Get The Picture (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
This is a non-football post, but sometimes I think it’s important to remind my readers about the sacredness of the rule of law in this country. Thus, we should all rejoice to learn this (h/t The Agitator): The phrase “bow wow wow, yippie yo, yippie yea” belongs exclusively to funk legend George Clinton, a panel of federal [...]
The Agitator (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
From the Tennessean: The phrase “bow wow wow, yippie yo, yippie yea” belongs exclusively to funk legend George Clinton, a panel of federal judges ruled this week.
The Citizens (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
So there is a whole lot of phony outrage over President Obama bowing to the Emperor of Japan. The outrage is calculated to play in Ohio and Michigan who unfairly blame the woes of the American manufacturing sector, particularly auto manufacturing, on the Japanese (rather than the incompetence of the American managers, who deserve the blame). This is not the first time Obama's approach to royalty has...
Balloon Juice (Free subscription) | 11/14/2009
Another day, another freakout: That is Laura Bush’s former speechwriter, the man who freaked out about poor people owning cellphones, wasting the LA Times’ resources leading this wingnut fail parade.
Don Surber (Free subscription) | 11/14/2009
Fox News: President Obama visited Japan. Unfortunately, as the picture shows, he thought he was in Saudi Arabia. Didn’t his great-grand-uncle fight in World War II?
Law.com - Inside Opinions: Legal Bl (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
On April 23, 2008, Judges Daughtrey, Cook and Farris of the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Nashville donned their robes and heard oral argument in the matter of Bridgeport Music, Inv. v. UMG Recordings, Inc. Last week, the 6th Circuit delivered its considered judgment in the case: The phrase "bow wow wow, yippie yo, yippie yea" belongs exclusively to funk legend George Clinton, who...
How Appealing (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
"'Atomic Dog' singer wins claim to phrase": Last Saturday's edition of The Tennessean contained an article that begins, "The phrase 'bow wow wow, yippie yo, yippie yea' belongs exclusively to funk legend George Clinton, a panel of federal judges ruled...
Notes from a Different Kitchen (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
Its the second half of the video, stick with it.... [ColbertNation.com viewing link / Comedy Network Canadian viewing link ] More: George Clinton Now Legally Owns the Phrase, “Bow Wow Wow, Yippie Yo, Yippie Yea”: Exclaim! | Prefix
Morninpaper (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
Any real fan of P-Funk, Funkadelic and George Clinton is going to LOVE this clip! You have to wait for it though, the funk doesn't start until halfway through the segment -after Stephen finishes his news burger and soda. In last nights Tip/Wag segment, Stephen expresses shock at a courts ruling in favor [...]
The Boombox Music Blog (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
Filed under: Hip-Hop News , Busted That famous refrain you've heard a thousand times (at least) --"Bow wow wow, yippie yo, yippie yeah" -- is at the center of a legal battle involving George Clinton , his copyright owners, and if you can believe it, Shaquille O'Neal . The chorus, originally from George Clinton's 1982 funk classic 'Atomic Dog,' has been sampled numerous times, most notably...
prefixmag (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
George Clinton (and his lawyers) are now richer to the tune of $89,000, but some court victories are about more than money. Clinton contended that the phrase "bow wow wow yippie yo yippie yay," which he penned for 1982's "Atomic Dog," was his intellectual property, and therefore off limits for the group Public Announcement, who used the phrase in their 1998 song "D.O.G. in...
The Daily Swarm (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
Tennesean : The phrase “bow wow wow, yippie yo, yippie yea” belongs exclusively to funk legend George Clinton, a panel of federal judges ruled this week. Bridgeport Music, the company that administers Clinton’s work, sued Universal Music Group for copyright infringement over those words in 2001. At issue: the 1998 release of “D.O.G. in Me,” a song by hip-hop and R&B...
Art in NYC (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
Attending First Saturday today at the Brooklyn Museum with a friend. According to FreeNYC – the schedule is the following. I’m curious to see the photography show which has a take off from one of my favorite Manet paintings – and it’s not bad, not bad at all … Andy Earl (British, born circa 1955). Bow [...]
How Appealing (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
To quote from a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit issued today, "Bow wow wow, yippie yo, yippie yea": It's true, the "Bow Wow refrain" is at issue in a copyright infringement appeal that the...
Goldman's Observations (Free subscription) | 10/31/2009
Lisa has a spinning mix for Halloween, consisting of: Bela Lugosi's Dead - Bauhaus (terrific song) Monster Mash - Boris...
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