Music
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A feel good story about the 1976 Copyright Act!
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Taylor Swift Breaks Open Trump-Harris Race Over AI Regulatory Policy… Because Sure, Why Not?
Obviously, Taylor Swift endorsing Kamala Harris is a law and technology story.
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Will Contract Troubles Take Song And Dance From TikTok?
The ones where people are talking are better than the dancing ones anyway.
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Australian Designer Who Sued Katy Perry Feels ‘Personally Attacked’ Over Appeal Of Trademark Ruling
From the How Dare She dept.
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Why No One Should Believe Clients Complaining About Billing Rates… In Musical Form
Hamilton-inspired billing humor.
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Shake (Intellectual Property Considerations) Off
High-stakes copyright battle hits the charts.
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Pitbull Got His Article Published In A T14 Law School Journal Before You Did
The musician has joined a very select group in American law.
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Surprise: Judge Throws Out Jury’s Awful Copyright Infringement Decision Over Katy Perry Song
It’s not quite the Led Zeppelin opinion, but…
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Nintendo Hates You: Company DMCAs Over 100 Videos Celebrating Nintendo Game Music
This has gone too far.
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Gibson Guitar Declares Shift In IP Enforcement After Most Recent Public Backlash
Times may be changing.
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* Martin Shkreli’s lawyer, Evan Greebel, was convicted of aiding in Pharma Bro’s fraud scheme. He faces up to 20 years. [LA Times]
* It would seem that the Trump legal team want to bash Michael Flynn as a liar — despite everything their client’s effusive defense of Flynn for months. This should be an easy pivot. [Washington Post]
* Reviewing the 2017 Supreme Court — the calm before we bring back Lochner next year. [Law360]
* The pros and cons of staying small — an interesting interview with Otterbourg chairman Richard Stehl about the business of running a 50-lawyer firm. [New York Law Journal]
* Firms expected to spend more on cybersecurity in 2017. Probably for the best since 2017 made at least one firm wanna cry. [Legaltech News]
* 2 Chainz says he was defrauded by a fake lawyer. Maybe that guy would be interested in a federal judgeship? [TMZ]
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Canadian Rapper Sends Rap Video Cease & Desist Letter To Coca Cola For ‘Jacking’ His Catchphrase
Stop ripping me off you hosers.
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Celebrities, Forgery, Music, Technology
Courtney Love Litigation Potpourri
Who is Courtney Love fighting this time?