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Entertainment and Sports Law

  • Failure to Geoblock User Uploads of Movies Isn't Ground for Establishing Personal Jurisdiction Over Web Company
    Letter of Intent For Production of Film Wasn't Binding
    Use of Catcalling Footage in Ad Doesn't Result in Viable False Endorsement Claim by Actress

    February 01, 2017Stan Soocher
  • The Copyright Office has mandated a new procedure for how online service providers — including websites, hosting companies, mobile app publishers and other online services that permit user-generated content — must designate an agent to receive notifications of claimed infringement under the DMCA.

    January 01, 2017Matthew Hintz and Matthew Savare
  • Entertainment and intellectual property practitioners and businesses should take note of these changes, as they directly inform the manner in which these matters will be handled moving forward and could potentially affect outcomes.

    January 01, 2017Scott Harper
  • 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.

    January 01, 2017Amanda Bronstad
  • 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?

    Part One of a Two-Part Article

    January 01, 2017Lynne Strober and Elisabete M. Rocha
  • Cases and news of note for entertainment attorneys.

    January 01, 2017ljnstaff
  • Agreement for Handing Sale of Ben E. King's Copyright Interests Ruled Invalid Due To Termination Notices Issue
    Oregon Federal Court Makes It Difficult to Be Awarded Attorney Fees When Pursuing Peer-to-Peer File-Sharing Defendants

    January 01, 2017Stan Soocher
  • "Baby You're a Rich Man: Suing the Beatles for Fun & Profit"

    January 01, 2017ljnstaff
  • 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.

    November 01, 2016By Mark Hamblett