State Appeals Court Decides Alimony for Country Artist Joe Diffie's Ex-Wife Shouldn't Be Based on “Speculative Income”
Arbitration Clause in TV-Show Appearance Release Found Severable From Rest of Agreement
June 01, 2019Stan Soocher
Film remains a director's medium, considering that the director will always give shape and vision to the writer's words.
May 01, 2019Marc JacobsonThe CCPA is the first of its kind, generally applicable data protection law in the United States. What makes the CCPA unique is not only its applicability to companies like those in the entertainment and media industries, but also the rights it provides to consumers regarding their personal information (PI).
May 01, 2019Samuel Cullari and Alexis CoccoIn this article, we explain how copyright, trademark and patent infringement issues unfold on Amazon by describing the process for rights holders to report infringement, and the impact of successful infringement take-down requests.
May 01, 2019Edward Weisz and Alanna MillerThe European Commission has charged Valve Corp., the owner of Steam video-game distribution platform, and five video-game publishers with breaking European Union (EU) competition rules through their use of geoblocking, which restricts access to digital content on a territorial basis.
May 01, 2019Simon TaylorRick Ross Defeats Trademark Suit over Mastermind Album
TV Host's Course of Conduct During Life Bars Estate From Getting His IP and Publicity RightsMay 01, 2019Stan SoocherNew York State Bar Association Entertainment, Arts & Sports Law Section Annual Spring Meeting
May 01, 2019ssalkinOnly days after winning dismissal of an anti-trust lawsuit over its 2019 move to a new location in Miami, FL, for the Ultra Music Festival, Worldwide Entertainment lost its bid to reopen a court case over use of the "Ultra Music" brand for a festival overseas.
April 01, 2019Stan SoocherA unanimous U.S. Supreme Court, led by Justice Brett Kavanaugh, held that the phrase “full costs” in §505 of the Copyright Act means all of the costs specifically enumerated in the general cost-shifting statutes, such as transcripts and fees for court-appointed experts and interpreters.
April 01, 2019Scott GrahamThe Supreme Court had granted cert in Fourth Estate to resolve a split in the federal circuit courts as to whether §411(a) of the Copyright Act could be read to allow commencement of an infringement action once a registration application filed with the Copyright Office is complete (the “application approach”) or, instead, only (subject to limited statutorily specified exceptions) upon issuance by the Copyright Office of the registration (the “registration approach”).
April 01, 2019Robert J. Bernstein and Robert W. Clarida
