by thefriedfirm | Nov 15, 2018 | Blog
“Sorry is all that you can’t say” is the opening line of Tracy Chapman’s 1988 single “Baby Can I Hold You” (off of her 6x Platinum, Grammy-nominated debut album), but it also seems to be a sentiment Chapman is directing towards megastar Nicky Minaj, who allegedly used...
by thefriedfirm | Oct 20, 2018 | Blog
The history of graffiti over the last several decades is a dizzying journey, going from a top urban nuisance in the 1980s to street artists and their work being mythologized and honored in films and museums. And to be a clear, there is a line, if sometimes...
by thefriedfirm | Sep 7, 2018 | Blog
In a case that could have an enormous impact on the ability of content producers to protect their intellectual property (IP), the Supreme Court will soon resolve a split among federal circuit courts regarding when a person claiming copyright infringement can bring an...
by thefriedfirm | Jun 26, 2018 | Blog
Much of the discussion around cannabis laws in the United States has focused on the odd legal regime we are living under: numerous states, especially in the west, allow medicinal and recreational cannabis to be sold openly (and advertised widely on billboards, among...
by thefriedfirm | Jun 4, 2018 | Blog
If you are a songwriter whose works are distributed along streaming/digital platforms such as Spotify or Apple Music and still think of Ronda Rousey or Conor McGregor when you hear the initials “MMA,” now is the time to take note of the Music Modernization Act, or MMA...
