Caboom! Prince, MJ, Taylor, and Evel Knievel?

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LITIGATION OVER NIRVANA “NEVERMIND” ALBUM BABY DISMISSED

https://completemusicupdate.com/article/judge-dismisses-nevermind-baby-artwork-lawsuit-for-the-final-time/

PULP FICTION NFT SETTLES

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/quentin-tarantino-miramax-settle-pulp-fiction-nft-legal-battle-1235214890/

https://torrentfreak.com/tarantino-and-miramax-settle-copyright-lawsuit-over-pulp-fiction-nft-220909/

Consumer Protection Laws Cover Michael Jackson Songs

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-08-18/california-supreme-court-says-pr[…]ed-michael-jackson-tracks-subject-to-consumer-protection-laws 

Toy Story 4 Character Does Not Infringe Evel Knievel IP’s Rights

https://www.ipwatchdog.com/2022/08/23/ninth-circuit-says-disneys-duke-caboom-not-infringe-evel-knievel/id=151021/ 

EPIC PREVAILS ON DANCE LITIGATION

https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2022/08/30/epic-games-fortnite-dances-lawsuit-dismissed/  

PRINCE ESTATE PREVAILS ON TRADEMARK LITIGATION OVER “PURPLE RAIN”

https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2022/08/31/prince-estate-wins-purple-rain-energy-drink-trademark-ruling/  

QUICK TAKE: TAYLOR SWIFT’S ATTEMPT TO DISMISS ‘SHAKE IT OFF’ CASE FAILS, CASE HEADS FOR TRIAL

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/taylor-swift-shake-it-off-copyright-lawsuit-1234590933/

5th CIRCUIT RULING WOULD PROHIBIT SOCIAL MEDIA COMPANIES  FROM MODERATING THEIR OWN WEBSITES

https://www.techdirt.com/2022/09/16/5th-circuit-rewrites-a-century-of-1st-amendment-law-to-argue-internet-companies-have-no-right-to-moderate/

https://news.yahoo.com/court-just-upheld-texas-censorious-224000629.html

https://www.lawfareblog.com/fifth-circuit-upholds-texas-social-media-law

Opinion: https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/22417924/5th-circuit-netchoice-v-paxton.pdf 

COPYRIGHT ARTIFACTS EXHIBIT AT COPYRIGHT OFFICE 

https://blogs.loc.gov/copyright/2022/09/find-u-s-history-in-copyright/