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Legal Lessons Gleaned from Music Industry’s High-Profile, File-Sharing LitigationWhen the cash-strapped recording industry announced at the end of 2008 that it would largely drop its aggressive litigation campaign against unauthorized file sharers, some observers saw this as a defeat for record labels. But numerous court rulings have been issued over the past few years that debate and/or establish legal guidelines that will be referenced in file-sharer cases that are either still in the pipeline or may later crop up. This article examines some of the most recent of these cases and decisions.
Lawyers for Former Reznor Manager Must Hand over Client DocumentsThe Court of Appeals of Ohio, Eighth District, affirmed an order to compel the production of documents from trademark lawyers for John Malm, former manager of musician Trent Reznor, for use in litigation between Malm and his counsel from an earlier suit that Reznor had filed against Malm.
CA Supreme Court Considers Publicity Publication RuleAre labels on commercial products, which can be seen worldwide, synonymous to the pages of print publications, which can linger in public sight for days or years?
Lawyers Evolve with Industry Changes in Video GamesAs the video game industry gathered recently in Los Angeles for the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), there was a great deal for those in the business to be optimistic about. Last year, video game software unit sales increased 15% in the United States, according to market research companies. And one report released in May 2009 revealed that nearly two out of every three Americans played a video game of some kind within the past six months, compared to only about half of U.S. consumers who went to a movie over the same period. All this activity hasn’t been lost on the lawyers whose practices are focused on the video game industry
Cameo ClipsCopyright Preemption/Accounting Claims
Right of Publicity/Copyright Preemption
Right of Publicity/News Exception
Trademark Disputes/Infringement Defenses
Bit PartsBand Names/Federal Trademark Dilution Act
Digital Royalties Suit/Motion to Dismiss Denied
Personal Manager/No Personal Jurisdiction
Public Performance Right/Vicarious Liability
Upcoming EventEntertainment Law in Review, July 30, Washington, DC.
July 2009 Issue in PDF Format
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