Aram Sinnreich

Aram Sinnreich is professor and chair of Communication Studies at American University in Washington, DC. His most recent book was The Essential Guide to Intellectual Property.

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Donald Trump Is a Liar. We Can Prove It.

We know he makes false claims at a faster clip than any other president, we know he makes the same false claims repeatedly, and we know he uses predictable linguistic “tells.”

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BAD PRECEDENT

You Should Be Very Alarmed by Spotify’s R. Kelly Censorship

It’s not nearly as black and white as you think.

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Immigrant Nation

My Family's Secret Refugee Past

A descendent of Ukrainian refugees and World War II camp liberators sees in his family's history an answer to rising anti-immigrant sentiment.

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Sound Clash

Bob Marley’s Bandmates Sue ‘The Wailers’

There are no members of Bob Marley’s band in a touring group called The Wailers. And the musicians behind ‘Exodus’ and ‘Catch a Fire’ are not happy about it.

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Levee Gonna Break

If Led Zeppelin Goes Down, We All Burn

It may seem like a simple case of David vs. riff-stealing Goliath. But if Led Zep loses, the real victims could be independent musicians and their fans.

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