Wherein Some Bad Old Mistakes Are Fixed, but Led Zeppelin Need Suffer No Longer The last couple of times I blogged about the “Stairway to Heaven” case, I was defending the Ninth Circuit’s decision to send the case back down to the trial court for a re-do, even though...
Our Way-Too-Early Hot Take About the “Dark Horse” Jury Verdict There was shock and indignation at the July 29 jury verdict that a song called “Dark Horse” infringed a rap song called “Joyful Noise.” The trial leading to the verdict lasted a week, but few of us...
When 330,000 Yards of Lace Still Isn’t Enough This is a copyright case involving lace designs. Yes, lace designs. Have I mentioned before the tremendous breadth of the subject matter of copyright? The same law that protects “Thank You, Next” and random medical...
