@brianmcbrearty

Forensic musicologist | Expert witness @ https://xitter.cf/t.co/j5xN36yaDO Knows when to hold 'em, knows when to fold 'em.

 San Francisco Bay Area
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Joined May 2009
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Ashlee Vance
@ashleevanceOct 23
It is hilarious that super intelligence costs the same as Netflix
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Tell people Stella Lefty songs are all plagiarized and they hear it from the jump. Confirmation bias, pattern recognition. I talked to @yeehawchsburger about this for her @nytimes piece: nytimes.com/2026/10/14/arts/…

Stella Lefty Crafted a Viral Hit. Some Thought It Sounded Familiar.

After this singer-songwriter’s hit, “Boston,” was likened to a Noah Kahan tune, content creators made a sport of noting similarities between her music and other popular tracks.

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All eight accusations, song by song. Two now share songwriting credit, questionably. musicologize.com/stella-left…

Stella Lefty Plagiarism Accusations, Song by Song | Musicologize

Eight Stella Lefty songs have been paired with earlier hits. Two carry credits, none is in court. A forensic musicologist takes them one by one.

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How much Ticketmaster profit is attributable to their realizing we will pay for a concert like a year in advance?
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Patrick Moorhead
@PatrickMoorheadOct 10
Replying to @JonahLupton
Your regenerative powers must be really strong.
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flip the book, baby
Options selling with Christian
@optionscjpOct 5
Michael Burry folded on his largest position today, $LULU as it hit 52w lows Meanwhile $NVDA, his largest short hit new 52w highs today
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Mandami, give Ben Rice a parade no matter what. #yankees
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We always say pitching wins in the post season. It’s the nice way of saying cold bats lose. #yankees
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I loved it when we put these crappy balls in play against Boston, so I guess I can’t bitch. #yankees
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Bill Withers's publisher says Olivia Dean's "I've Seen It" copies "Just the Two of Us." And yup. This one has teeth. Fifteen notes over harmony that's mostly identical to boot. musicologize.com/just-the-tw…

Bill Withers's publisher says Olivia Dean copied "Just the Two of Us." The complaint never says...

Bill Withers's publisher says Olivia Dean's "I've Seen It" copies "Just the Two of Us." A forensic musicologist on what the complaint says, what it leaves out, and what the music sounds like.

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Everything is economics. - Gary Becker (or words to that effect.)
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First appeals court to rule on AI training: not fair use. Thomson Reuters v. ROSS, Third Circuit, unsealed today. "Unlike necessity, ease is not a justification for copying." Yikes. www2.ca3.uscourts.gov/opinar…
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What does a forensic musicologist care? musicologize.com/is-ai-train…

Is AI Training Fair Use? First Appeals Court Says No (Thomson Reuters v. ROSS)

The Third Circuit held that training an AI on Westlaw headnotes was not fair use. What the first appellate AI training fair use ruling means for the music cases.

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Launch of @edleeprof’s new Reported Incidents of Rogue AI Timeline, by @ChatGPT8world chatgptiseatingtheworld.subs…
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Nap ain’t gonna take itself.
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Six bankruptcies doesn't know what deficit means.
The White House
@WhiteHouseSep 16
"Interest Rates in the United States should be 1%, or less, because we are the Best Credit in the World — BY FAR... LOWER THE INTEREST RATES FOR THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND FAST!" - President Donald J. Trump 🇺🇸
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The United States is rated AA+ by S&P and Fitch, not the highest. Multiple countries including Germany, Switzerland, Norway, Singapore, Australia, Canada, Denmark, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Sweden hold AAA ratings from major agencies. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_c… mappr.co/sovereign-cred… federalreserve.gov/newsevents/pre… reuters.com/world/us/sp-af…
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