Maple Leafs AHL team being sued for copyright infringement
The Toronto Marlies are a crucial part of the success the Maple Leafs have had, but now they're involved in a major lawsuit along with other teams in the AHL.
The AHL is one of the best hockey leagues in the world, and they remain crucial to the success of the NHL, but now they are facing a massive lawsuit. According to Rick Westhead, Associated Music Production (APM) Music have now filed a lawsuit against the AHL for the use of many songs on YouTube and social media without the proper licensing.
While not every team in the AHL is implicated in the lawsuit, there are many involved, and according to the report, APM Music are seeking up to $150,000 per use of an unlicensed song, of which they have a massive catalogue of 650,000 tracks.
Unfortunately for the AHL, APM Music have claimed 'rampant infringement', as they have reportedly been identified for up to 230 instances of these uses, showing that it wasn't just a one-off thing, which can usually be excused. There are ways the AHL can get around this, but given how petty, complex and technical things become with the music industry, it's safe to say that they will be hard at work defending themselves in this situation.
The AHL have clearly been aware of this for quite some time, as the majority of videos involving any APM Music have officially been taken down, but some still remain up, which isn't a good sign for the league. There will be much more to be heard about this once things get going, but for now this isn't what the AHL wanted to deal with ahead of yet another massive season, so they will have their social media teams focused on not getting them in further trouble as the season finally approaches.
Source: MarkerZone
Toronto Maple Leafs' AHL affiliate among teams sued for copyright infringement by major music label
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