MELBOURNE, Australia — David Vodicka has a new law firm. The Melbourne-based independent music chief and preeminent music lawyer launched David Vodicka Music & Entertainment Lawyers on Wednesday […]
T.I. and Tiny’s Legal Win Capped at $18M in 4th OMG Girlz Doll Trial
The latest trial in a long-running legal battle pitting T.I. and Tameka “Tiny” Harris against toy company MGA ended in a loss for the power couple — but […]
Chris Brown Dog Attack Trial Verdict: Housekeeper Wins $13 Million
A jury has ruled that Chris Brown should pay nearly $13 million to a woman who was mauled by the R&B star’s 200-pound dog while working as a […]
Blog: Legal Developments Affecting the Workplace
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Proposed Class Action Against PRS For Music Struck Down by Appeals Judge
Blur drummer Dave Rowntree has lost a U.K. court appeal to revive his challenge against PRS For Music’s “black box” royalty distribution on Monday (June 29). The U.K.’s […]
U.S. Tax Reform: Individual Taxation
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (the “Act”), which was enacted into law last December, represents the most significant reform of the U.S. tax code in […]
Beyoncé’s Parkwood Entertainment Wins ‘Alien Superstar’ Sample Lawsuit
Beyoncé’s label and management company, Parkwood Entertainment, has defeated a copyright lawsuit over the EDM sample that opens her hit 2022 Renaissance track “Alien Superstar.” A Friday (June […]
What is vibe coding, and how could it help lawyers?
Image from Shutterstock. Vibe coding is a pretty big deal—especially for lawyers. Defined as the practice of using artificial intelligence tools to create software through verbal prompts and […]
U.S. Department of Labor Loosens Standards for Permissible Use of Unpaid Interns
On January 5, the U.S. Department of Labor announced that it would abandon the test by which it had previously evaluated the permissibility of using unpaid interns. The […]
Don Korb and Andy Solomon on the Passage of Tax Reform
The authors describe the legislative process that resulted in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act being signed into law on December 22, 2017, emphasizing the speed with which […]