Law.com Subscribers SAVE 30%

Call 855-808-4530 or email [email protected] to receive your discount on a new subscription.

Search

We found 2,574 results for "Entertainment Law & Finance"...

Internet Gambling Banned
The House and Senate worked late into the night on Friday, Sept. 29, 2006 to finalize 'H.R. 4954: Security and Accountability For Every Port Act' or the SAFE Port Act and get it to the House floor. By early in the morning on Saturday, Sept. 30, 2006, just before adjourning for the election break, the House had passed the bill by a count of 409-2, and the Senate had agreed to the conference report by unanimous consent. Senate Majority Leader, and Presidential hopeful Bill Frist (R-TN) was the point-person for certain groups lobbying to ban Internet gambling with the addition of Title VIII to the legislation.
Bit Parts
Accounting-Malpractice Claim/Arbitration<br>Contributory and Vicarious Copyright Infringement/Interlocutory Appeal<br>Copyright Infringement/Substantial Similarity<br>Copyright-Infringement Filing/Bankruptcy Purchase
Cameo Clips
Peer File-Sharing/Developer Liability<br>Right of Publicity/Transformative Use<br>
Practice Notes
Major L.A. Firms Face Fallout From Reshuffling<br>Cooley-Alschuler Merger Talks Ended<br>Loeb's Base Expands To Media, Internet
Courthouse Steps
Recently filed cases in entertainment law, straight from the steps of the Los Angeles Superior Court.
<b>Decision of Note: </b>Kid Rock Advisers Win Suit Dismissal
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan dismissed claims against Kid Rock's attorney William Horton and manager Edward Andrews by parties who lost two previous suits over contracts Kid Rock had signed early in his career. <i>EB-Bran Productions v. Ritchie</i>.
Obtaining Rights to Artists and Content For Use in Music-Driven TV Productions
The producers of music-driven television programs, such as variety specials and music-based TV series, typically must negotiate with several key parties to obtain the rights to use the music and the services of the artists in the show. These parties include: music publishers that own, control and/or administrate the music compositions performed 'live and in concert' and/or on sound-recording masters included in the program; the record labels that own, control and/or administrate the masters; and the labels that are entitled to the exclusive recording services of the artists performing the music in the TV show. The program producer, who will likely have created the concept and format for the TV production, usually undertakes all of the production's associated risks and is responsible for the program's financing.<br>In the following interview coordinated by Entertainment Law &amp; Finance Editor-in-Chief, Stan Soocher, Santa Monica, CA-based entertainment-attorney Henry Root discusses key aspects of the clearance process involved in music-driven TV productions, as well as producer/label negotiations and how they may affect the artist. Root has over 25 years of experience in the music and TV industries.
e-Commerce Docket Sheet
Recent cases in e-commerce law and in the e-commerce industry.
<b>Sales & Service Strategies:</b> Same Rules Apply
Marketing and business-development professionals perform many jobs, including the vital undertaking of helping attorneys stay in touch and expand their network. We spend tremendous amounts of time, energy and money, day in and day out ' on CRM systems, training programs, one-on-one coaching, sports and entertainment programs, seminars, and reminder e-mails ' to help attorneys stay top of mind. <br>If we spend time every week preaching this, why don't we follow our own advice? It's what we call 'Cobbler's Syndrome.' We are the cobbler's children and we have no shoes.
Bit Parts
Copyright Infringement/Expert Witnesses<br>Copyright Infringement/Substantial Similarity<br>Copyright Infringement/Summary Judgment<br>Intellectual Property Rights/Community Property<br>Royalty Suits/Motion to Dismiss<br>Video-Game Laws/Constitutionality<br>Upcoming Events

MOST POPULAR STORIES

  • Coverage Issues Stemming from Dry Cleaner Contamination Suits
    In recent years, there has been a growing number of dry cleaners claiming to be "organic," "green," or "eco-friendly." While that may be true with respect to some, many dry cleaners continue to use a cleaning method involving the use of a solvent called perchloroethylene, commonly known as perc. And, there seems to be an increasing number of lawsuits stemming from environmental problems associated with historic dry cleaning operations utilizing this chemical.
    Read More ›
  • Major Differences In UK, U.S. Copyright Laws
    This article highlights how copyright law in the United Kingdom differs from U.S. copyright law, and points out differences that may be crucial to entertainment and media businesses familiar with U.S law that are interested in operating in the United Kingdom or under UK law. The article also briefly addresses contrasts in UK and U.S. trademark law.
    Read More ›
  • Strategy vs. Tactics: Two Sides of a Difficult Coin
    With each successive large-scale cyber attack, it is slowly becoming clear that ransomware attacks are targeting the critical infrastructure of the most powerful country on the planet. Understanding the strategy, and tactics of our opponents, as well as the strategy and the tactics we implement as a response are vital to victory.
    Read More ›
  • Cutting Off the Stream: How United States v. Silver Affects "Stream of Benefits" or "Retainer" Bribery
    Although the court stressed that, by vacating certain of former NY State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver's counts of conviction, it was clarifying and not altering the "as opportunities arise" theory, it nevertheless emphasized that this theory requires particularity with respect to the "question or matter" that is the subject of the bribe payor and recipient's corrupt agreement.
    Read More ›