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    Flowers for Whom? Music Investors, Copyright Standing, and the Answer Song Defense

    March 25, 2026By Monica Lopez

    In February 2023, Miley Cyrus (“Cyrus”) released “Flowers,” an anthem that spent eight weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 and won the Grammy Award for Record of the Year. Shortly after, in September 2024, Tempo Music Investments, LLC, filed a federal copyright infringement lawsuit alleging that “Flowers” copied melodic, harmonic, and lyrical elements from Bruno […]

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    Retaliation, Reputation, and the Law: Examining the Lively v. Baldoni Case

    March 6, 2026By Ashley Bolwell

    Colleen Hoover’s “It Ends With Us” was a box hit when it premiered on August 9, 2024, rolling in earnings of over $200 million worldwide.[i]  However, in the subsequent two years after the film’s release, public discourse has shifted the conversation from film’s exploration of  domestic violence  to allegations of behind-the-scenes misconduct experienced by Blake […]

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    Chemical Whack-a-Mole: Why Our Environment Can’t Keep Up with PFAS

    November 5, 2025By Aracely Reyes-Rodriguez

    Welcome to the 98%, the not-so-exclusive club of Americans with measurable levels of forever chemicals in their blood; membership is automatic, but the health risks are still being calculated. A toxic threat flows from our taps. Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”) are a family of thousands of synthetic compounds dubbed “forever chemicals” because their unique […]

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    Sampling the Future: Rethinking Copyright in the Age of AI and TikTok

    October 30, 2025By Frances Lissabet

    Picture a producer in a cramped studio, flipping through stacks of vinyl in search of the perfect drum break. A tiny snare from a 1960s R&B track could become the backbone of tomorrow’s hip-hop hit. For decades, artists have borrowed, chopped, and reimagined riffs and loops, building new soundscapes from old recordings. Sampling is hardly […]

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