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Recently filed cases in entertainment law, straight from the steps of the Los Angeles Superior Court.

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Last month's installment discussed current Canadian law with respect to vicarious liability. Part Two of this series addresses how to register a security interest in motor vehicles, appropriate titling law, and the Motor Vehicle Dealers Act.

TV reality shows, such as 'Miami Ink' and 'The Real World,' can present a unique problem for attorneys representing the casts. Unlike traditional entertainment clients, the cameras invade personal lives. When the cameras follow reality stars onto their real-life jobs, it can interfere with their ability to make a living. And because actors' union rules don't apply to reality-show participants, their attorneys must negotiate a balance of on- and off-camera time for their clients.

Law firm marketing departments continue to grow at a rapid rate. In 2006, we placed 37 marketing business development and public relations professionals into law firms, compared with 24 just a year earlier. What are firms looking for today when they decide to hire a new director? What do directors seek when they decide to make a move? To gain further insight into these questions, we interviewed one CMO and two Executive Directors who recently hired, or are about to embark on hiring, a new director. In addition, we interviewed two seasoned directors to determine what convinced them to make a move and decide that this would be the 'right' position for them.

The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, Dallas Division, decided that an unauthorized link to live Webcasts of the plaintiff's SFX Motor Sports Supercross motorcycle races constituted a displayed copy or performance of those copyrightable works.

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The Internet has presented numerous challenges to the music industry. Unlicensed digital downloading has been at the top of the list for several years. More recently, the use of music on viral-video Web sites has produced a new set of challenges. Three of the four major record labels have struck content deals with mega-viral-video site YouTube, as have two of the three major TV networks. But music publishers haven't been involved in significant direct viral-video-site negotiations. In the following interview, conducted by Entertainment Law &amp; Finance Editor-in-Chief Stan Soocher, Keith C. Hauprich, Vice President, Business &amp; Legal Affairs for Cherry Lane Music Publishing Company, Inc., discusses music-publishing concerns in the viral-video age. As General Counsel for one of the world's largest independent music publishers, Hauprich's responsibilities include coordinating relationships with outside counsel, overseeing the due-diligence process and playing an integral role in finding new business opportunities for the company.