Intellectual Property
Feb. 15, 2024
The feud over TikTok user’s ‘fair use’ of Universal’s copyrighted works
The music industry may have to adapt to the rise of AI-generated works by focusing on live performances, fan experiences, and other aspects that AI cannot replicate.
Tyler Sanchez
Partner
Salisian Lee LLP
Marius Mateescu
Associate
Salisian Lee LLP
TikTok was released initially in September 2016. Since then, it has gained widespread popularity – especially with those entertained by scrolling on their phone.
Short videos populate the platform in which users attempt to go “viral” doing a variety of antics. These videos often contain copyrighted music as background or for some other purpose, like lip-syncing.
Copyright law in the United States may dub such “...
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