In Case You Missed It (Law)
Digest for Monday February 6, 2023

First, from news.feedseer.com: FeedSeer News for Mastodon
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Next, from tedium.co: Why Do Modern Pop Songs Have So Many Credited Writers?
This article examines the recent trend of modern songwriting, which often involves aggressive credit-grabbing, even when the person did not contribute to the song's composition. The article looks at a tweet from Diane Warren, who asked why Beyonce's song "Alien Superstar" had 24 songwriters listed. The article explains that samples and interpolations of other pieces require songwriter credits, but even when those are removed, there is still a substantial increase in the amount of songwriters listed. The article further examines the reasons for this trend, including money, the computer, and the changing definition of songwriting.

Finally, from www.politico.com: Biden on robust jobs numbers: The ‘critics and cynics are wrong’
President Joe Biden celebrated the latest jobs report showing a 3.4 percent unemployment rate, the lowest since May 1969, saying that the "Biden economic plan is working." The economy created 517,000 jobs in January, which Biden described as a "blowout" jobs report. The report also arms the White House with a line of defense against Republican attacks over Biden's spending policies. Inflation remains an issue, and Fed Chair Jerome Powell is working to get inflation down to the central bank's target range of 2 percent.

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Today's paper of the day is Infringement, Unbound by Sarah R. Wasserman Rajec. This paper argues that patent infringement doctrines which allow for expanded liability beyond the normal bounds of patent enforcement should be seen as a complement to the boundaries governing patent scope instead of a risk to the delicate balance of patent law. This article examines the requirements set forth by the patent in terms of subject matter, term, and scope and how recent enforcement rules have loosened them, such as by holding manufacturers and retailers liable for the infringement of their customers as “indirect” infringers. It argues for reform of patent infringement doctrines and that any changes must be moored to the same fundamental purposes that motivate the delicate balance patent law seeks.

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