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Net News
November 30, 2005
International Music Lobby on the Attack Against Digital Piracy <br>U.S. to Retain Global Control of Domain-name System
Can The Grokster Settlement Close Pandora's Box?
November 30, 2005
Does Grokster's throwing in the towel mean the end of P2Ps as we have come to know them? Or is merely smoke and mirrors?
Arbitration Update
November 29, 2005
The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York upheld an arbitration award over cancellations by rapper of Lil Jon of concerts in Japan.
Foreign Filming Creates Challenges For Lawyers
November 29, 2005
As Hollywood filmmakers increasingly shift production abroad, they're creating myriad opportunities for U.S. entertainment lawyers. While the so-called "runaway" productions are bleeding thousands of U.S. industry jobs, the migration is a boon for entertainment-law practices that thrive on international legal complexities.
'Buy/Burn/Return' May Violate Copyright Law
November 29, 2005
Buy It, Burn It, Return It" is the policy recently adopted by a record chain in New Jersey. A radio ad for another retail store states: "You find it, you buy it, you burn it. What, I mean, not really burn it. You know. Put it in your iPod or MP3. And then sell it back. That's right: we'll buy your CDs back." The retailer can then sell the recording as used, over and over again, buying it back for less than the selling price and profiting perhaps even more than by selling it only one time. <br>The problem with these "new" record-retail tactics is that they clearly violate the rights of sound-recording and musical-composition copyright owners to control the rental distribution of their works.
Cameo Clips
November 29, 2005
Recent cases in entertainment law.
Second Circuit Rules in Record Distribution Case
November 29, 2005
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit upheld cancellation of the distribution by Artemis Records of a cover recording of "The Ketchup Song (Heh Hah)" for which 24/7 Records failed to obtain a compulsory license for the musical composition. But the appeals court allowed 24/7 to proceed with claims of wrongful termination of 24/7's overall distribution contract with Artemis and that Artemis' distributor Sony Music, which distributed an earlier internationally successful recording of "The Ketchup Song," had tortiously interfered with the 24/7-Artemis agreement.
Acquiring Music for a "Play with Music
November 29, 2005
Acquiring the rights to use music in a play with music can best be described as a journey with Alice through Wonderland. It usually isn't an easy chore.
Bit Parts
November 29, 2005
Recent developments in entertainment law.
Counsel Concerns
November 29, 2005
The Supreme Court of Connecticut upheld a legal malpractice judgment against a law firm that represented the plaintiff client in a suit over a sports publishing company he had co-founded.

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