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Defense Counsel Discuss Outcome in Dance Steps Case

Kirkland & Ellis has notched a win in cutting-edge litigation that questions the protectability of dance steps, what constitutes choreography and the relationship between copyright, and right of publicity and trademark law.

7 minute read July 01, 2020 at 12:05 AM
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Jenna Greene
Defense Counsel Discuss Outcome in Dance Steps Case

Kirkland & Ellis New York-based partners Dale Cendali, Joshua Simmons and Shanti Sadtler Conway have notched a win in cutting-edge litigation that questions the protectability of dance steps, what constitutes choreography and the relationship between copyright, and right of publicity and trademark law.

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