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Questions About Fox Corp. CLO Bar Licensing

Greg Andrews

The chief legal officer of Fox Corp. since 2018 didn't become licensed in California until this summer, a delay one law professor described as a "big screw up" that might expose his communications with fellow Fox executives to public disclosure in the multibillion-dollar defamation litigation brought by two voting companies.

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Fresh Filings

ssalkin

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

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Bit Parts

Stan Soocher

Court Doesn't Buy Pandora's Antitrust Argument Against Comedy Content Licensor Lawyer Sanctioned Under Rule 11 for Submitting Judicial Notice Request in Artist's Infringement Suit

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ssalkin

Copyright Year in Review. Dec. 9, 2022

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Second Circuit Addresses Significant Music Compulsory Licensing Issues In Bill Graham Archives Dispute Image

Second Circuit Addresses Significant Music Compulsory Licensing Issues In Bill Graham Archives Dispute

Stan Soocher

In 2015, a group of music publishers sued the purchaser of the Bill Graham Archives — a repository that includes live performances staged by the late, legendary concert promoter of an array of musical artists beginning in the 1960s. Now, the Second Circuit has handed down its appellate opinion in the litigation, addressing the important compulsory licensing concerns as well as some of the additional issues in the case.

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Fight Stream Distributor Can Pursue Claim Against TN Grill

Allison Dunn

In a matter of first impression, the Sixth Circuit sided with a third-party sporting events distributor by finding the distributor has standing to sue a Kingsport, TN, bar under the U.S. Copyright Act for livestreaming a 2017 boxing match between Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor without the proper licensing.

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Copyright Attorney Fees Ruling in Friday the 13th Termination Case

Mason Lawlor

The U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut granted Friday the 13th screenwriter Victor Miller partial attorney fees totaling more than $886,564, in his long-running fight against the 1980 horror film's production outfit Manny Co. over proceeds from the film.

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Report on Oral Arguments At Supreme Court In 'Warhol' Case

Scott Graham

During the recent oral arguments before it, the U.S. Supreme Court sounded open to extending more fair use protection to an Andy Warhol painting of rock icon Prince than the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit did.

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Players On the Move

ELF Staff

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

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Fresh Filings

ELF Staff

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

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