Every once in a while even a lawyer gets the opportunity to let his or her snark flag fly. I really got a kick out of the letter Dr. Dre’s (real name Andre Young) lawyers sent to Marjorie Taylor Greene after she used some of his music in a twitter video she made. You can read the whole thing here.
The paragraph quoted on Above the Law here, is fun reading, but so is this one:
Andre Young is the owner of the copyright in “Still D.R.E.,” with the exclusive right to exploit same. Mr. Young has not, and will never, grant you permission to broadcast or disseminate any of his music. The use of “Still D.R.E.” without permission constitutes copyright infringement in violation of 17. U.S.C. § 501. (Emphasis added)
The “and will never” was entirely unnecessary, but who could resist? In case you’re too lazy to follow the link, here’s the paragraph quoted in Above the Law, which follows hard upon the one I’ve quoted:
The use of “Still D.R.E.” without permission constitutes copyright infringement in violation of 17 U.S.C. § 501. One might expect that, as a member of Congress, you would have a passing familiarity with the laws of our country. It’s possible, though, that laws governing intellectual property are a little too arcane and insufficiently populist for you to really have spent much time on. We’re writing because we think an actual lawmaker should be making laws not breaking laws, especially those embodied in the constitution by the founding fathers.
The opportunity to have that kind of fun doesn’t come around every day. I’m sure Howard King, who wrote that letter, enjoyed doing so immensely.
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