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Second Circuit Affirms 'ReDigi': No 'Resale' of Digital Music Files Image

Second Circuit Affirms 'ReDigi': No 'Resale' of Digital Music Files

Robert J. Bernstein & Robert W. Clarida

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit recently issued a long-awaited ruling in <i>Capitol Records LLC v. ReDigi Inc.</i>, affirming summary judgment in favor of Capitol Records and its record label co-plaintiffs in a case that raised issues of first impression concerning first sale and fair use in the age of digital music distribution.

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Counsel Concerns: Lawyers Battle Over Gears of War Client Image

Counsel Concerns: Lawyers Battle Over Gears of War Client

Lizzy McLellan

A Philadelphia lawyer is suing the founder of a fast-growing litigation boutique over a purported fee-sharing settlement, is arguing that the boutique backed out of the settlement so it could fund other cases against video game makers.

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Bit Parts

Stan Soocher

California Federal Judge Refuses, Among Other Things, to Drop Fiduciary Breach Claim Against AMC Networks over Fear the Walking Dead TV Series<br>New York Appellate Division Decides UMG Recordings Isn't Alter Ego of Cash Money Records<br>

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Upcoming Event

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SXSW Conference 2019 CLE Program, March 14-16

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Book Release

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<i>Music Money and Success: The Insider's Guide to Making Money in the Music Business</i> (8th Edition)

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Perfecting Film Financiers' Liens in Copyrights Image

Perfecting Film Financiers' Liens in Copyrights

Bruce Goldner

The law on how to perfect a lien in a copyright application is foggy at best. This article sketches out pitfalls of the current process for perfecting a lien on a copyright application, and potential steps that a financier may take to help perfect and protect a film investment.

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Decision of Note: 6th Cir. Says No 'Magic Words' to 'Elect' Copyright Statutory Damages Image

Decision of Note: 6th Cir. Says No 'Magic Words' to 'Elect' Copyright Statutory Damages

Stan Soocher

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit decided that §504 of the U.S. Copyright Act doesn't require any “magic words incantation” for a copyright infringement plaintiff to choose a statutory damages award, that “[t]he word 'elect' does not by itself require formal procedures.”

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No Secondary Liability Seen Yet, By Band's Reps, for Sexual Assault Image

No Secondary Liability Seen Yet, By Band's Reps, for Sexual Assault

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A federal judge in Camden, NJ decided that a Christian rock band's management, talent agent and lead singer weren't vicariously liable for the sexual assault of a teenage fan committed by a member of the band.

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11th Circuit Says Anti-SLAPP Law Doesn't Belong in Federal Court Image

11th Circuit Says Anti-SLAPP Law Doesn't Belong in Federal Court

R. Robin McDonald

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit rejected an appeal by CNN to dismiss a libel case over the cable network's 2015 investigation of infant deaths at a Florida hospital.

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SCOTUS Hears Arguments on Copyright Registration Approvals

Scott Graham

While hearing January 2019 oral arguments before it, the U.S. Supreme Court sounded inclined to resolve a circuit courts' split over copyright registration procedures against copyright holders.

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