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First Sale Doctrine Gets Multiple Views In Ninth Circuit Image

First Sale Doctrine Gets Multiple Views In Ninth Circuit

Stan Soocher

Recently, there has been a spate of Ninth Circuit rulings on the first sale doctrine ' all of which have implications for the entertainment industry.

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Counsel Concerns

Stan Soocher

Fed. Circuit Has Jurisdiction over Malpractice Suit

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The Art of Appealing MPAA Film Ratings

Alan R. Friedman

In recent months, there have been several rating-appeal decisions. This article addresses the steps available to filmmakers and distributors when a film they plan to release receives a rating they believe is overly restrictive. While an unwanted rating cannot always be avoided, there are steps that can be taken to try to change the rating.

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Outlook for 2011

Jeffrey R. Manning

According to this author, "2011 is going to be a tough and rough year for most of the middle market in the U.S.

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Second Circuit Affirms Designation of Secured Lenders' Vote and Effective Cram Down

Michael L. Cook & Joseph E. Bain

The Second Circuit summarily affirmed a bankruptcy court's designation of a secured lender's vote on a reorganization plan in a two-page order, effectively enabling the debtor to cram down the lender's claim.

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Manatt Settles Malicious Prosecution Suit for $25 Million

Brian Baxter

Ending 13 years of litigation, Manatt, Phelps & Phillips has agreed to pay $25 million in damages to Los Angeles businessman Stewart Resnick and his wife, Lynda, in a case that began over trademark and advertising claims related to the late Diana Spencer, Princess of Wales.

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Ruling Keeps Glass Half Full for iMilk App Copyright Claim

Shannon P. Duffy

In a court battle over the rights to an iPhone app that converts a phone into a virtual glass of milk, a federal judge in Harrisburg, PA, has ruled that the creator of the iMilk app may pursue claims against Hershey for copyright infringement, trade dress and tortious interference.

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John Does Under Fire for File Sharing

Ed Shanahan

A series of John Doe suits has been filed by U.S. Copyright Group in Virginia's Northern District against thousands of anonymous defendants who allegedly used so-called torrent technology to illegally share copyrighted content online.

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Viacom Appeal May Decide Future of the Web

Amanda Bronstad

A long-simmering copyright dispute between Hollywood and the Web has hit the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ' and the outcome could set a national precedent regarding the scope of potential liability for nearly every business on the Internet that posts infringing content.

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NLRB Action in the Age of Facebook

Brian Herman

The National Labor Relations Board issued an administrative complaint against American Medical Response of Connecticut, alleging that it violated the National Labor Relations Act by terminating an employee and for maintaining a policy in its handbook that trammels employees' rights under the NLRA. This particular complaint received nationwide media attention because the allegations centered on an employee's use of Facebook, and her employer's alleged reliance on her Facebook postings in terminating her employment.

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