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SOPA and PROTECT IP: Is the Sky Falling on the Internet?
By Amber Rose and Barry Shrum If you've cruised the net or checked out your local news any time within the last few months, chances are you've heard rumors currently sweeping the United States about [...]
The Truth Shall Set Us Free: Copyrights in Biblical Translations
By Bennett L. McMordie, ed. by Barry Neil Shrum “Everyone must submit himself to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established [...]
Exile featured on pilot episode of new GAC program
My good friend and client Sonny LeMaire, lead member of the late seventies-sensation band, EXILE, will be featured on a new on Great American Country called Hit Exchange. The pilot episode features Trace Adkins discussing [...]
Regulations related to Cyberspace
Since it was commercialized in 1995, the Internet, particularly the World Wide Web, has spawned many Federal laws to regulated activities conducted in Cyberspace. I developed the following presentation for my Cyberlaw class at Belmont [...]
Steve Jobs: in memoriam obsequium.
STEVEN PAUL JOBS February 24, 1955-October 5, 2011 “Steve was among the greatest of American innovators - brave enough to think differently, bold enough to believe he could change the world, and talented enough [...]
Siri-ously Apple? Sad News for Applebots Everywhere.
Let me preface this post by stating unequivocally that I own both the original iPhone 4 and the iPad2, and I recently purchased both a Macbook Pro and Air for my son and wife respectively, [...]
Mista Freezy & Lance collaborate on “Long Hair”– Song climbs to #44 on charts in one day
A successful R&B/hip hop collaboration comes along very rarely, one such as I'll Be There For You/You're All I Need To Get By by Method Man & Mary J. Blige. But come along it has. [...]
Producing Music: Its History and the Process
By guest student writer, John Freund Music production is simply not what it used to be. Behind every great record is great production, but just what that production entails continues to grow more complex with [...]
Real Civil War Music website goes live – Divided by War, United by Song
We have been working with our partner, Steve Tveit at OS Productions to release a selection of twelve authentic recordings of musical compositions from the Civil War era, in honor of the 150th anniversary of [...]
The Importance of Music in Film Licensing
By guest author Mallory Trice In 1926, the Warner Bros. studio in Hollywood introduced sound to film for the very first time causing a wave throughout Hollywood and around the globe as other major [...]
Will the real Sarah Palin please standup?: Interplay between Right of Publicity and Trademark
OR, What's in a Name? Personal Names as Trade Names REMIXED. By Barry Neil Shrum, Esquire (with Ashley Trout) "That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet." You may [...]
YouTube Uses Happy Tree Friends to Educate on Copyright
By Rachel Galloway IMPORTANT NOTICE: The views expressed in this article are solely those of Ms. Galloway and may not necessarily reflect the views of Law on the Row or Barry Neil Shrum, Esquire. The [...]
Lance–Reviews of his new album, “What you Make it.”
My new client, Lance, releases his new album, What you Make It on April 20th. Backed up by the Peterson family, Lance joined forces with Berklee College of Music graduate, Randall S. Peterson, who produced this [...]
Solutions for the Orphaned Works of Copyright: Google Books Decision Highlights Need for Action
The recent decision presented by the honorable Judge Chin on the matter of copyright infringement in the case The Authors Guild v. Google Inc. raised numerous issues in the arena of Intellectual Property. In addition [...]
Judge Chin rejects settlement agreement in Authors Guild v. Google
Under Rule 23(e) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, a settlement of a class action requires approval of the court. Fed. R. Civ. P. 23(e). The court may approve a settlement that is binding [...]
Oiling the engine of free expression
The concept of fair use, codified at 17 U.S.C. [...]
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