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Copyright Infringement/Claim Dismissal; Decryption-Software Sales/Illegality Defense.
Decision of Note: Songs in Karaoke Not Fair Use
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit decided that the unlicensed use of songs for karaoke recordings was not a fair use. <i>Zomba Enterprises Inc. v. Panorama Records Inc.</i>, 06-5013.
Internet Music Stream vs. Download
If a music file is downloaded to a computer and no one is there to play it, does it constitute a performance? This is not some question from a digital-age freshman philosophy seminar ' it was the legal issue recently facing Judge William C. Connor in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York in <i>United States v. American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP)</i>, 485 F.Supp.2d 438 (S.D.N.Y. 2007).
NJ Federal Court Rules Fantasy Sports Is Not Gambling
Peyton Manning or LaDanian Tomlison? Fantasy sports league enthusiasts can argue over who the top pick will be in this year's draft ' without worrying whether they are participating in illegal gambling after a ruling by a federal judge in New Jersey.
RAM Ruling Portends a New e-Discovery Brawl
A federal magistrate's order that stops a Web site from routinely tossing relevant data could, if replicated, carry broad e-discovery implications. Magistrate Judge Jacqueline Chooljian's ruling in late spring required TorrentSpy, a widely used indexing Web site that provides users with forums for comment and operates on a peer-to-peer protocol, to turn over customer data only ephemerally kept in its computers' random access memory, or 'RAM.' The ruling could result in floods of similar requests in other civil cases.
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DVD Distribution/Product Labeling<br>Film-Payroll Services/Completion-Bond Reinsurers<br>Recording Agreements/Fiduciary Obligation<br>Songwriting/No Partnership Found
Counsel Concerns
Downloading Suits/Rule 11 Sanctions
Clause & Effect
Production of Agreements/Motion Picture and Screenplay Rights<br>Recording Agreements/Non-Exclusivity
Copyright Infringement/Summary Judgment Rulings
Recent rulings of interest.
Practice Notes: Some Lawyers Find Entertainment Clients on MySpace
Many artists believe that setting up a personal page on the mega-popular MySpace.com Web site is a key prong today in attracting attention to themselves. At the same time, some entertainment attorneys use MySpace to attract clients. This article examines the experiences of Texas lawyers who have MySpace pages.

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    This article discusses the recent developments surrounding the constitutionality of New York's Guaranty Law. In particular, we address the Southern District's view that the statute is unconstitutional and the splintered view of the statute's constitutionality expressed by New York State courts.
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