Entertainment Law & Finance

The Copyright Royalty Board (CRB), which works under the umbrella of the Librarian of Congress, sets statutory-license royalty terms and rates. The U.S. Courts of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit recently issued two notable decisions about the CRB.

A federal case arising from the popular Roblox game Steal a Brainrot touches on the questions of: What are some ways in which creatives and media companies capitalize on viral content? Can IP law keep pace with AI-driven Internet culture? And why are gamers so obsessed with a club-wielding piece of lumber?

The opinion takes a different approach. It asks the question that actually matters under the Federal Arbitration Act and state unconscionability law: does the process, viewed as a whole, give parties a fundamentally fair opportunity to resolve their disputes?

Notable recent court filings in entertainment law.

A look at moves among attorneys, law firms, companies and other players in entertainment law.