A California Supreme Court ruling on December 6, 2004 held overturned a 33 year old privacy law decision, holding that media may freely publicize facts from forgotten court cases.Steve Gates was convicted as an accessory after the fact in the 1988 murder of a car salesman in San Diego, California. After serving 17 months of…
A recent case involving a composer’s music demo has important implications for composers. When selling songs to a music library, it is of the utmost importance that the contract include a provision authorizing the composer to reproduce the compositions for demonstration recordings and other promotional purposes. 615 Music recently filed a lawsuit against composer Geoff…