Kylie Jenner (pictured above, left), has found herself in a bit of a legal scrape having nothing to do with the actions of her infamous family. Jenner, the youngest of the Keeping Up with the Kardashians clan, has, until this…
On November 10, 2015, Federal Magistrate Judge Gail Standish from the Central District of California dismissed a copyright infringement suit made by Jesse Braham against music powerhouse Taylor Swift. Braham claimed that the lyric in Swift’s song “Shake It Off,”…
Author: Joe Newman, Legal and Policy Fellow at The Future of Privacy Forum The story of Jonathan Coulton and song copying on Glee was one of the biggest copyright-related stories of 2012, with plenty of media coverage (and even a fictionalized TV adaptation).…
Author: Al Roundtree, J.D Candidate, Class of 2013, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law “What a prosperous looking bunch of lawyers,” was keynote speaker Scott Borchetta’s opening remark to the assembled group of entertainment lawyers, music industry professionals, and law students…
