Viacom failed again to persuade a U.S. district judge to let it proceed with its massive copyright infringement suit against YouTube and parent company Google.
April 30, 2013Brian Zabcik
Cutting-Edge Case Developments in Film & TV Law
Current Issues in Music and Entertainment LawApril 30, 2013ALM Staff | Law Journal Newsletters |Fifth Circuit Supports Perpetual License as Remedy for Video-Game Dispute
Musical Composition Doesn't Infringe Screenplay
Redigi Resales Case Factors Into Digital-Download Royalty LitigationApril 30, 2013Stan SoocherThe independent contractor nonresident alien (NRA) who has a high level of U.S. tax-related operating expenses may wish to consider the feasibility of obtaining a Central Withholding Agreement (CWA) or otherwise be saddled with 30% tax withholding on his or her gross fees.
April 30, 2013Andrew B. BlackmanThe U.S. Supreme Court's recent ruling in Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons, that a legally obtained copyrighted work can be imported into the United States and resold without permission from the copyright owner, even if it was manufactured and sold overseas, has broad legal ramifications going forward, intellectual property attorneys say.
April 30, 2013Lisa ShuchmanThe Florida Third District Court of Appeal ruled that a Miami-Dade, FL, circuit judge erred in granting Mexican songstress Paulina Rubio's request to disqualify the opposing attorney in a lawsuit over a missed concert.
April 30, 2013ALM Staff | Law Journal Newsletters |The authors' previous article, in the March 2013 issue of Entertainment Law & Finance, considered differences between copyright regimes in the United Kingdom and the United States. This article highlights some of the principal differences between UK and U.S. contract law.
April 30, 2013Ben Goodger and Jonny McDonaldHighlights of the latest franchising news from around the country.
April 30, 2013ALM Staff | Law Journal Newsletters |Highlights of the latest intellectual property news from around the country.
April 30, 2013Jeffrey S. Ginsberg, Ksenia Takhistova and Joseph Mercadante