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Courthouse Steps
February 24, 2005
Recently filed cases in entertainment law, straight from the steps of the Los Angeles Superior Court.
Taping Or Filming A Stage Production
February 24, 2005
Forty years ago, it was next to impossible to tape or film a stage production on Broadway or Off-Broadway in New York City. The various unions hadn't crystallized their demands, but for the most part, they didn't want to see it done. The feeling was that any taping of a play would shorten the run.<br>But it was inevitable that arrangements would be made so that stage productions could be taped and filmed for archival purposes, for teaching purposes and for commercial presentations in other media. It was also inevitable that there would be a price to pay for this.
Clause & Effect
February 24, 2005
Comic-Book Characters/Profit Particpation <br>Merchandising Licenses/Scope Of Rights Granted
<b>Decision of Note: </b>Music Downloader Loses Argument Based on Fair Use
February 24, 2005
The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois ruled that a defendant who engaged in the unauthorized downloading of sound recordings from the Internet didn't have a viable fair-use defense.
Net News
February 24, 2005
Recent developments of note in the Internet industry. This month:<br>Hollywood Lines Up Support for Net Song-Swap Case<br>Ohio Spam Bill Signed into Law <br>Utah Reworking Nation's First Ban on Computer Spyware <br>House Panel Approves Spyware Bill but Doesn't Toss Cookies <br>Student Incarcerated for Possessing Illegally Copied Movies, Music <br>EarthLink Files More Spam Suits
Recent Trends in Punitive Damages Awards
February 24, 2005
The Supreme Court's decision in <i>State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. v. Campbell</i>, 538 U.S. 408 (2003), addressing punitive damage awards was a culminating moment in a decade of high court jurisprudence reigning in multimillion dollar runaway awards. Following the decision, there was a flurry of activity by the Supreme Court itself, and in many lower courts, to remand, conform, and examine current cases in light of the Court's new guidance. With several exceptions where the compensatory damages are nominal or the conduct is particularly reprehensible, court after court is quoting the high court's language regarding ratios and remanding or reducing awards with double-digit ratios. The reasons vary, but include factors such as whether the plaintiff suffered physical or economic injury, the degree of the defendant's determined reprehensibility, wealth, and the ratio of punitive to compensatory damages. In general, the most successful strategies used by defendants to reduce punitive awards are: 1) under the reprehensibility guidepost, to exclude collateral evidence based on an insufficient nexus between the alleged bad conduct and the injury suffered by the plaintiff; and 2) to focus on the ratio between compensatory and punitive damages when it exceeds a single-digit ratio.
Indian Country: Franchising's Latest Frontier
January 28, 2005
Is your franchise looking to penetrate new or emerging domestic markets? If so, your company should consider franchising in Indian Country. The $18-billion Indian gaming industry is rapidly transforming the face of tribal lands and drawing <i>millions</i> of people to the reservation for business, employment, or recreation. It is that enormous influx of people onto tribal land ' a "captive audience" of reservation consumers ' and a relaxed regulatory environment that make Indian Country ripe for franchising.
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