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What if this court case results in a ruling that means beats and rhythm can be copyrighted?

March 27, 2023March 26, 2023 Alan Cross 1 Comment Beats, Blurred Lines, Clevie, Copyright, Plagiarism, Rhythms, Steely

[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] When a jury ruled that Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams had

Amanda Palmer’s “Blurred Lines”/”Rape Me” mashup

October 7, 2021January 26, 2023 Alan Cross 0 Comments Amanda Palmer, Blurred Lines, DoReMeToo, Mashup, Robin Thicke

Robin Thicke’s hit, “Blurred Lines” is back in the news again. When it was first released, critics decried the song’s

Random music news for Monday, December 9, 2019

December 9, 2019December 8, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments AC-DC, Billie Eilish, Blurred Lines, Brand New, Kanye West, Led Zeppelin, Madonna, Ozzy, Randy Rhoads, Satanism, Tre Cool, Triumph

Happy birthday to Green Day drummer Tre Cool. He’s 47 today. In other music news for December 9, 2019… Rapper

Pharrell Williams says that the “Blurred Lines” verdict was awful for music. Yeah, no sh*t.

November 6, 2019January 6, 2023 Alan Cross 2 Comments Blurred Lines, Got To Give It Up, Marvin Gaye, Rick Rubin

When a jury ruled that the vibe of Robin Thicke’s “Blurred Lines” (a song co-written by Pharrell Williams) was too

Random music news for Tuesday, August 21, 2018

August 21, 2018August 21, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple Music, Asia Argento, Beats 1, Blurred Lines, Google, Kurt Cobain, Lowest of the Low, Madonna, Marvin Gaye, Monkees, Nikki Minaj, Smart Speakers, Sonos, Soundscan, Spotify, Tesla

By the end of the year, inflation in Venezuela could hit 1,000,000%. No, that’s not a typo, either. In music

Random music news for Friday, July 13, 2018

July 13, 2018July 13, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, Beck, Blurred Lines, Del the Funky Homosapien, Duran Duran, Frank Sinatra, Google, Gorrilaz, ICP, Insane Clown Posse, Jonny Greenwood, Juggalos, Mac, Music Analytics, Ozzy Osbourne, Prince, Radiohead, Simon LeBon, The Revolution

There are two Friday the 13ths this year. Here’s the second of them. Paraskevidekatriaphobics can rest easy for the rest

Random music news for Tuesday, May 1, 2018

May 1, 2018April 30, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Beyonce, Blurred Lines, Fishbone, LG, Peter Gabriel, REM, Say Anything, Smartphones, Yodelling

If we were to follow the traditions of the ancients, we really should have today off. This is what’s making

Random Music News for Friday, January 19, 2018

January 19, 2018January 18, 2018 Alan Cross 3 Comments Barenaked Ladies, Blurred Lines

The first-ever PC virus that targeted MD-DOD, Brain, was released into the wild on this day in 1986. Which reminds

Random Music News for Monday, December 26, 2016

December 26, 2016December 25, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Adele, aliens, BandCamp, Beyonce, Blurred Lines, David Bowie, Electronica, Google, Kanye West, Nickelback, Syria, Tom Cruise

Was Santa good to you? Or are you going to fill those empty spaces in your soul by shopping on

The “Blurred Lines” Copyright Verdict: Still Causing Issues–And This is Very Bad for Music

November 20, 2016April 13, 2019 Alan Cross 5 Comments Blurred Lines, Bruno Mars, Copyright, Infringement, Uptown Funk

I hate to say it, but I called this one. When the “Blurred Lines” verdict came down–the one saying that

Musicians Sign On in Support of Thicke, Pharrell

August 31, 2016August 30, 2016 Amber Healy 0 Comments Blurred Lines, Copyright Infringement, Lawsuits, Linkin Park, Marvin Gaye, Pharrell Williams, Robin Thicke, the Go-Gos, Tool

This probably won’t come as a big surprise, but a number of musicians have signed onto an amicus brief in

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