Use of #SkinnyPuppy Music During #Torture Raises Interesting #Copyright Question
The industrial band Skinny Puppy sent the Department of Defense a bill in the amount of $666,666 for using its music during alleged acts of torture.…
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The Empire Fights Back? BMG Sues Cox for Lax Infringement Protocols
I very rarely line up on the side of corporate behemoths, especially those who pay artists pennies on the dollar for the soul and sweat…
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Sirius XM Backed into a Corner in Copyright Infringement Case
Like the old adage attributed to the tortoise-“slow and steady wins the race”-the Turtles scored another victory in their copyright infringement case against Sirius XM.…
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Photo Infringement Case Instructs on Fair Use, Web Dev Contracts
A decision in a recent copyright infringement case in the Northern District of California shows that cries of fair use may fall on deaf ears…
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The Beastie Boys’ Greatest Legal Hits
The Beastie Boys need no introduction: seminal hip-hop artists from the birthplace of hip-hop who later morphed into genre-bending icons fusing sometimes disparate influences and…
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