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Stan Soocher

Court Doesn't Buy Pandora's Antitrust Argument Against Comedy Content Licensor Lawyer Sanctioned Under Rule 11 for Submitting Judicial Notice Request in Artist's Infringement Suit

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CRE Case Roundup

CLLS Staff

A compilation of commercial real estate rulings in courts across the country.

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District Court Provides Guidance on 'Psychedelic Confusion' Image

District Court Provides Guidance on 'Psychedelic Confusion'

John J. Rapisardi & Matthew Kremer

The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York recently provided critical guidance on what the court observed as the "psychedelic confusion" surrounding the intersection of Bankruptcy Code §365, governing the assumption and rejection of executory contracts, and Bankruptcy Code §503, governing administrative priority.

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Second Circuit Addresses Significant Music Compulsory Licensing Issues In Bill Graham Archives Dispute Image

Second Circuit Addresses Significant Music Compulsory Licensing Issues In Bill Graham Archives Dispute

Stan Soocher

In 2015, a group of music publishers sued the purchaser of the Bill Graham Archives — a repository that includes live performances staged by the late, legendary concert promoter of an array of musical artists beginning in the 1960s. Now, the Second Circuit has handed down its appellate opinion in the litigation, addressing the important compulsory licensing concerns as well as some of the additional issues in the case.

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Fight Stream Distributor Can Pursue Claim Against TN Grill

Allison Dunn

In a matter of first impression, the Sixth Circuit sided with a third-party sporting events distributor by finding the distributor has standing to sue a Kingsport, TN, bar under the U.S. Copyright Act for livestreaming a 2017 boxing match between Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor without the proper licensing.

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Copyright Attorney Fees Ruling in Friday the 13th Termination Case Image

Copyright Attorney Fees Ruling in Friday the 13th Termination Case

Mason Lawlor

The U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut granted Friday the 13th screenwriter Victor Miller partial attorney fees totaling more than $886,564, in his long-running fight against the 1980 horror film's production outfit Manny Co. over proceeds from the film.

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Report on Oral Arguments At Supreme Court In 'Warhol' Case

Scott Graham

During the recent oral arguments before it, the U.S. Supreme Court sounded open to extending more fair use protection to an Andy Warhol painting of rock icon Prince than the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit did.

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Inflation, Interest Rates, and Already-Increasing Commercial Bankruptcy Filings Image

Inflation, Interest Rates, and Already-Increasing Commercial Bankruptcy Filings

Erich N. Durlacher

What Should Financial Institutions Do Now In Anticipation of a Potential (and Long-Awaited) Downturn What should a prudent lender be doing right now to "brace" itself for the coming financial uncertainty? Adopt a five-point "CAPER" strategy: Communicate, Analyze, Preserve, Execute, and Resolve.

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Fifth Circuit Follows Ninth Circuit, Allows Post-Bankruptcy Contract Rate Interest In Solvent Debtor Case Image

Fifth Circuit Follows Ninth Circuit, Allows Post-Bankruptcy Contract Rate Interest In Solvent Debtor Case

Michael L. Cook

"… [B]ecause Congress has not clearly abrogated the solvent-debtor exception," the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit held that a reorganized solvent debtor had to "pay what it promised now that it is financially capable."

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Commercial Bankruptcy Filings On the Rise Due to Economic Turbulence

Erich N. Durlacher

With the recent economic turbulence and pessimism, prudent lenders should be bracing themselves for the coming storm by adopting a five-point "CAPER" strategy: Communicate, Analyze, Preserve, Execute, and Resolve.

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