WSJ Law Blog: “Is It OK for Lawyers to Copy Complaints?” (SF Lawsuit copies Premiership lawsuit against YouTube)
Professor Bainbrige: “Copying Another Lawyer’s Work” (Its not a copyright issue, it’s an ethical issue).
I awiat Prof Patry’s take.
Copyright
“N’Sync In Plagiarism Controversy”
TeenMusic.com: “‘N Sync in Plagiarism Controversy”
Copyright in Kickball Rules
Overlawyered: “The Microsoft of Kickball?”
Kate Moss Calls Kettle Black?
Fashionista: Kate Moss’s design team issues copyright warning which, according to Fashionista and the New York Post, is ironic. Hat tip ATL.
How Much Green To Deep Purple?
Who does Dodge have to pay to use ‘Smoke on the Water’, and how much?
Who does Apple have to pay to use ‘School of Rock’ using ‘Smoke on the Water’ and how much?
I asked my colleague at Moses and Singer, Paul Fakler, these questions.
The song is performed in two ways in…
Johnny Blaze
You Thought We Wouldn’t Notice .com
Youthoughtwewouldntnotice.com – website”dedicated to pointing out those things that give you that feeling of ‘haven’t l seen that somewhere before?, specifically allegedly infringing things” HT Boing Boing.


“Hoping To Move Guitar Notations Into The Legal Sunshine”
NY Times: “Hoping to Move Guitar Notations Into The Legal Sunshine“:
” . . . about 2 percent of the songs in the company’s catalog have licensed guitar tablature associated with them.
For the remaining songs in Famous Music’s catalog — and the vast majority of the music publishing industry’s collective catalog —…
Live Free And Die
IHT: “Warner’s Digital Watchdog Widens War On Pirates“:
“Missteps made today could have grave consequences for the future, particularly when it comes to consumers’ willingness to pay for movies and television shows online, she believes. To illustrate the point, she tells of her niece’s fish, named Mortimer, who one day leaped from his…
Will Apple/EMI DRM-Free Deal Be Copied By Others?
NY Times: “EMI to Allow Apple To Sell Songs Online“:
“EMI Group PLC on Monday announced a deal that will allow computer company Apple Inc. to sell the record company’s songs online without copy protection software.
The agreement means that customers of Apple’s iTunes store will soon be able to play downloaded songs…