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Music Copyrights and Blurred Lines: A Look at Recent Infringement Cases
Judith Finell, a noted musicologist and founder of Judith Finell MusicServices Inc., and Don Franzen, an entertainment lawyer and partner at Funsten & Franzen, examine copyright infringement cases involving some of pop music’s biggest hits.
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D.C. Bar Panel Discusses Impact of Sweeping Overhaul of District’s Criminal Code
It’s been more than 121 years since Washington, D.C., had a criminal code imposed on it by Congress. The c...
D.C. Superior Court Approves Multiple Rules Amendments
On November 18 the Board of Judges of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia issued a series of pr...
Speakers Discuss Path Forward for Women on 50th Anniversary of Title IX
Local legal experts speaking Tuesday night about the 50th anniversary of Title IX had one main message: Th...
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