Author Archives: Assaad

A look at the average length of individual songs in albums over time has revealed that each individual song in a single album has become shorter. For example, in analyzing Kendrick Lamar’s albums, it was found that in the album Good Kid, M.A.A.D. City (released in 2012), the 5th song starts on the 19th minute.Continue reading “Streaming Prevalence Making Songs Shorter?”

The music modernization act has been signed into law! It received unanimous support across the House and the Senate, as well as musicians and labels. The bill tries to revamp copyright law for the modern era, as there are so many music streaming services. The Music Modernization Act has three large pieces of legislation: ProducersContinue reading “Music Modernization Act Signed into Law”

Comic-Con won a lawsuit in Salt Lake City in late August. This matters, because Comic-Con owns various trademarks in different classes, as well as owning the trademarks to different locations. The separate locations are all registered under the San Diego Comic Convention Corporation. Unfortunately, Salt Lake City Comic-Con is not a registered trademark under theContinue reading “Comic-Con Wins Trademark Lawsuit In Salt Lake City”

FAIR USE Fair use is a common topic brought up in the intellectual property field. People repost images, videos, and more, because in the age that we currently live in, the mass sharing of images, videos, and information is what we do. However, when fair use is talked about in message boards, I generally seeContinue reading “Explaining Fair Use”