREA 35 Inc. has announced that award-winning composer Go Shiina will create the music for their upcoming turn-based strategy game, TINY METAL 2. Shiina, known for his work on Demon Slayer and various Bandai Namco titles, will compose an orchestral score for the game, which is set to release in spring 2027 on PC via Steam and other platforms.
Anna's Archive told to pay Spotify and record labels $322 million over unprecedented music scraping
Anna's Archive, an open-source library and search engine, has been ordered by a New York federal judge to pay $322 million in damages to Spotify and three major record labels for illegally scraping and intending to distribute millions of songs. The court found Anna's Archive guilty of direct copyright infringement and breach of contract, ordering the destruction of all scraped music files.
Sony hit with a lawsuit over a Fortnite dance
Sony Music Holdings is facing a lawsuit from choreographer Darrin Henson, who claims the company licensed his 'Bye, Bye, Bye' dance, famously used in the movie Deadpool & Wolverine and the game Fortnite, without his permission. Henson asserts he is the rightful owner of the choreography and seeks profits generated from its unauthorized use.
Supreme Court overturns Cox v Sony Music verdict holding ISPs liable for user copyright infringement
The Supreme Court unanimously ruled 9-0 in the Cox v Sony Music case, overturning the previous verdict. The new ruling states that Internet Service Providers must have knowledge and intent to be held liable for user copyright infringement.
Supreme Court rules ISPs aren't liable for subscribers' music piracy
The Supreme Court ruled that Cox Communications is not liable for copyright infringement committed by its subscribers, reversing a lower court decision. Justice Clarence Thomas stated that an internet service provider is only liable if it actively encouraged or intended the infringement, not for merely providing a service. This decision clarifies ISP liability in cases of digital piracy by their users.
Supreme Court ruling may protect ISPs from copyright claims
The United States Supreme Court has ruled that Internet Service Providers (ISPs) are only liable for copyright infringement if they intentionally facilitate it. In the case of Cox Communications v. Sony Music Entertainment, the court determined that Cox was not liable as they neither induced nor tailored their service for infringement. This decision may reduce the pressure on ISPs to police user piracy.
Charlie Brown now works for Sony
Sony Music Entertainment Japan and Sony Pictures Entertainment have finalized their acquisition of 80 percent of the Peanuts franchise for $460 million. This deal consolidates the beloved comic strip universe, created by Charles M. Schulz, as a subsidiary of Sony, with the remaining 41 percent acquired from WildBrain.