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NY takes first big step toward preventing lyrics from being used as evidence

May 20, 2022May 20, 2022 Amber Healy 0 Comments Fat Joe, First Amendment, Gunna, Jay Z, Killer Mike, Lyrics, Mac Phipps, protected speech, Rap, Rap Lyrics, Robin Thicke, Young Thug

The New York State Senate on Tuesday passed a law that would make it much more difficult to submit rap

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, November 12, 2018

November 12, 2018November 12, 2018 Alan Cross 4 Comments AM Radio, BMG, California Wildfires, Cream, Donald Trump, Elvis Presley, Ginger Baker, Joe Perry, Jonny Ive, Katy Perry, Lady Gaga, Miley Cyrus, Morrissey, PlayStation, Red Dead Redemption II, Robin Thicke, Slow Club, Tesla

I should be in Thailand by now. If not, something has gone dreadfully wrong. But I still managed to compile

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

This is Interesting: Pharrell Williams “Blurred Lines” Testimony Unsealed

October 25, 2015April 13, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Blurred Lines, Got To Give It Up, Marvin Gaye, Pharrell Williams, Robin Thicke

The ruling that the Robin Thicke/Pharrell Williams song “Blurred Lines” infringed the copyright of Marvin Gaye’s “Got to Give It

I Called It: The “Blurred Lines” Copyright Infringement Lawsuit Has Made the Music Industry Paranoid

October 15, 2015April 13, 2019 Alan Cross 3 Comments Blurred Lines, Copyright, Got To Give It Up, Infringement, Lawsuit, Marvin Gaye, Plagiarism, Robin Thicke

When the verdict in the “Blurred Lines” vs. “Got to Give It Up” trial came down, I told everyone who

Random Music News for Wednesday, July 15, 2015

July 15, 2015July 15, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Ariana Grande, Beatles, Creedence Clearwater Revival, DMX, Foo Fighters, Justin Bieber, Kim Kardashian, Robin Thicke, Rolling Stone, Sinead O'Connor, Trews, Weakerthans

On this day in 2003, Netscape died and was replaced by Mozilla. Sinead O’Connor thinks that music has died. She

Random Music News for Saturday, May 16, 2015

May 16, 2015May 16, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments 80s Music, Bono, Bruce Dickinson, Cannes, Florence + The Machine, Guitar Hero, Iron Maiden, Lamb of God, Lars Ulrich, Metallica, Robin Thicke, Sony, Spock, Walkman

Camping on the May long weekend? No thanks. Great news! Iron Maiden’s Bruce Dickinson has been ruled cancer-free. Robin Thicke

Controversy Guest Blog Lists

If the Bo Diddley Estate Got Litigious, It Would Make the “Blurred Lines” Trial Seem Petty

March 30, 2015March 30, 2015 Former Contributor 4 Comments Bo Diddley, Bo Diddley Beat, Bo knows, Robin Thicke

Given that Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams have been punished for copying the feel of Marvin Gaye’s “Got to Give

Is This a Reasonable Solution for “Blurred Lines”-Type Situation?

March 22, 2015March 21, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Blurred Lines, Got To Give It Up, Marvin Gaye, Plagiarism, Robin Thicke

This comes from Pitchfork: It seems to me that the real problem with “Blurred Lines” was not its plagiarism, but

Now T.I. is Caught Up in the “Blurred Lines” Case

March 20, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Blurred Lines, Infringement, Pharrell Williams, Robin Thicke, T.I., Trial

You thought it was over, did you? Hah! Pamela Chelin reports in The Wrap how this whole thing just keeps

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