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  • Let me try to explain the rules governing Advance Conflict Waivers by asking, and then answering, five questions.

    November 30, 2009Richard M. Zielinski
  • Copyright Infringement Claim Doesn't Extend to Foreign Release of Song
    Record Label Denied Request to Block Use of Band Name in Live Performances
    U.S. Court Lacks Jurisdiction to Decide Copyright Claim over European Distribution of Sheet Music

    November 25, 2009Stan Soocher
  • COPYRIGHT TRANSFER/RETAINED RIGHT TO SUE
    PERSONA USE DISPUTE/MOTION TO INTERVENE
    SONG INFRINGEMENT/FAIR USE DEFENSE

    November 25, 2009Stan Soocher
  • Singer-actress-celebrity Beyonc' and her father-manager Mathew Knowles have parted ways ' at least in their choice of lawyers ' in defending a copyright case set for trial in Chicago.

    November 25, 2009Lynne Marek
  • The U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee ruled that a music publisher's exclusive administration rights to songs by recording artist Lori McKenna didn't prevent Warner Bros. Records from getting the rights directly from McKenna for compositions on McKenna's Bittertown album.

    November 25, 2009Stan Soocher
  • With popularity and subscribership rising, games like World of Warcraft, EverQuest, There and Second Life are big business. Growth has brought litigation. Indeed, some law firms have practice groups addressing this medium's issues.

    November 25, 2009Jess M. Collen, Matthew C. Wagner and Oren Gelber
  • Online objections to a corporation's products or services ' posted on "complaint" or "gripe" sites by former employees or consumers, or put elsewhere on the Web ' have a greater potential to be significantly more damaging to the target's operations than more traditional expressions of unhappiness.

    November 25, 2009Shari Claire Lewis
  • Analysis of recent cases.

    November 25, 2009ALM Staff | Law Journal Newsletters |
  • In-depth analysis of recent rulings.

    November 25, 2009ALM Staff | Law Journal Newsletters |