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For anyone who loves attending concerts, theatrical shows, and other forms of live entertainment, these are the best and the worst of all times. Not only has the formal means of ticket purchasing become almost impossible to navigate, but the entire infrastructure is being undermined by the informal ticket scalping economy, made more efficient by bots, the electronic trolls that can dial and redial and sign on to email faster than we can.

This class examines two unusual and pressing legal rock and roll issues: what is Revenge Rock, involving The Beatles, and what is the legal significance of “Boom Shakalaka?" Yes, really.

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

As in every election cycle, entertainers want to exert better control over their music being used by politicians running for office, but there are few points of control they can exert.

How is one of the most-discussed songs in rap and hip hop not being made available for anyone else’s use? This show reviews the law of putting music “on hold.”

There have been so many bad managers that it is almost a trope that a band will be harmed by its handlers, at some point.

When Lady Antebellum decided to use their trademarked “Lady A” name, they didn’t know another singer had used the name for many years before its legal action. Litigation ensued.

When a group or singer trademarks a brand for merchandizing and other purposes, it can be a complex and litigious decision.

Many personal and nostalgic items of clothing, instruments, lyric sheets, and even childhood homes with rock provenance are at auction. There are legal issues at every step of the sales.

White supremacist music has a growing place in music and print, raising many legal problems for vendors and social media platforms. And hate materials have consequences in society.