When Tracy Chapman denied permission to use her work, Nicki Minaj sought forgiveness instead. It cost $450,000.
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Copyright Forgiveness Comes At A Price
Tag Archives: Copyright
Dollars Blowing In The Wind
Bob Dylan did not write the lyric “a time to reap,” but he seized the right moment to harvest the fruits of a life’s work.
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A Victory For Small-R Republicanism
A divided Supreme Court says Georgia’s citizens can freely access their state’s officially annotated legal code.
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Who Owns The Law?
In America, the laws that govern us are not subject to copyright. The Supreme Court considers how far that principle extends.
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Auto-tuning California’s Sour Note
California lawmakers dropped a bomb on the music business, so advisers now need to remix studio business dealings.
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An Author Gets A Little Too Cocky
This tale about a cocky author getting her comeuppance in court is definitely not a tragedy.
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PETA’s Monkey Business
If you give a monkey a camera, he’s going to want to take a selfie. So what happens when the selfie gets published?
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Musicians Seeking Their Groove, In Court
After “Blurred Lines” blurred the lines of copyright law, musicians struggle over paying tribute to earlier art.
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A Hard Day’s Copyright
For Sir Paul McCartney, a long and winding road leads back to the songs he wrote as a Beatle.
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Sharing The Fruit But Claiming The Tree
A lawsuit against musician Bob Dylan has questionable prospects, thanks to Anglo-American law’s agrarian roots.
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