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The European Commission has accepted commitments made by The Walt Disney Co, NBCUniversal Media, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Warner Bros Entertainment and Sky TV to end the practice of “geoblocking” their content, an agreement that brings to an end a years-long antitrust case. Under the agreement, the studios and Sky UK will open up pay-TV markets, allowing consumers across the European Union (EU) to access to a wider range of content regardless of their location. Previously, the content could only be accessed in the United Kingdom and Ireland.
How Changes In Texas Anti-SLAPP Statute Affects Entertainment Industry
By Brent Turman
Approximately 30 states have enacted anti-SLAPP statutes, which are intended to deter lawsuits that impede the right to free speech and other related activities. New statutory language in Texas's anti-SLAPP statute specifically protects those in the entertainment and media industries, and such explicit reference should prove comfort to content creators and publishers.
A Primer on Insurance for Music Festivals
By Mikaela Whitman
From a risk management perspective, festivals now run the gamut on potential liabilities that include collapsed stages, cancelled performances, severe weather, terrorism, alcohol liability, patron bodily harm and death, product liability and breach of contract claims. In essence, music festivals have become a microcosm of live entertainment-related liability exposures.
Counsel Concerns: Bid to Remove Daughters’ Lawyer from Petty Estate Litigation
By Jenna Greene
Remember the nasty fight between Tom Petty’s widow and daughters over control of his estate? Now the mud is splattering the lawyers, too.
Discovery Concerns In Blockchain Litigation
By Stuart D. Levi, Alexander C. Drylewski, Giyoung Song and Thania Charmani
The increased use of blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies, which have spread to the entertainment industry, including for royalty revenue determinations, has given rise to a variety of disputes. Substantive issues regarding the offer, sale and trading of digital tokens are coming before the courts, prompting novel discovery questions in these cases.
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