Art, Entertainment and Technology Counsel

Arista Records, LLC, et al. v. Lime Group, LLC, et al., No. 06 Civ. 5936 KMW (S.D.N.Y. March 10, 2011) Last Thursday, Judge Kimbra Wood of the US District Court for the Southern District of New York handed Defendant Lime Group, LLC, operators of one of the more prominent post-Napster peer-to-peer sharing platforms, LimeWire, something [...]

Perhaps it’s just my own self interest talking, but one of the first and most important actions any young musician or artist can make is to take the time to find a good lawyer.  It’s sort of like finding a general practitioner – you find a doctor you like and trust, and you go to [...]

Where do I start with Plunderphonics?  Where does anyone start?  There’s so much ground to discuss.  How about this:  if minimalism is America’s monolithic contribution to the 20th Century avant garde, then Plunderphonics is surely Canada’s greatest input.*  Seriously; it’s not hyperbole.  In every respect save, for what should be obvious reasons, publicity, Plunderphonics is [...]

Napster, LLC v. Rounder Records Corp., No. 09 Civ. 318 PAC (S.D.N.Y. January 25, 2011) Last week, Napster simultaneously proved to the world that, 1) they still exist; and 2) they probably wish they didn’t.  For those not in the know (and I doubt anyone other than Best Buy will blame you for not being [...]

I’ve wanted to update my post on the proposed Performance Rights Act for a while, but there really hasn’t been all that much movement on this bill in the past few years.  I find this a little surprising, as it seems like both political parties are in love with the RIAA (and Obama just nominated [...]