A gentleman who left a message on rap star Snoop Dogg’s answering machine sued when the message ended up as part of a “song.” A Los Angeles Superior Court judge ruled that the plaintiff had no expectation of privacy when he left the message. (”LA judge dismisses suit against rapper over phone message”, AP, Jan. 31) (via SoCalLawBlog).
(Full disclosure: I briefly represented a co-defendant of Death Row Records in a civil lawsuit. Don’t ask.)
