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Challenges to Evidence of Copyright Ownership
January 01, 2020
There has been a long-term debate over whether sound recordings can be copyright works made for hire. Sound recordings don't appear in the list of works for hire set out in §101 of the Copyright Act of 1976, though record labels argue recordings can be deemed so as a "compilation" or a "contribution to a collective work," per §101.
Players on the Move
January 01, 2020
Copyright Office General Counsel Moves to MPAA
Unfolding Trends That Will Dominate the Next Year
January 01, 2020
For all intents, 2019 has been good for commercial real estate. 2020, at least for the first half, promises much of the same. That is not to say that the CRE environment will be stagnant; as always there will be changes. Some of these will be subtle while others may well be more ground shaking — and likely due to outside circumstances.
How Retailers Are Pushing the Boundaries
January 01, 2020
Entertainment and experience has become the cornerstone of retail survival in the wake of increasing online shopping. Now, top brands are starting to incorporate entertainment experiences into select markets to bush the boundaries of the traditional retail structure.
Case Notes
December 02, 2019
It's Not the Money Spent, It's the Level of Conformance
IP News
December 01, 2019
U.S. Supreme Court to Hear Booking.com Trademark Case
Film and Music Cases Result in Different Outcomes for Default Judgment Motions
December 01, 2019
Non-payment of monies is an all-too-common complaint in the entertainment industry, with frustrated plaintiffs in many cases seeking default judgments against defendants who fail to respond to lawsuits seeking payment. Two new Central District of California federal court decisions illustrate — after the judges sort through the factors for determining whether to grant a default judgment — how consideration of the amount of money at issue resulted in different outcomes on whether to enter a default judgment.
Editor's Note
December 01, 2019
We sadly note the November passing of long-time Entertainment Law & Finance editorial board member Jay Rosenthal.
Photo Cases Test Copyright Law and Embedded Tweets
December 01, 2019
A New Yorker who settled a copyright lawsuit against several news outlets over a photo he took of star quarterback Tom Brady and Boston Celtics manager Danny Ainge has struck again. This time he's suing a radio station owner in Florida federal courts in a case that could test the boundaries of an emerging area of copyright law, raising major questions about how media companies incorporate social media posts into online stories.
A Primer for Forming Loan-Out Corporations
December 01, 2019
In the entertainment industry, it can take years for actors, musicians and others to reach a point where their efforts begin bringing in a notable return. If and when these types of clients begin to make a consistently significant income, one method that deserves consideration for protecting the hard-earned pay is to organize a loan-out corporation.

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