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Bit Parts

Stan Soocher

Mixed Ruling in Police Officer's Lawsuit Over Depiction in Netflix Documentary New York Court Rules Music Plaintiffs Failed To Establish Vimeo's "Red Flag" Knowledge Third Circuit Rejects Agency Law Principles in Deciding Work-for-Hire Issue in Termination Rights Dispute Over Game of Life Board Game

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How U.S. Tax Court Reached Its Decision on Michael Jackson's Right of Publicity Image

How U.S. Tax Court Reached Its Decision on Michael Jackson's Right of Publicity

Stan Soocher

The significance of the U.S. Tax Court decision for celebrities and their estates is clear: Prior to now, as Tax Court Judge Mark V. Holmes noted: "We haven't had a case directly addressing the taxability of the image and likeness."

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Rehearing Sought In 2d Circuit Finding of No Fair Use In Warhol Work Image

Rehearing Sought In 2d Circuit Finding of No Fair Use In Warhol Work

Scott Graham

Maybe the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit should have been a little more patient.

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Dr. Luke Isn't 'Public Figure' In Defamation Case Against Kesha Image

Dr. Luke Isn't 'Public Figure' In Defamation Case Against Kesha

Jason Grant

In a split decision that closely examined what constitutes a person being considered a limited public figure for the purposes of defamation standards, the New York Appellate Division, First Department, ruled that acclaimed music producer Lukasz "Dr. Luke" Gottwald is neither a general nor a limited public figure for the purposes of his defamation suit against famed singer Kesha, who has claimed Gottwald drugged and sexually assaulted her.

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Novel TAA Claim Played Role In Agency's Suit Against Athlete Image

Novel TAA Claim Played Role In Agency's Suit Against Athlete

Ross Todd

When NBA star Jimmy Butler's former sports agency sued him last year seeking a portion of the proceeds from a $5 million Nike endorsement contract, Butler's lawyer didn't just stick to playing defense.

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Insurer Loses Bid to Dismiss Cinemark's Case Over COVID-19 Image

Insurer Loses Bid to Dismiss Cinemark's Case Over COVID-19

Angela Morris

In a rare ruling, the Cinemark movie theater chain won the chance to keep litigating against its insurance company, seeking losses under a $500 million policy for business interruption from COVID-19.

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Players On the Move

ljnstaff

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

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Bit Parts

Stan Soocher

Don Everly Prevails Over Late Brother Phil's Family Following Trial on Authorship of Everly Brothers' 1960 Hit "Cathy's Clown" Split Decision on Secondary Liability Claims Against Harry Fox Agency in Music Licensing Lawsuit Over Spotify Streaming of Eminem Compositions

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New York Federal District Court Dismisses Investor Lawsuit Over Tencent Music IPO Image

New York Federal District Court Dismisses Investor Lawsuit Over Tencent Music IPO

Stan Soocher

In December 2018, China-based titan Tencent Music Entertainment launched a U.S. initial public offering (IPO). But the IPO resulted in an investor's class action suit alleging TME violated federal securities laws. This is part of a trend of increasing such securities suits against foreign companies, though the U.S.

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Legal Triggers In NFT Crypto Craze Image

Legal Triggers In NFT Crypto Craze

Michael A. Mora & Alaina Lancaster

The latest cryptocurrency craze has litigators closely watching from the sidelines. Buyers of digital non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are ready to shell out hundreds of thousands of dollars, sometimes more, but when disputes start to hit the scene, litigators said there is little to no case law as precedent.

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