They’re coming to get you, Barbara

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In honor of Halloween, the excellent blog, Plagiarism Today (which I’ve referred to before), has a post recapping 8 stories it has published on copyright and horror movies. Each one is great — there’s a whole post about the Rocky Horror Picture Show and copyright law! sadly, though, it doesn’t address copyright protection for the… Read more »

Remembering Posner

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Though the name Richard Posner may not mean much to you, he is well known to lawyers and law students around the United States. Until suddenly retiring in September, Posner was for many years one of the most outspoken and influential judges in the country. In his books, scholarly articles, posts on Slate.com, and, of course, his judicial… Read more »

Music Licensing on YouTube

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As I’ve mentioned a few times on this blog, copyright over music is a little funny. For any single piece of music you hear, there are at least a couple of potential copyright holders to consider, as well as many different rights that are available to be licensed. In this video, Jonathan Bailey — from… Read more »
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