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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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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

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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The World of the New Child Performers: Kidfluencers and Social Media Labor Laws Image

The World of the New Child Performers: Kidfluencers and Social Media Labor Laws

Jeffrey Campolongo & Ashley Dabb

Entertainment and media counsel take note: Among social media influencers, the cool kids on the block are now, well, kids. In today’s digital landscape, children have emerged as a significant force in the world of social media content creation. Often referred to as “kidfluencers,” these youngsters are the subject of creative content ranging from toy reviews to family vlogs, garnering millions of followers and lucrative brand partnerships. Notable kidfluencers have turned childhood activities into multimillion-dollar enterprises.

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DraftKings Loses Bid for Interlocutory Appeal in Lawsuit Over Use of MLB Players’ NILs Image

DraftKings Loses Bid for Interlocutory Appeal in Lawsuit Over Use of MLB Players’ NILs

Riley Brennan

A federal judge in Pennsylvania rejected popular sports-betting platform DraftKings’ attempts to certify questions to the appellate court in a name, image and likeness (NIL) dispute with MLB Players Inc.

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Fresh Filings Image

Fresh Filings

Entertainment Law & Finance Staff

Notable recent court filings in entertainment law.

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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.

Features

Nashville Practice Notes: Samuel D. Lipshie Image

Nashville Practice Notes: Samuel D. Lipshie

Stan Soocher

In recent years, the influx into Nashville, TN, of large law firms has resulted in an increase in Nashville entertainment law practices at these large firms. In this interview with Entertainment Law & Finance that follows, longtime Nashville entertainment lawyer Samuel D. Lipshie, a partner and head of the Media and Entertainment Practice Group at the Bradley law firm, discusses how this change has affected the culture of being an entertainment lawyer in Nashville.

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In Memoriam: Joel Katz Image

In Memoriam: Joel Katz

Thomas Spigolon & Stan Soocher

Entertainment trade magazines called lawyer Joel Katz, who died in Atlanta in April at the age of 80, “one of the most powerful attorneys in the music business” who “ruled the music industry from Atlanta for decades.”

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