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Trademark Ruling on Netflix Running Point Series Holds Off ‘Death Knell’ of Rogers Tradition
A federal judge in California declined to stop the debut of the new Netflix series Running Point that Pepperdine University in Malibu, CA, claims infringes on its trademarks by using the mascot name, the “Waves,” and colors of the private Christian college.
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Players On the Move
A look at moves among attorneys, law firms, companies and other players in entertainment law.
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Sports and TV Industries Antitrust Litigations Update
Sports leagues and competitions’ market clout and the increasing consolidation of sports content-streaming companies have recently spawned several civil antitrust actions aimed at reining in these market powers.
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Ruling In Music App’s Contract Breach Complaint Against Apple’s App Store
A California federal court rejected music streaming platform Musi’s request for a preliminary injunction against Apple, after Apple removed the Musi app from Apple’s app store due to copyright infringement concerns.
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A Look At Partial Deal In Music Publishers’ Lyrics Infringement Suit Against AI Company Anthropic
A partial agreement that music publishers reached with Anthropic PBC requires the Amazon-backed artificial intelligence company to implement “guardrails” around its use of copyrighted song lyrics to train its flagship product Claude.
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Federal Court Considers Blurry Lines Between Artist's Consultant and Business Manager
What happens when a business manager gets involved in a dispute with one of the artist’s other advisers? A recent example is the litigation between the longtime business manager for rapper Nelly and a longtime consultant who has provided a range of services to the artist that include marketing and promotion, managing Nelly’s touring business, and seeking endorsement deals.
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Law Firms Hurl Ethics Accusations At Each Other In Tubi Subscribers Litigation
Keller Postman’ alleges that Jenner & Block hired a former FBI special agent to interview class members who had opted out of a $19.99 million settlement with Tubi to arbitrate their claims. The fight began earlier this year as Tubi was negotiating a class action settlement in a 2023 case brought in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, alleging the streaming service sold subscriber data to third parties without the consent of its users in violation of the Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA).
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