Don't get caught shoplifting online! Today's episode covers the top 3 huge legal mistakes I see entrepreneurs making online during COVID19 that could cost them big time. These are things I'm seeing in FB groups, on Twitter, and IG that are getting entrepreneurs blocked from email platforms, blocked from access to IG Live, FB Live, and more. Understand the copyright laws that govern the internet and how it impacts the way you should be doing business online in a COVID19 world.
In case you missed the buzz on Twitter last week. The internet exploded when Jacquees’ cover of “Trip” by Ella Mai was removed from Soundcloud and Youtube. While the internet decided it was a hater move on the part of Ella Mai, her label made it clear it was business related and she had no say in the matter.
A better description is that it was a LEGAL matter. As T-Pain pointed out you CANNOT monetize material that does not belong to you. In simple words that is THEFT in legal terms it is copyright infringement.
So how do artists cover other people’s songs all the time and how was THIS different?
Follow the jump to find out!
LeBron's camp slapped my beloved University of Alabama with an Infringement Notice that smelled heavily of a Cease & Desist (although they deny it is a cease and desist) for releasing a digital series called "Shop Talk" strikingly similar to "The Shop" released by LeBron's Uninterrupted platform.
Here are the details and clips of both shows from ESPN, Alabama, and UnInterrupted:
