Copyright, Incentivizing somebody dead since 1984, whose song clearly would have returned to #1 on its own:https://twitter.com/chrislhayes/status/575410304827400192 …
@landley No sympathy; just wish the $7.3M were going to advocacy to fight rape culture to make up for the effects of that dumb song.
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@RichFelker While the dude who lost is creepy and evil, the precedent's going to get used to expand the scope. This is how the law expands. -
@landley I agree the expansion of the law is bad. But like I said, no sympathy for the douchebag. -
@RichFelker Madonna could currently extract a large legal settlement from Lady Gaga for "born this way/express yourself".
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@RichFelker Apple vs Franklin was because Franklin earned it, but it changed the industry for 30 years.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@RichFelker You have, of course, seen https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdxkVQy7QLM … which is presumably now legally actionable...Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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