Copyright Law

Monk Turner Releases New Album Love Story
LA-based multi-instrumentalist and former Featured Commoner Monk Turner released his latest album, Love Story, a little under a week ago for free download on archive.org. The album is released under a CC BY-NC-ND license, making it his fifth album released in this vein, his second this year, and twentieth overall...

Another Nine Inch Nails album out under a Creative Commons license
More very exciting news from Nine Inch Nails: Just two months after the Creative Commons-licensed release of NIN’s Ghosts I-IV, the band has released another album, entitled The Slip, also under CC terms...

Brad Sucks Releases Out Of It, CC-Licensed Pop/Rock
Brad Sucks, a CC-staff favorite musician, released his new album Out Of It this past Monday online, for free, and under a CC BY-SA license. From the Brad Sucks blog: A lot?s changed since I started putting music on the Internet way back in 2001...

Tone Releases Small Arm of Sea
Today marks the release of Small Arm of Sea, the debut album by female indietronica singer, songwriter and producer Tone (Sofie Nielsen). While the album itself is unique in its style and substance, seamlessly combining abstract electronic composition techniques with a clear pop sensibility, it is equally as intriguing in terms of distribution...

Curt Smith Releases Halfway, Pleased
Curt Smith, best known for his work as one of the two lead vocalists in English pop band Tears for Fears, released his new album, Halfway, Pleased, this past Tuesday (digitally and otherwise)...

Drip Releases Identity Theft, First Album in Phillipines Under CC License
Drip, a trip-hop group from the Philippines, will be releasing the first full-length Filipino CC licensed album, Identity Theft, this Saturday, 3/15, at 8PM at Magnet Café High Street, Bonifacio Global City, Tagui...

Parody is a Protected Form of Speech
Targets of criticism seek to shut down Internet sites that poke fun

ValueClick
allegedly violated consumer protection laws by promising ‘free’ goods that where not actually free.

Oppenheimer ATM-Free New York Municipals
401(k) / ERISA Stock Fraud

Free Speech
Canterbury agrees to pay $60,000 settlement in civil rights lawsuit.

Indianapolis
alleging the city's police are overly aggressive against the homeless in violation of the protection of free speech and unreasonable searches guaranteed in the US Constitution.

TransUnion
Class action credit practices suit offers free credit monitoring services for millions.

Free Water Sewer Services
US Cold Storage to pay $125,910 in sewer service settlement.