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Led Zep’s “Stairway to Heaven” lawsuit

Posted on June 16, 2016 by Naomi

From the New York Times’s Monday (June 13, 2016) Briefing: Back Story It seems everyone has heard “Chim Chim Cher-ee,” the happy chimney sweep’s anthem from the 1964 film “Mary Poppins.” That familiarity could play a role in a copyright … Continue reading →

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How does this decision solve the plaintiff’s real problem?

Posted on June 16, 2015 by Naomi

Ninth Circuit Holds Actor Has No Copyright in Her Performance Robert J. Bernstein and Robert W. Clarida, New York Law Journal June 17, 2015    In their Copyright Law column, Robert J. Bernstein and Robert W. Clarida discuss Cindy Lee … Continue reading →

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Led Zeppelin sued in PA over 6 notes in “Stairway to Heaven”

Posted on May 30, 2015 by Naomi

What would I do without Kevin Underhill and his Lowering the Bar? For one thing, I wouldn’t be sitting in my desk chair right now, Saturday afternoon, wondering why Led Zeppelin (they are British, right?) are (is?) being sued in … Continue reading →

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