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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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“Happy birthday to you” and I won’t be sued

Posted on February 11, 2016 by Naomi

So this is it! Feel free to congratulate yourselves by bursting into some song like, oh, I don’t know. (But not “Santa Claus Is Coming to Town.”) Papers filed in federal court show that Warner Music Group agreed to pay … Continue reading →

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“Late-night host prevails over ‘Flying Rabbi'”

Posted on September 22, 2015 by Naomi

The New York Law Journal provided this?  Late-Night Host Prevails Over ‘Flying Rabbi’ Yes! Sounds like a Jimmy Kimmel skit. And here’s how this story begins (a “Flying Rabbi”?)??: Late-Night Host Prevails Over ‘Flying Rabbi’ Andrew Keshner, New York Law … Continue reading →

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