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<b>Decision of Note</b> Film Owner Can't Claim Copyright Protection for Actor's Multiple Roles Image

<b>Decision of Note</b> Film Owner Can't Claim Copyright Protection for Actor's Multiple Roles

Stan Soocher

To determine whether a defendant's work is substantially similar to a plaintiff's work in a copyright infringement case, courts generally first discard any unprotectable elements from the plaintiff's work. The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York recently ruled that the use of one actor to play multiple roles in the plaintiff's 1949 comedy film <i>Kind Hearts and Coronets</i> wasn't a protectable element for proving infringement by the authors of a stage musical adapted from the film.

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Strategies for Using the IFTA Arbitration Process

Peter Bertrand

More film productions have become international affairs, with shooting in faraway exotic locations, post-production in still other foreign countries, production funding from international sources, and sales in both foreign and domestic markets. The question then is how best to resolve disputes arising among the vast cast of characters in an efficient and cost-effective manner.

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Time-Barred Copyright Ownership Claim Prevents Infringement Claim

Whitney D. Brown

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has ruled that a time-bar for copyright ownership under the statute of limitations also bars a related copyright infringement claim.

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Online Behavioral Advertising

Dominique R. Shelton

The first quarter of this year has been marked by a rise of awareness and legal activity surrounding the question of behavioral, or targeted, advertising ' a significant area of operation and interest for e-commerce firms.

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In the Courts

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Analysis of a recent ruling by the Fifth Circuit.

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Development

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In-depth analysis of recent important rulings.

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Using ' 552(a) to Invalidate a Lender's Security Interest in Proceeds of an FCC License Image

Using ' 552(a) to Invalidate a Lender's Security Interest in Proceeds of an FCC License

Thomas F. Blakemore & Gregory A. Martin

Recently, a Colorado bankruptcy court considered the effects of Bankruptcy Code ' 552(a) on a lender's security interest in the proceeds of an FCC broadcast license.

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Of Hogs, Electricity and Gas

Yitzhak Greenberg

A split among bankruptcy courts has called into question whether supply contracts for commodities such as hogs, electricity and gas will receive the same protection that has been extended to swaps and other financial contracts under ' 546 of the Bankruptcy Code.

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