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Towards a respectful diversity: studies in usul al-fiqh

This weekend, a new series of classes begins that will focus on the origins and sources of Islamic law over a course of 12 sessions. By...

Beringer Ruling Will Bring Changes

The California Supreme Court ruled yesterday in the Brinker Restaurant Corp. v. Superior Court case that employers cannot order employees to take...

DMCA take down notice demystified

This is a subject that is often misunderstood even by those who should have a thorough knowledge of how DMCA take down notices work. That includes...

Teen faces felony hate crime charge over Gucci Mane song

Gucci Mane’s Wasted was the song playing when 22 year-old David McKnight became the victim of a racially motivated attack in Palm Bay, FL....

Vampire Weekend in lawsuit Contra-diction

Kirsten Kennis featured on Contra album cover Tod Brody In 1983 photographer Tod Brody took a picture of model Kirsten Kennis that went on to...

Record labels and porn out of sync

Record and music publishing companies affiliated with Warner Music Group Corporation (Atlantic, Electra, Rhino, Bad Boy, Asylum, Tommy Boy, WB...

Kookaburra trumps Down Under: Men at Work must pay in plagiarism case

An Australian court has ordered restitution for publisher Larrikin Music, owner of the copyright for Kookaburra Sits in the Old Gum Tree –...

Short sale buyers can take a breather - congress extends tax credit for buyers already in escrow

Congress passed a bill Wednesday night that giveshomebuyers another three months to close on their home loans and receive tax credits up to $8,000....

Jingle writer sues Zeppelin for 'Dazed and Confused' royalties

San Franciscan-born folk-singer/songwriter Jake Holmes filed a federal lawsuit against guitarist Jimmy Page, Atlantic Records, Warner/Chapell Music...