“Whole Lotta Love” Mired in Muddy Water The case: Willie Dixon v. Led Zeppelin (1985) The complaint: Plagiarism. Some lyrics of the Led Zeppelin’s “Whole Lotta Love” were lifted from a 1962 Muddy Waters song written by Willie Dixon, “You Need Love.” The outcome: The case was settled out of court. Led Zeppelin conceded writing
If you are a public official or employee in Tennessee and you are emailing, texting or otherwise communicating about public business, then those digital data–even if sent from or stored on personal devices–are considered “public records” and are open to inspection upon request. The Tennessee Public Records Act defines “public record or records” as “all
If you are active on social media—meaning that you post items to your Facebook page, Tweet or comment online—you need to be familiar with your employer’s personnel policy or your employment contract. You may think what you do online “after hours” doesn’t affect your job, and/or that you are protected by the concept of “freedom