Grimes of Iowa maintained that the ban on officeholding “is intended as a prevention against the future commission of offences, the presumption being fair and legitimate that the man who has once violated his oath will be more liable to violate his fealty to the Government in the future. [read post]

UMG’s executives clearly wanted to stake out a strong position on AI during the company’s quarterly earnings call on Wednesday, but legal battles over AI-generated music won’t be easy, and will make fights over the I-iii-IV-V chord progression look downright quaint by comparison. [read post]