8/16/2024 2:10:40 PM 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...
1/31/2023 6:28:31 PM 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...
1/17/2022 3:18:04 PM 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...
12/6/2021 10:56:09 PM 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...
9/9/2020 5:06:09 PM 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...