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Decision of Note: 6th Cir. Says No 'Magic Words' to 'Elect' Copyright Statutory Damages
February 01, 2019
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit decided that §504 of the U.S. Copyright Act doesn't require any “magic words incantation” for a copyright infringement plaintiff to choose a statutory damages award, that “[t]he word 'elect' does not by itself require formal procedures.”
No Secondary Liability Seen Yet, By Band's Reps, for Sexual Assault
February 01, 2019
A federal judge in Camden, NJ decided that a Christian rock band's management, talent agent and lead singer weren't vicariously liable for the sexual assault of a teenage fan committed by a member of the band.
11th Circuit Says Anti-SLAPP Law Doesn't Belong in Federal Court
February 01, 2019
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit rejected an appeal by CNN to dismiss a libel case over the cable network's 2015 investigation of infant deaths at a Florida hospital.
SCOTUS Hears Arguments on Copyright Registration Approvals
February 01, 2019
While hearing January 2019 oral arguments before it, the U.S. Supreme Court sounded inclined to resolve a circuit courts' split over copyright registration procedures against copyright holders.
L.A. Sees Many Moves Among Entertainment Law Firms
February 01, 2019
Entertainment practices with well-known clients are in high demand in the Los Angeles legal market, leading to a spate of lateral hires among American Lawyer 200 firms in the latter part of 2018.
Bit Parts
February 01, 2019
Actor's Negligence Claim over Film Set Injury Preempted by California's Workers' Compensation Act<br>Nashville Federal Court Decides Record Producer Didn't Abandon Master Recordings of 1970s George Jones Album
Book Releases
February 01, 2019
The Essential Guide to Entertainment Law: Intellectual Property<br>The Essential Guide to Entertainment Law: Dealmaking
Common-Area Risk Abatement: Who is Responsible?
February 01, 2019
When customers, employees and others invited to or simply passing by a leased commercial property are injured, and want compensation, who will be on the hook for the costs of bodily injury and property damage — the landlord, the tenant, the maintenance and security contractor hired by them, or some combination of these?
The Bankruptcy Code's Inherent Limitations for Struggling Golf Courses
February 01, 2019
<b><i>Part Two of a Two-Part Article</b></i><p>As addressed in the first part of this article last month, addressing the problems confronting golf course owners seeking financial restructuring under Chapter 11, the ability of a debtor to reject a restrictive covenant under Section 365 or to sell free and clear of a covenant under Section 363(f) is limited and the obstacles are difficult to surmount.
Commercial Rent Control in New York: Back Again?
February 01, 2019
As retail vacancies have multiplied in New York City in recent years, some in the City Council have advocated for the reconsideration of commercial rent control, as set out in a proposed piece of legislation, the Small Business Jobs Survival Act This article provides a brief, nontechnical review of the bill and the legal and practical hurdles it faces if enacted.

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