Civil Litigation,
Intellectual Property,
Entertainment & Sports,
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Sep. 17, 2015
Don't go crazy with the DMCA
In 1984, Prince released his hit song, "Let's Go Crazy." Now, the song has raised legal questions regarding the issuance of takedown notices under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.
Dan D. Nabel
Principal Counsel
Riot Games
Dan also teaches Video Game Law at USC Gould. His new book, "Video Game Law in a Nutshell," will be available in July 2018 from West Academic."
In 1984, Prince released his number-one hit song, "Let's Go Crazy." For decades, music lovers have been contemplating the deep and intriguing questions posed by the song's mysterious lyrics: Does the opening line of the song, "dearly beloved" mean that Prince is singing about a wedding? If so, whose? How will "Dr. Everything'll Be Alright" make "everything go wrong"? How could daffodils kill us? And, above all, why should we look for the "purple b...
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