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Recent cases in entertainment law.
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Film Release/Approvals <br>Production Projects/Agreements In Principle
Anti-SLAPP Defense Nixed in Redding Biography Dispute
Lawyers defending a biographer of Otis Redding failed in their effort to use Georgia's anti-SLAPP statute to block a libel suit brought over the book "Otis!".
Decision of Note: <b>Madonna Bodyguard Loses Libel Suit Over Photo Caption</b>
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit upheld the dismissal of a defamation suit by a former bodyguard of the musical artist Madonna who sued over a photograph of a gay man mistakenly captioned with the name of the bodyguard in a book about Madonna.
A Client Perspective On Law Firm Marketing and Sales
As the competition for premier legal work continues to stiffen, firms are increasingly forced to change the way they position, promote and sell themselves. Firm leaders and marketing professionals face a daily battle of convincing their professionals that the tactics of 15, 10, even 5 years ago may no longer be relevant. <br>Often, the most persuasive ammunition a marketing agent can possess is the opinion of a client ' someone who is a professional buyer of legal services.
News Not All Good For Google ' Or Its Advertisers
Just because you can do something, doesn't mean you always should." Never has that saying had more meaning than when it comes to Internet advertising. True, this new avenue for advertising has helped some companies exponentially increase their business, but the methods for "re-directing" prospective customers have come under great scrutiny by the courts in the last 6 months. Recent decisions warn that keyword advertising through paid placements such as "Sponsored" or "Featured" ads could lead you directly to the defendant's table in federal court.
The Dangers Of Electronic Discovery
The <i>Morgan Stanley</i> case is the most recent example of the perils that corporate defendants face in the era of e-discovery. Electronic evidence, and especially e-mail, now plays a starring role in litigation and investigations involving large corporations, particularly in areas such as employment discrimination, fraud and corporate mismanagement. Judges are increasingly familiar with electronic discovery, and are increasingly willing to impose heavy sanctions on corporations that do not comply with electronic discovery requests. As the Morgan Stanley case shows, the consequences of these sanctions can be dire. It is important, therefore, that companies take heed of the lessons of the Morgan Stanley case, and ensure that they have in place a comprehensive and effective system to recover and produce electronically stored documents.
The Dangers of Electronic Discovery: Lessons From Morgan Stanley
The Morgan Stanley case is the most recent example of the perils that corporate defendants face in the era of electronic discovery. Electronic evidence, and especially e-mail, now plays a starring role in litigation and investigations involving large corporations, particularly in areas such as employment discrimination, fraud and corporate mismanagement. Judges are increasingly familiar with electronic discovery, and are increasingly willing to impose heavy sanctions on corporations who do not comply with electronic discovery requests. As the Morgan Stanley case shows, the consequences of these sanctions can be dire. Therefore, it is important that companies take heed of the lessons of the Morgan Stanley case, and ensure that they have in place a comprehensive and effective system to recover and produce electronically stored documents.
Hot Legal Issues In Video Games
The huge economic losses the entertainment business has sustained from unauthorized downloading by consumers has prompted a closer look at growing ancillary areas for licensing entertainment content such as mobile entertainment and video and computer games. And while the video- and computer-games industry has been hit by unauthorized trading by consumers, unlike the record industry, it has also achieved significant growth over recent years. <br>With this and intensified business competition has come a rise in contested legal issues.
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