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Appellate courts continue to use common sense when disposing of constructively fraudulent transfer appeals, as recent decisions show.
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The Problem With Sup. Ct. Majority Opinion In Andy Warhol Foundation
Nicole D. Galli
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Andrew J. Costa
Commentary The high court's decision's future application is anything but clear and clarification of the parameters of a "transformative" fair use is left open for another day.
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9th Circuit Bases Attorney Fees On What Class-Action Clients Get In Hand
Avalon Zoppo
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit made clear its view — that class-action plaintiffs' lawyers generally should not be awarded fees that exceed the amount their clients get from a settlement — as the court struck down a $1.7 million fee award in which a copyright plaintiffs' class received less than $53,000 in an infringement dispute settlement.
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Fresh Filings
Entertainment Law
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Finance Staff
Notable court filings in entertainment law.
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Players On the Move
Entertainment Law
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Finance Staff
A look at moves among attorneys, law firms, companies and other players in entertainment law.
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The Other Recent Infringement Lawsuit Judgment Over Ed Sheeran's 'Thinking Out Loud'
Stan Soocher
The lion's share of attention to copyright-infringement claims against Ed Sheeran over his 2016 Grammy-winning Song of the Year "Thinking Out Loud" recently focused on the trial in New York federal court. But in September 2022, a related infringement suit over the same songs' matching chord progression and harmonic rhythm was allowed to proceed.
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Current Landscape of NIL Contracts Under NCAA Policy
Phil Petrina
As we wait to see if Congress does indeed adopt a preemptive federal standard on NIL, the question becomes: What do business owners, interested investors and attorneys need to know prior to signing a college athlete to a NIL contract under the current landscape?
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IP Experts Discuss AI Art Copyright Litigation
Isha Marathe
IP experts weigh in on a case involving AI-created images based on an original work. The outcome of the case may have a significant impact on AI development and generative art.
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No Bad Faith Found In Tidal Streaming Service Investment
Ellen Bardash
Block Inc.'s board may have made a bad deal when it acquired music-streaming company Tidal, but that's its right without evidence of bad faith.
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Players On the Move
ELF Staff
A look at moves among attorneys, law firms, companies and other players in entertainment law.
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