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Fresh Filings
May 01, 2023
Notable court filings in entertainment law.
Players On the Move
May 01, 2023
A look at moves among attorneys, law firms, companies and other players in entertainment law.
Bit Parts
May 01, 2023
"Sister Sledge" Sibling's Use of "Sister Sledge Sledgendary" Isn't Trademark Infringement
Upcoming Event
May 01, 2023
New York State Bar Association Entertainment, Arts & Sports Law Section Annual Spring CLE Meeting
Voice of the Client: General Counsel's Top Concerns and Other Takeaways From A GC Panel
April 01, 2023
While General Counsel are becoming involved in more areas of the business, especially as a result of COVID, their core responsibility remains enterprise risk. The conversation at a recent general counsel panel at the Southern California Marketing Partners Forum examined the evolution of the Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel roles, especially in light of increasingly lean staffs and support and the ways in which outside counsel may be well-positioned to help bring more resources, more support, and more collaboration to the relationship.
Music Publishing and Recording Rates and Royalties 2023: Past, Present and Future
April 01, 2023
Part Two of a Two-Part Article In the United States and in most foreign countries, the "performance right" is one of the most important rights of copyright and, in many cases, the most lucrative. In the United States, there is no statutory license under the Copyright Act for this right. Songwriters, composers, lyricists (jointly "writers") and music publishers join these organizations, which in turn negotiate licenses with the users of music, collect the license fees from those users and distribute the monies to writers and publishers based on surveys of performances, specific payment schedules and distribution rules, as well as other factors.
What's Happening With the Concerns Over How Event Tickets Are Sold Online?
April 01, 2023
The November 2022 tech meltdown of online access that slowed or barred consumers from buying tickets from Ticketmaster for Taylor Swift's Eras Tour, her first since 2018 and the largest one-day ticket demand Ticketmaster had ever faced, generated worldwide coverage and outrage from her fans. But the incident also resulted in a sizzling convergence of many of the issues that have plagued online sales of live events for years.
11th Circuit Joins Controversy Among Circuits on Copyright Damages Look Back
April 01, 2023
The federal appellate court in Atlanta, GA, in a case of first impression "that has divided our sister courts" over the U.S. Copyright Act's §507(b) statute of limitations on recovering damages beyond three years of a copyright lawsuit filing, just added to that division.
Lionsgate GC Who Resigned Without 'Good Reason' Got Severance Pay
April 01, 2023
Add another plot twist to the storyline surrounding Corii Berg, who unexpectedly quit as general counsel of the film studio Lionsgate in December, even though he was under contract through June 2023.
Fresh Filings
April 01, 2023
Notable court filings in entertainment law.

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