David Byrne is suing Charlie Crist, a Florida politician, for unauthorized use of his song “Road to Nowhere” in a political ad.
Rebecca Barnhart
Becky graduated from Loyola University-Chicago in 2007 with a BA in history. The graduate program at The College of William and Mary dragged her to the eastern seaboard, but the movie and theater culture of Chicago brought her back. Becky enjoys pop culture analysis as well as vegetarian cooking and the home-brewing of craft IPAs. She is currently blogging about the highs and lows of movies and television, as well as the most pressing legal topics of the day. You can contact Becky at rebecca.barnhart@legalfish.com.
David Byrne: Music Copyright Update
Posted on Wednesday, June 9th, 2010Musical Copyright, Sampling or Stealing?
Posted on Tuesday, June 8th, 2010
While lyric stealing can seem a little more cut and dry, there are only 12 notes in the musical scales; when does similarity cross the line into outright thievery?
Did The Sopranos Just Whack Tom Selleck?
Posted on Friday, June 4th, 2010
A tiff between former executive producers on The Sopranos and David Chase, the show’s creator, may be causing problems for a new series on CBS.
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