Right. Well. Here we are.World events over the last few months have left most of us feeling like a pancake that's unceremoniously been flung across the room.Since the coronavirus outbreak in November last year, our collective situation has not been well-situated (and by that, I mean that things have deteriorated fast). It's been a cataclysmic chain reaction that has … [Read more...]
#PopLaw: Gene Simmons Files To Trademark “Rock” Hand Signal
KISS frontman and lead singer, Gene Simmons, has reportedly filed an application with the US Trademark and Patent Office to trademark the infamous "devil horns" rock hand gesture.The application, along with a handy diagram, was filed last Friday, 9 June 2017.Simmons claims to be the first to use the gesture commercially on Nov. 14, 1974, during the KISS Hotter Than … [Read more...]
Fear, Law & Urban Legends: Revelations From The Slender Man Stabbing
lender Man is a horror monster. He stalks, he kills, he kidnaps children and drives people insane.In 2014, two 12-year-old girls were arrested in connection with a violent premeditated attack on a classmate. The victim had been stabbed 19 times with the knife, missing a major artery in her heart by a millimetre. When interviewed by detectives, both girls claimed that they … [Read more...]
WATCH: Lawyers Remain Awkwardly Motionless As Eminem’s ‘Lose Yourself’ Reverberates Around Court
ourt can be a sombre affair.But not today.Video of some of New Zealand's top legal minds getting on with business as Eminem's 'Lose Yourself' blares around an increasingly awkward courtroom has clocked over 94,000 views on Youtube this week alone.The magic moment was captured on film during initial proceedings in New Zealand's high court in Wellington.The 2002 … [Read more...]
#LegalNews: Bose Headphones Are Secretly Recording Users Listening Habits
ou can tell a lot about a person by their taste in music.It's why we always ask our monthly interviewees 'what they listen to'.Music preferences and listening habits reveal a lot more about you than just your favourite bands or artists. They are a window into your personality, ethnicity, religious views, politics, innermost thoughts and feelings - not to mention … [Read more...]
#PopLaw: Do You Need Permission To Cover A Song Live?
always look forward to a Friday night of live music especially when it involves listening to covers of my favourite songs, like The Kooks' 'Naïve' or Bon Iver's 'Skinny Love' at a local café.What didn't cross my mind, until recently, is how performing a cover of another musician's song may actually be against the law. Copyright Protection Of Songs Copyright law exists to … [Read more...]
Mark Ronson And Bruno Mars “Funked Up” (Again) Over Copyright Claim
In the latest music industry lawsuit to hit headlines, Bruno Mars and Mark Ronson are being sued for copyright infringement by 80s electro-funk band Collage, according to TMZ.Collage claims that the hit track "Uptown Funk" released by Bruno Mars and Mark Ronson in 2014 is a thinly veiled replica of Collage's 1983 hit “Young Girls” and that the duo reproduced the song's … [Read more...]
Think Like A Lawyer: Using Law Student Life Hacks To Get Ahead At Work
I am going to lay it all on the table bluntly – there is nothing that truly prepares you for the stress of law school.That reality is all too real right now as I sit writing in my onesie, holding my 3rd cup of tea, and going over my exam revision notes. But like anything in life, it all depends on how you look at the situation. If you are a 'glass half full' kind of person, … [Read more...]