16 Aug, 2024 Predictably, an Oral License to Use Beat Track in Song Results in Copyright Infringement Case By Brian Murphy Plaintiff Brian White is a professional musician who writes and records beat tracks that he sometimes licenses to other artists. (We Got...
31 Jan, 2023 Cellphone Photo Etiquette: “Do you mind taking our picture?“ “Sure, but I own the Copyright!” By Brian Murphy Edward H. Rosenthal Here is the scene. You are walking in Central Park. A group of tourists comes up to you and asks you to take their picture. They hand you...
17 Jan, 2022 Rapper Fat Joe Lost the Signed Contract ... But Still Wins Case Over Ownership of "All the Way Up" By Brian Murphy Lawyers often tell clients: put it in writing. A corollary, which often goes unsaid (but perhaps shouldn't), is: save a copy. This case...
06 Dec, 2021 Like Buttah: A Copyright Dispute Over Ownership of Contributions to a High-End Baking Website By Brian Murphy Thebutterbook.com is (according to the site) a "baking platform with video recipes designed to inspire sweet and delicious creations in...
09 Sep, 2020 Performing a DNA Test on Lizzo's "Truth Hurts": Joint Works and Derivative Works Under Copyright By Brian Murphy WARNING: A certain five-letter word that rhymes with the word "snitch" - one that many (my mother included) consider to be a four-letter...