Stephanie Iken, Attorney at Law

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  • “Sue Me, Sue You Blues:” The Heartbreak of Going to Court

    Sue Me, Sue You Blues sounds like the moment when hope finally gives out. It carries the weight of something already broken, spoken aloud after everyone involved knows there is no way back. Listening to it feels like arriving late to a room where the damage has already been done and realizing it can’t be…

  • Frank Zappa, John Lennon, Yoko Ono, and “Jam Rag”

    Why authorship clarity matters early The dispute between Frank Zappa and John Lennon offers a useful lesson for musicians. It shows how uncertainty around authorship and ownership, even during an informal live performance, can follow a song for decades once it enters permanent circulation. The disagreemhttps://youtu.be/mBAgKLOTWDg?si=Vm9jAhnsHotMQOtment began with a single night of music and ended…