GIOCONDA LAW BLOG: Cutting Edge Issues in Brand Protection: music

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Showing posts with label music. Show all posts

Showing posts with label music. Show all posts

Wednesday, May 21, 2014

Opening Pandora's Box: Supreme Court Allows Archaic Copyright Infringement Cases to Proceed

This week, the U.S. Supreme Court opened Pandora's Box. The decision that the Supreme Court may come to regret involved a copyright...

Thursday, December 12, 2013

Rock Showdown: Queensrÿche Faces Trial Over Trademark Ownership

Queensrÿche with Original Lead Singer Geoff Tate It appears that hard rock and 1980's "hair bands" are a perennially fert...

Thursday, October 17, 2013

Van Halen Sues Drummer's Ex-Wife for Commercializing Her Married Name

Van Halen was formed in California in 1972, and named after lead guitarist Eddie Van Halen and his brother, drummer Alex Van ...

Friday, October 4, 2013

Jay-Z, Kanye West, Run D.M.C. and Others Sued for Past Sampling

Unauthorized "sampling" of catchy melodies used in modern music is heating up as a recurring legal issue...

Friday, August 16, 2013

Ironically, "Blurred Lines" of Copyright Law Lead to Litigation

Summer 2013's hottest pop single "Blurred Lines" has become quite a phenomenon. Its primary vocalist and author, Robin Thick...

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