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Notable recent court filings in entertainment law.
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Biotech Industry Bankruptcy Case Update: 'Zymergen' and 'Humanigen'
This Bankruptcy Case Update focuses on the recent biotech industry bankruptcy cases of Zymergen and Humanigen.
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Real Property Law
Contract Language Does Not Bar Purchaser's Recovery of Prejudgment Interest
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IP News
Appeals Court Backs Nickelback In Copyright Infringement Case
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Co-ops and Condominiums
Housing Discrimination Claim Dismissed Co-Op Did Not Breach Shareholder's Guaranty Agreement Co-Op Not Exempt from Lead Paint Mandate
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Amazon Didn't Exceed Scope of License to Stream Chinese Drama California Talent Agency's Lawsuit in Texas Won't Be Stayed Pending Proceeding Before California Labor Commissioner King Holmes Fires Back at Band's Legal Malpractice Complaint No Substantial Similarity Found Between TV Show Abbott Elementary and Plaintiff's Teacher-Focused Treatment for Proposed TV Series
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NYC Guarantor Liability for Post-Window-Period Rent
In Tamar Equities Corp. v. Signature Barbershop 33 Inc., the Appellate Division analyzed whether the Guaranty Law bars recovery from a guarantor where a commercial tenant's default initially arose during the Guaranty Law's window period, but persisted after its expiration.
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U.S. Supreme Court Hears Arguments on Whether Copyright Plaintiffs Can Reach Back More Than Three Years for Infringement Damages
In a case of first impression, the Eleventh Circuit decided that a copyright plaintiff may recover damages that occur more than three years before a copyright lawsuit is filed.
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Nugent Photo Copyright Dispute Offers Appellate Look at Post-Warhol Fair-Use Analysis
The Fourth Circuit ruled that a copyright infringement claim against a news site, for using a photo of musician Ted Nugent without credit, could proceed, one of the first federal appellate decisions interpreting the U.S. Supreme Court's most recent iteration of the fair use test.
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Landmines In Bankruptcy Appellate Practice, Part III
When courts have made important exceptions in the past year, they have either added a gloss on the Judicial Code, corrected lawyers' errors, filled in statutory gaps, or clarified the relevant statutory language.
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