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Book Release

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<i>Music Money and Success: The Insider's Guide to Making Money in the Music Business</i> (8th Edition)

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Perfecting Film Financiers' Liens in Copyrights

Bruce Goldner

The law on how to perfect a lien in a copyright application is foggy at best. This article sketches out pitfalls of the current process for perfecting a lien on a copyright application, and potential steps that a financier may take to help perfect and protect a film investment.

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Decision of Note: 6th Cir. Says No 'Magic Words' to 'Elect' Copyright Statutory Damages

Stan Soocher

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit decided that §504 of the U.S. Copyright Act doesn't require any “magic words incantation” for a copyright infringement plaintiff to choose a statutory damages award, that “[t]he word 'elect' does not by itself require formal procedures.”

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No Secondary Liability Seen Yet, By Band's Reps, for Sexual Assault

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A federal judge in Camden, NJ decided that a Christian rock band's management, talent agent and lead singer weren't vicariously liable for the sexual assault of a teenage fan committed by a member of the band.

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11th Circuit Says Anti-SLAPP Law Doesn't Belong in Federal Court

R. Robin McDonald

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit rejected an appeal by CNN to dismiss a libel case over the cable network's 2015 investigation of infant deaths at a Florida hospital.

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SCOTUS Hears Arguments on Copyright Registration Approvals

Scott Graham

While hearing January 2019 oral arguments before it, the U.S. Supreme Court sounded inclined to resolve a circuit courts' split over copyright registration procedures against copyright holders.

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L.A. Sees Many Moves Among Entertainment Law Firms

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Entertainment practices with well-known clients are in high demand in the Los Angeles legal market, leading to a spate of lateral hires among American Lawyer 200 firms in the latter part of 2018.

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Bit Parts

Stan Soocher

Actor's Negligence Claim over Film Set Injury Preempted by California's Workers' Compensation Act<br>Nashville Federal Court Decides Record Producer Didn't Abandon Master Recordings of 1970s George Jones Album

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The Essential Guide to Entertainment Law: Intellectual Property<br>The Essential Guide to Entertainment Law: Dealmaking

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Making Sense of YouTube's Monetization Policies

Gwendolyn Seale

This article delves into YouTube's policies for channel monetization, explores the different streams of revenue an artist or creator may be entitled to receive for their works, and offer suggestions to indie creators and more established creators, so they can meet these new thresholds.

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