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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. Essentially, these statutes attack SLAPPs (Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation) by creating a vehicle through which defendants can protect their rights by filing a dispositive motion to dismiss at the earliest stage of a case, before enduring expansive and invasive discovery. Arguably the most significant aspect of many anti-SLAPP statutes is that a movant who files a successful motion to dismiss could be entitled to its attorney fees. Undeniably, that aspect alone provides tremendous value to media outlets, publishers, public figures and others.
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By Stan Soocher
In a case of first impression, the Eleventh Circuit decided that a copyright plaintiff may recover damages that occur more than three years before a copyright lawsuit is filed.
Nugent Photo Copyright Dispute Offers Appellate Look at Post-Warhol Fair-Use Analysis
By Avalon Zoppo
The Fourth Circuit ruled that a copyright infringement claim against a news site, for using a photo of musician Ted Nugent without credit, could proceed, one of the first federal appellate decisions interpreting the U.S. Supreme Court’s most recent iteration of the fair use test.
By Entertainment Law & Finance Staff
Malpractice Claims Filed Against Loeb & Loeb and Of Counsel Over King Fury 2 Film Production
King, Holmes, Paterno & Soriano Sued for Malpractice Over Representation of Sublime Band
By Entertainment Law & Finance Staff
Notable recent court filings in entertainment law.