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New Federal Tax Act Gives New Life, and Twists, to Treatment of Film, TV and Stage Productions Image

New Federal Tax Act Gives New Life, and Twists, to Treatment of Film, TV and Stage Productions

Thomas D. Selz & Bernard C. Topper Jr.

Section 181 of the IRC has provided benefits to both producers of movies and television programs and — under pass-through legal structures such as limited liability companies — to their investors. Now, with the enactment of the sweeping new federal tax law, §181 has been given new life, with a couple of additional benefits and a couple of additional twists.

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Decision of Note: TV Reality Show Release Overrides Objection Clause Image

Decision of Note: TV Reality Show Release Overrides Objection Clause

Stan Soocher

The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York upheld a release clause signed by an entertainment attorney who appeared in WE network's reality TV show Money. Power. Respect.

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How Ticket Software Lost Trade Secret Protection

Richard Raysman & Peter Brown

According to a recent case from the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York involving live-event ticket sales, a purported holder of a trade secret cannot omit a confidentiality provision from its terms of use and then claim trade secret status afterward.

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Smart Contracts and Blockchain

Paige M. Boshell

As the entertainment industry continues to assess digital blockchain-distribution technology for tracking transactions, it's essential to consider the legal implications for smart-contracting and contract management.

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Iglesias's Music Streaming Suit Confronts Big Industry Issue Image

Iglesias's Music Streaming Suit Confronts Big Industry Issue

Samantha Joseph

Music superstar Enrique Iglesias wasn't dancing around the point when he recently filed a lawsuit in Miami federal court against Universal International Music.

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Monk Estate Suit Against Beer Co. Moves Forward Image

Monk Estate Suit Against Beer Co. Moves Forward

Ross Todd

A Northern California craft brewery lost an early attempt to knock out a lawsuit brought by the son of jazz legend Thelonious Monk, who claims the brewery uses Monk's name and likeness without permission.

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Bit Parts

Stan Soocher

“Dead Man Statute” No Bar to Testimony About Alleged Oral Contract for Share of Royalties from Ben E. King Songs<br>Eleventh Circuit Sees No Personal Jurisdiction in Malpractice Lawsuit Against Law Firm that Handled Concert Industry Litigation<br>Tax Court Finds No Profit Motive in Music Club Operation

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The Recent Court and Regulatory Battles Behind the Net Neutrality Controversy Image

The Recent Court and Regulatory Battles Behind the Net Neutrality Controversy

Barry Skidelsky

Though it has been a news focus recently, the legal issue of “net neutrality,” or an open Internet, has been a point of contention between Internet access providers and network users since the mid-1990s. Both sides have zealously but unsuccessfully lobbied Congress with multiple efforts to have desired legislation passed. This has left us instead with shifting regulatory actions taken by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) attempting to address the issue.

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<i>Decision of Note</i>: Charitable Immunity Statute Protects Private University from Concert Suit Image

<i>Decision of Note</i>: Charitable Immunity Statute Protects Private University from Concert Suit

Michael Booth

A woman who fell and injured herself while attending a country music concert at Monmouth University cannot sue the school for damages, a New Jersey appeals court ruled in a divided decision that potentially sets the case up to be heard by the state Supreme Court.

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