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.
February 01, 2019R. Robin McDonald
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.
February 01, 2019Scott GrahamEntertainment practices with well-known clients are in high demand in the Los Angeles legal market, leading to a spate of lateral hires among American Lawyer 200 firms in the latter part of 2018.
February 01, 2019ssalkinActor's Negligence Claim over Film Set Injury Preempted by California's Workers' Compensation Act
Nashville Federal Court Decides Record Producer Didn't Abandon Master Recordings of 1970s George Jones AlbumFebruary 01, 2019Stan SoocherThe Essential Guide to Entertainment Law: Intellectual Property
The Essential Guide to Entertainment Law: DealmakingFebruary 01, 2019ssalkinThis article delves into YouTube's policies for channel monetization, explores the different streams of revenue an artist or creator may be entitled to receive for their works, and offer suggestions to indie creators and more established creators, so they can meet these new thresholds.
January 01, 2019Gwendolyn SealeAs convenient, useful and cool mobile technology and interconnected devices are, they come with risks that remain largely unseen or, worse, ignored. Some pose security risks and privacy risk, like those present in voice-activated devices — especially for children. For manufacturers, they also pose regulatory litigation and insurance risks, especially when children end up using their “smart” products.
January 01, 2019Jeffrey Higel, Michael Bahar and Mike NelsonComplaints to Amazon by TV Show Host and His Attorney Didn't Constitute DMCA Notices
No Actual Malice by Defendants in Libel Suit over Composite Character in FilmJanuary 01, 2019Stan SoocherThis article focuses on managing change for clients affected by the MMA's government-mandated mechanical licensing collective. In my view, far from putting songwriters on a trajectory away from the government regulation that has oppressed them for generations, the collective imposes an entirely new bureaucracy with potentially significant costs that are not readily apparent.
December 01, 2018Chris CastleThese times are heady for creators of books and stories that may be suitable for television production. In addition to the traditional broadcast networks, a legion of pay and basic cable exhibitors and, more recently, direct-to-consumer streaming outlets are voraciously licensing product from those creators. Much press is given to the compensation aspects of the creators' agreements with exhibitors, but attention also should be paid to the extent and duration of the exhibitor's exclusivity in the property in which rights are being acquired,
December 01, 2018Neil J. Rosini and Michael I. Rudell
