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Sony Music and Designer Shoe Warehouse Reach Preliminary Settlement in Contentious Social Media Infringement Battle

Designer Shoe Warehouse (DSW) social media infringement battle has drawn to an abrupt close – though the footwear retailer's wider copyright clash with the majors isn't quite finished. Sony Music (plus a number of its subsidiaries) and DSW parent Designer Brands only recently confirmed the resolution in a […]

Sony Music and Designer Shoe Warehouse Reach Preliminary Settlement in Contentious Social Media Infringement Battle

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Designer Shoe Warehouse (DSW) social media infringement battle has drawn to an abrupt close – though the footwear retailer's wider copyright clash with the majors isn't quite finished.

Sony Music (plus a number of its subsidiaries) and DSW parent Designer Brands only recently confirmed the resolution in a […]

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Designer Shoe Warehouse (DSW) social media infringement battle has drawn to an abrupt close – though the footwear retailer's wider copyright clash with the majors isn't quite finished. Sony Music (plus a number of its subsidiaries) and DSW parent Designer Brands only recently confirmed the resolution in a […]

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