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The Bit Parts item on <i>Troma Entertainment Inc. v. Centennial Pictures Inc.</i>, in the May issue should have reported that the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of NY was the deciding court.

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Bit Parts

Stan Soocher

Jazz Artist's Daughter Can't Pursue Conspiracy Claim over Music Royalties<br>S.D.CA's Key Points in "YMCA" Lyrics Assignment Termination Case

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RIGHTS IN BAND NAMES/MARVELETTES DISPUTE<br>FILM DISTRIBUTION/RIGHTS LIMITATIONS

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Counsel Concerns

Stan Soocher

CA Filing Time Is Applied to Malpractice Suit in WA Federal Court<br>No Selective Waiver of Attorney/Client Privilege Allowed in Superman Litigation

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First Circuit Hears Arguments in Suit over A&E Photo Use

Sheri Qualters

In May 2012, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit considered a photographer's case against television companies over alleged infringement of his image of a notorious imposter who called himself Clark Rockefeller.

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TV Writers' Lawyers Fight over Fee Award

Zoe Tillman

For a class of older television writers suing studios, networks and talent agencies for age discrimination, a $70 million settlement reached in 2010 was a happy ending. For the writers' lawyers, though, it was only the opening act in a story line that might seem clich' to some of their clients ' a fight over money.

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Disqualification Dilemma for Expert Witnesses

Moses Avalon

Strategic disqualification is a tactic in which a recognized expert is interviewed by a prospective client to determine where the expert stands on a particular fact pattern. But the client's attorney may not be really interested in the actual expertise of the witness elect, nor is the lawyer interested in whether or not the witness will opine in the client's favor. This attorney has only one agenda: to create the appearance of a relationship substantial enough so the opposing counsel can't also consult with the expert.

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The Impact of the 2012 Jobs Act on Independent Film Financing

Schuyler M. Moore

The newly enacted federal JOBS Act of 2012 (H.R. 3606; http://bit.ly/JfRRg2) impacts independent film financing by loosening the restrictions on companies ("issuers") raising capital via securities offerings that are exempt from registration with the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC).

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Movers & Shakers

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Who's doing what; who's going where.

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