Oh, What a Tangled Web! Oh, what a tangled web we weave when first we practice to … go into business with our friends.1“Oh what a tangled web we weave/ When first we practice to deceive!” isn’t Shakespeare. And that business involves software. Some strands are easily...
A Critique of the NMPA’s and RIAA’s Joint Brief in the “Stairway to Heaven Case” As I explained last time, in their joint friend-of-the-court brief in the “Stairway to Heaven” case, the National Music Publishers Association (NMPA) and the...
Oh! Inverted Ratio! On Monday, the National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA) and the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) jointly filed a friend-of-the-court1Do you prefer Latin? The cool lawyers call it “amicus curiae.” Except, when pressed by a Roman...
Rick spoke at the 62nd Annual IP Conference at John Marshall Law School, in Chicago, on November 2. He was part of a panel discussing recent developments about copyright law. He was asked to speak particularly about the two recent 9th Circuit decisions involving the...
The Obligatory City Skyline Richard Bell1NOT to be confused with Keith Bell, another copyright plaintiff I blogged about recently. is a former attorney who took photographs of his law firm’s hometown, Indianapolis, particularly its skyline. There’s a natural...
