Selected Writing & Media
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Holy Smoke: The Resurrection of a Non-Case — Ambrosetti v. OCP (Sep 2025)
Ninth Circuit revives Ambrosetti; analysis of trivial similarities and the risks of misapplied precedent.
https://www.musicologize.com/holy-smoke-the-resurrection-of-a-non-case
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SCOTUS Ends “Let’s Get It On” v. “Thinking Out Loud” (Jun 2025)
Definitive breakdown of the Supreme Court’s ruling in Sheeran’s favor and its impact on substantial similarity tests.
https://www.musicologize.com/scotus-slams-the-door-on-lets-get-it-on-vs-thinking-out-loud-for-good
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The Ninth Circuit Would Like To Be Part of the Problem (May 2025)
A critique of how the Ninth Circuit’s reasoning complicates copyright law and undermines clarity.
https://www.musicologize.com/ninth-circuit-would-like-to-be-part-of-the-problem
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Stairway To Heaven, Blurred Lines, and the Inverse Ratio Rule (Feb 2019)
An early landmark essay explaining why the inverse ratio rule is misguided and how courts misapplied it.
https://www.musicologize.com/stairway-to-heaven-blurred-lines-and-the-inverse-ratio-rule
Reconsidering the Inverse Ratio Rule (Apr 2023)
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Reconsidering the Inverse Ratio Rule (Apr 2023)
Updated perspective: while not incoherent, the rule has limited value and is too often misused.
https://www.musicologize.com/13466-2
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Music.AI Newsroom — AI, Copyright, and Originality (Aug 2025)
Interview on AI training, copyright, and the future of originality in music creation.
https://music.ai/news/policy-ethics/song-lyrics-ai-copyright-lawsuits-brian-mcbrearty-musicologize
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