https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20200926/18180345389/if-youre-going-to-sue-youtube-infringement-maybe-first-dont-license-your-music-to-youtube-setup-fake-accounts-to-upload-your.shtml

Fifteen years ago, we applauded jazz musician Maria Schneider, who was an early adopter of crowdfunding her music directly from fans -- getting them to donate to help her pay to record a new album. We were excited to see musicians like her go direct to fans and show that you didn't need record labels and the old way of doing things, such as locking up the music, to become a successful musician. For reasons I don't fully understand, in the intervening years, Schneider has become one of the most vocal critics of "big tech" and "piracy," even as she had been an early embracer of the internet and unique business models.

Boies' firm representing Schneider raised a lot of eyebrows around the industry. I heard from multiple people wondering how it was that Schneider could afford a firm like Boies'. And, of course, Boies' connections to Hollywood (Weinstein, Sony Pictures) suggested there might be more behind this lawsuit than just an upset jazz musician.