The Bowery Boys Meet The Jazz Age Lawyer! #nychistory #chaplin #charliechaplin #ascap #maewest #gloriavanderbilt #copyright

I met Penderecki backstage at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in 1974. I was 15 and he treated me with a level of respect I'll never forget. A true mensch. RIP. Krzysztof Penderecki, Polish Composer With Cinematic Flair, Dies at 86 nytimes.com/2020/03/29/art…

Attention @byagoda Latest news raises two one-off Britishism questions: "Dominic Raab is deputizing while Boris Johnson is in hospital." (1) Is this intransitive verb "deputize" standard (versus "B. Johnson deputized D. Raab")? (2) Why doesn't hospital take a definite article?

Thanks, Zvi. If it told you anything you didn't already know about copyright history, mission accomplished! #copyight ASCAP #musicpublishing MPA

Everyday is a battle against an encroaching state of nature. Yesterday we attacked the discolored grout in the kitchen tile. Today planning an offensive against a couple of unruly hairs on the back of my neck.

In packing up some research related to Adventures of a Jazz Age Lawyer, I was reminded of this little piece of feel-good Electoral College history. In 1933, NY state's electors donated their expense reimbursements ($2140 total) to FDRs Warm Springs Foundation.

"Rosen’s a good writer with a fun story to tell, and his enthusiasm make Jazz Age Lawyer a delightful read. He loves these characters. (Burkan is the kind of lawyer that, in a different age, Tom Wolfe would celebrate.)" splicetoday.com/writing/copyri…

"For the lay reader, the real treat is Rosen’s deft handling of Burkan’s life and times, plus the stories of his famous clients who managed to mess up their lives in outsized ways." The Exploits of an A-List Attorney disq.us/t/3ta9yp8

"Rosen’s work is clear and legally informative, but it’s also quite fun: it’s both legal and cultural history, and the author has a fine wit . . . Adventures recites some great tales, some of them quite scandalous." online.ucpress.edu/phr/article-ab…

"A story so extraordinary that the reminder that the content is all true comes with a jolt. It is structured with such a literary touch that it almost invites adaptation into biopic which would rival Orson Welles’s enigmatic masterpiece," Citizen Kane. …demic-oup-com.proxy.library.upenn.edu/jiplp/advance-…

How long before Trump's trademark lawyers are sending cease and desist letters to the deplorables?

100 years ago this month, U.S. songwriters received their first-ever royalties for the public performance of their works. It was the start of a revolution not just in the business of American popular music, but in its sound as well. bit.ly/3fB9ujR

Happy anniversary to performance royalties! #collectiverightsmanagement

NEW POST: 100 years ago this month, U.S. songwriters received their first-ever royalties for the public performance of their works, revolutionizing the business and the sound of American popular music. "100 Years of Whacking the Music Melon" bit.ly/3fB9ujR

Paul Simon sold his publishing rights for 9 figures just as we mark 100 years since Irving Berlin and Jerome Kern received their first quarterly performance royalty checks-$166.

Had the privilege of speaking to The Lambs, America’s oldest theatrical club, about their sainted former member, Jazz Age Lawyer Nathan Burkan, sharing stories about his legendary clients, including Victor Herbert, Charlie Chaplin, Sam Goldwyn, Mae West. youtu.be/LHzaA76pGhM