Communications Law
A Whole “Reggae-Ton” Of Trouble: The Lawsuit That Challenges a Genre.
Background Throughout 2023, an array of artists ranging from Bad Bunny, Daddy Yankee, and Pitbull have been in a legal showdown with the progenitors of Reggaeton. Steely and Clevie (“S&C”) –– two musical producers from Jamaica –– allege that more than 150 popular artists, songwriters and record companies have used their copyrighted works without permission. […]
Four Notes
I was reading the following post on the class site, and it reminded me of how technically complicated musical copyright could be at times. An issue that often comes is what makes music original enough to qualify for copyright protection? In the US, I found a case that does not give an exact answer, but […]