Is this just another frivolous lawsuit? How can we tell? accessToday we learned that canadian songwriters, now plaintiffs, Ronald McNeill and Georgia Lyons-Savage are suing Carrie Underwood and claim to have composed the chorus, melody...
“Chance The Rapper” sued by the songwriter of Lonnie Smith’s “Bridge Through Time” — a jazz record also sampled by Jay-Z and others. Chance The Rapper is reportedly being sued for copyright infringement over...
The three legged stool and why you need a musicologist before you write that complaint. I don’t know. But looking at the court decision that threw this out, I’d have to say the plaintiff, Timothy...
I’m a forensic musicologist and the Blurred Lines verdict was wrong in my opinion, but… But nevertheless, it is a historical fact, if a mildly unsettling one. But it shouldn’t however be as unsettling...
Macklemore and Ryan Lewis and their hit ‘Thrift Shop” have nothing to fear from “legendary jazz musician” Paul Batiste’s latest lawsuit. New Orleans jazzer Paul Batiste is evidently suing Macklemore and Ryan Lewis, claiming...
“Hey, that’s my song; they stole my song!” It’s not a good feeling. You might be listening to your radio or to a Spotify playlist, or perhaps you’re watching a tv show or a...
