Expert witness musicologist
Litigation support built around reproducible musical comparison. Scope is controlled. Claims are minimized to what the music supports. Exhibits are structured for legal readers.
Engagement modes
- Consulting: analysis, strategy support, deposition prep, exhibit development.
- Testifying: report + testimony support where appropriate and retained.
- Rebuttal: audit opposing analysis; correct misstatements; narrow claims.
What "court-facing" means
- Clear separation of protectable content from common musical vocabulary.
- Pinpointing: measures/timestamps, recurrence counts, structural placement.
- Alternative explanations addressed: constraints, stock devices, independent creation.
Typical deliverables
- Protectability map and comparison tables.
- Annotated listening timelines aligned to exhibits.
- Transcriptions or simplified representations when useful for the finder of fact.
- Report structure aligned to counsel's needs and procedural posture.