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Courthouse Steps
October 01, 2004
Recently filed cases in entertainment law, straight from the steps of the Los Angeles Superior Court.
Counsel Concerns
October 01, 2004
Issues in serving as a lawyer in the entertainment industry.
Bit Parts
October 01, 2004
Recent developments in entertainment law.
Cameo Clips
October 01, 2004
Recent cases in entertainment law.
<b><i>Commentary</b></i> Perspective On Anniversary Of RIAA File-Sharing Suits
October 01, 2004
Four thousand two hundred and eighty lawsuits and counting. That's how many lawsuits have been brought by the major record labels against music fans for using peer-to-peer (P2P) file-sharing software (like KaZaA or Morpheus) to swap music over the Internet. The 1-year anniversary has just been reached in the recording industry's unprecedented litigation campaign against its own customers.
Cash-Flow Insurance Is No Guarantee For Financing of Film Productions
October 01, 2004
Putting together a film financing package can often be risky. Artisan Entertainment learned that after it thought it had entered into an essentially risk-free financing deal to produce eight films. But after its cash-flow insurer refused to accept some of the films, Artisan found itself on the losing end of a lawsuit that offers insights into just how complex and tricky film financing can be.
Decision of Note: <b>Copyright Ruling On Suit Time, Damages</b>
October 01, 2004
In a case with several notable aspects, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held that under Sec. 507(b) of the Copyright Act of 1976, a plaintiff can file suit for alleged infringements that occur more than 3 years before the filing of the complaint, as long as the plaintiff didn't, or reasonably couldn't have, discovered the allegedly infringing activity within the Act's 3-year limitation period. <i>Polar Bear Productions Inc. v. Timex Corp.</i>
Sixth Circuit Gives Different Views On Infringement
October 01, 2004
Issuing two important copyright-infringement decisions, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit recently offered different methods for dealing with different types of disputed works.
Computer Forensics Docket Sheet
October 01, 2004
Recent court rulings in computer forensics.
e-Discovery Cost Burdens Are In Flux
October 01, 2004
Companies can easily incur millions of dollars to recover and search backup computer tapes, and other computer media, to respond to an e-discovery request. A responding company can try to shift these costs onto the requesting party, but that has become harder. The trend of court rulings over the last few years has been to require the producing party to pay the lion's share of the e-discovery costs. <br>A recent federal court ruling bucks that trend. The decision by a federal magistrate judge in Chicago shows how a producing party can, under certain circumstances, shift most of the burden of paying for e-discovery to the requesting party.

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