I was reading an academic paper the other day, and it began: You are just as qualified as any expert to make a judgment and have a feeling or a response to any work of art. – Bill Viola And I’m like, “No, you aren’t. Sure, for certain kinds of judgments, but not any judgment. ...| Forensic Musicologist Services
Whatever the record is around here for the quickest complete dismissal of an infringement claim, I expect to challenge it today. The accused work, “Dare To Know,” by Yes, whom I’ll disclose I listened to constantly in my youth, does not infringe on a cue from the movie “A Winter Rose,” which I don’t plan ...| Music Copyright Expert Witness & Forensic Musicologist
Last week, Plies sued Megan Thee, GloRilla, Cardi, and Soulja Boy for copyright infringement. The complaint is here, if you’d like to read it. Plies’s twisty claim seems to be that Soulja Boy’s “Pretty Boy Swag” (2010) infringes on Plies’s “Me & My Goons” (2008), and then Megan Thee Stallion, GloRilla, and Cardi B’s “Wanna ...| Music Copyright Expert Witness & Forensic Musicologist
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Whatever the record is for our quickest “let’s get to the bottom of this” analysis I intend to break it here. I’ll start with the conclusion. This song (“Dare To Know”) from a record that I didn’t know existed (“Reunion”) by the band (“YES”) I listened to constantly as a youngster, but not much since, ...| Forensic Musicologist Services
Schedule a free introductory call. ORIGINALITY & SIMILARITY ANALYSIS Musicologize’s Brian McBrearty provides preemptive musicological services to avoid the risk of potential infringement and plagiarism claims. Preventative musicology services include: Comparison and analysis, most often of client work and well-known preexisting works. Determination of whether observable similarities between two works might be concerning and potentially ...| Forensic Musicologist Services
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Mr. 305 had a hit with “I Feel Good” a few years ago and y’know what, “a few years” happens to be the duration we associate with the statute of limitations for the most part. So, if you were the plaintiff, All Surface Publishing, it was time to get a move on. All Surface says ...| Forensic Musicologist Services
Anyone can hear that it’s wrong. But you might be surprised at why and how it’s wrong. Everyone hates these commercials, but nobody can ignore them, so props to the creators of the Burger King jingle; the “earworm that’s taken over America.” Ask almost anyone why it’s so “bad” and they’ll say, “It’s because the ...| Forensic Musicologist Services
