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Who owns and controls group names continues to be a complex branding issue, with legal consequences.

The “Stairway to Heaven” case(s) wend their way, with an important Circuit case that dealt with the Inverse Ratio Rule.

Eminem is arguably among the best and most successful rappers in rock and roll, still on an incredible career trajectory that excites and provokes, constituting an important body of work. But he is also among the most litigious entertainers, both giving it out and taking it in a wide variety of civil and criminal cases.

Charles Manson’s life and death occasioned several interesting legal issues. Quentin Tarantino’s fascinating Manson movie also reveals the role of rock music in the history of his cultish Manson Family. He wrote a song appropriated by The Beach Boys, and released one album with 14 songs, half of them unbelievably covered by other singers, making it perhaps the creepiest album provenance of any other rock album.

This show highlights the rise of movies across many platforms, going behind the scenes on legal topics related to music and musicians.

When the pandemic began, music and performance legal issues were among the most complex, across the board.

Another in a series of topics related to the law and business of the music industry, as discussed in the book, "Rockonomics." This show focuses upon issues of merchandizing.

Marketing and merchandizing continue to grow in entertainment, causing significant legal issues.

While Britney Spears’s conservatorship is the best known of such legal strategies, it is in a long trend of entertainers having such legal relationships because of personal circumstances.

Shakira has been in a long-running tax dispute with Spanish authorities, turning on her residence and tax domicile. While hers has played out in public, this is a common legal issue for international stars.