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Copyright-Termination Case Complexities and Sixth Circuit’s Decision In “Que Sera Sera” Litigation Image

Copyright-Termination Case Complexities and Sixth Circuit’s Decision In “Que Sera Sera” Litigation

Stan Soocher

The Nashville federal court where the lawsuit was filed summarized the litigation as “concern[ing] the rights to a prolific composer’s music, a dizzying estate plan, and two descendants at odds over how to manage the royalties those compositions earn.”

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Reducing Litigation Risks for Sports Organizations In PI Data Collection

Michael Bahar & Baird Fogel & Jonathan Freimann & Thomas Spring

What started off as a law directed at Blockbuster video rentals is now being deployed against the New England Patriots, part of a broader privacy trend that will increasingly impact a sports industry eager to embrace advanced technologies that exploit fan and athlete data. A class action filed against the NFL team alleged the storied franchise ran afoul of the Video Privacy Protection Act by sharing the personal information of fans who used the team’s app.

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Estate of Notorious B.I.G.’s Mother Seeks Proceeds from Sale of Her Son’s Music Catalog Image

Estate of Notorious B.I.G.’s Mother Seeks Proceeds from Sale of Her Son’s Music Catalog

Christine Simmons

After an ongoing battle to gain proceeds from a major sale of The Notorious B.I.G.’s music catalog, a lawsuit from his mother’s estate makes perfectly clear what it wants from his widow Faith Evans: More money, fewer problems.

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Fresh Filings

Entertainment Law & Finance Staff

Notable recent court filings in entertainment law.

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Players On the Move

Entertainment Law & Finance Staff

A look at moves among attorneys, law firms, companies and other players in entertainment law.

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Upcoming Events

Entertainment Law & Finance Staff

33rd Cutting Edge Entertainment Law Seminar35th Annual Entertainment Law Institute

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Players On the Move Image

Players On the Move

Entertainment Law & Finance Staff

A look at moves among attorneys, law firms, companies and other players in entertainment law.

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Fresh Filings Image

Fresh Filings

Entertainment Law & Finance Staff

Notable recent court filings in entertainment law.

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‘Microtransactions’ Legal Issues In Online Video Games Image

‘Microtransactions’ Legal Issues In Online Video Games

Sid Kamaraju & Simon Pulman & Katherine Reilly & Aaron Wiltse

Online video games are a big business. A significant component of the money made by those in the online gaming businesses derives from “microtransactions”: players spending real-world money on in-game features and items. Online gaming platforms engaging in microtransactions must be aware that doing so may expose them to traditional white-collar crime issues.

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New Crop of Legal Developments In Music Celebrity Estate Battles Image

New Crop of Legal Developments In Music Celebrity Estate Battles

Stan Soocher

Legal disputes over artist’s estates have been a growing source of entertainment-industry litigation. This summer is proving to be a busy season for such litigations, with legal dustups related to the music-celebrity estates of “Margaritaville” icon Jimmy Buffett, Canadian singer/songwriter Leonard Cohen and blues legend Johnny Winter.

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