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Movie Filtering Company Is Told To Shut Down

Amanda Bronstad

A start-up that provides a technology that filters movies for profanity, violence and other objectionable content has vowed to take a copyright battle against Hollywood all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court after a federal judge granted an injunction blocking its service.

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The Athlete in Family Matters

Lynne Strober & Elisabete M. Rocha

There are many family law issues, both mundane and unique, facing a client who is either a professional athlete or married to one. If such a case is offered to you, will you accept it? And if you do, what issues should you expect to encounter?<p><b><i>Part One of a Two-Part Article</b></i>

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Counsel Concerns

ljnstaff

Cases and news of note for entertainment attorneys.

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Bit Parts

Stan Soocher

Agreement for Handing Sale of Ben E. King's Copyright Interests Ruled Invalid Due To Termination Notices Issue<br>Oregon Federal Court Makes It Difficult to Be Awarded Attorney Fees When Pursuing Peer-to-Peer File-Sharing Defendants

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UPCOMING EVENT

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"Baby You're a Rich Man: Suing the Beatles for Fun & Profit"

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Circuit Revives Copyright Case Against MP3tunes, Founder Image

Circuit Revives Copyright Case Against MP3tunes, Founder

By Mark Hamblett

Record companies and music publishers will get more damages and a second shot at holding the founder of MP3tunes liable for additional copyright infringement following a federal appeals court decision on Oct. 25.

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Drafting Film Production Compensation Clauses In Light of State Tax Credit Requirements

Thomas D. Selz

Compensation provisions in entertainment contracts are in one or two subparagraphs. To simplify drafting and to use “plain English,” the compensation provisions often contain introductory, governing language along the lines of: “In full and complete consideration for entering into and performing all of the terms hereof.” However, is such a “plain English” approach always a “best practice”?

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<i>Decision of Note</i>: Second Circuit Rules on e-Book Sample in Digital Locker

Stan Soocher

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit decided that an agreement between a book author and a publisher allowed a customer of distributor Barnes & Noble to retain a sample of the book in the “digital locker” the distributor provided to the customer.

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Ninth Circuit Examines Copyright Liability Merch Photos Case

Robert J. Bernstein & Robert W. Clarida

When, as is often the case, actual copyright damages are difficult to prove, statutory damages may provide the best option for recovery. Recently, in <i>Friedman v. Live Nation Merchandise</i>, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit considered, among other things, two issues greatly affecting the amount of statutory copyright damages: 1) willfulness; and 2) the number of separate awards available for downstream infringements.

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Seizure Issues To Consider in Federal Trade Secrets Act

Christopher Cox & Bambo Obaro

Both before and after the passage of the Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA) in May 2016, which created a federal civil cause of action for trade secrets misappropriation, much ink was spilled over the controversial “seizure” provision.

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