Okay, so MTV didn’t actually use the word “Fall Back” but it is battle zone and all parties are ready for war! Warning: This is not for the faint at heart. TMZ reports a writer …
Zooey Deschanel Sues Steve Madden for $2Million Breach of Oral Contract
Singer and actress Zooey Deschanel says Steve Madden, the shoe company, breached an oral contract with her in which was essentially the brand ambassador for the company. She claims she fulfilled her end of the …
Rapper 50 Cent Slapped with ‘I Get Money’ Copyright Infringement Lawsuit!
“I get money, money is got (I I get it)/I get money, money is got (I I get it)/I get money, money is got (Yeah)/Money I got, money is got (I run New York!) . …
Wall Street Journal Profiles David Kelly, Lawyer by Day, Acclaimed Hip-Hop Artist by Night
Africa is dear to my heart and so of course I stay on the pulse of highly relevant news coming out of the continent. One of the interesting stories this week from the continent is …
Court Rules the Police Needs A Warrant to Search Your Emails
We can definitely all exhale with a sigh of relief. In this technology age where “privacy” is fast becoming an elusive concept, it is good to see we have privacy gatekeepers. I definitely agree with …
Law Firm Heads Having Blue Christmas
“The holidays are a happy time, right? Typically, yes. But not for law-firm managers this year. Today, we were sent the latest Citi Private Bank Law Firm Group “managing partner confidence index.” The reports, issued …
Record Labels Win Case Against Website Selling 25-Cent Beatles Songs
Interesting case below reported by THR. Esq. For non-lawyers, the wikipedia definition of “Summary Judgment” is easy to understand just in case you were wondering what it means. “A federal judge has ruled on summary …
Attorney Uduak Oduok to Judge the UC Davis Law National Moot Court Tournament, Feb. 5th, 2011
I told you all about my first visit to UC Davis School of Law to judge its intra-moot court competition in October. At that event, I was invited to return to judge one of the …
The Big Payback: The History of the Business Of Hip-Hop
I love music but have a keen interest and love for hip-hop music. So, you can imagine how thrilled I was to see NPR, a channel I listen diligently to, do this neat interview with …
The Future of the Music Industry (Video)
“Panel description: Improving our cultural infrastructure should be a priority for American recovery, and music certainly has a role to play. Innovation, education and investment are all necessary components, and each will depend on the …