Legal disputes over artist’s estates have been a growing source of entertainment-industry litigation. This summer is proving to be a busy season for such litigations, with legal dustups related to the music-celebrity estates of “Margaritaville” icon Jimmy Buffett, Canadian singer/songwriter Leonard Cohen and blues legend Johnny Winter.
Entertainment and media counsel take note: Among social media influencers, the cool kids on the block are now, well, kids. In today’s digital landscape, children have emerged as a significant force in the world of social media content creation. Often referred to as “kidfluencers,” these youngsters are the subject of creative content ranging from toy reviews to family vlogs, garnering millions of followers and lucrative brand partnerships. Notable kidfluencers have turned childhood activities into multimillion-dollar enterprises.
A federal judge in Pennsylvania rejected popular sports-betting platform DraftKings’ attempts to certify questions to the appellate court in a name, image and likeness (NIL) dispute with MLB Players Inc.
Notable recent court filings in entertainment law.
A look at moves among attorneys, law firms, companies and other players in entertainment law.
In recent years, the influx into Nashville, TN, of large law firms has resulted in an increase in Nashville entertainment law practices at these large firms. In this interview with Entertainment Law & Finance that follows, longtime Nashville entertainment lawyer Samuel D. Lipshie, a partner and head of the Media and Entertainment Practice Group at the Bradley law firm, discusses how this change has affected the culture of being an entertainment lawyer in Nashville.
Entertainment trade magazines called lawyer Joel Katz, who died in Atlanta in April at the age of 80, “one of the most powerful attorneys in the music business” who “ruled the music industry from Atlanta for decades.”
The recent boom in prediction markets has threatened to disrupt the multi-billion-dollar sports wagering industry, with prediction market operators claiming the ability to offer their platforms nationwide without the legal obstacles that bog down online gaming and gambling.
Notable recent court filings in entertainment law.
A look at moves among attorneys, law firms, companies and other players in entertainment law.
