Search Entertainment Law & Finance | LawJournalNewsletters

We found 2,583 results for "Entertainment Law & Finance"...

KEYWORDS

Players On the Move

December 01, 2024

A look at moves among attorneys, law firms, companies and other players in entertainment law.

Upcoming Event: Copyright Year In Review

December 01, 2024

CLE sponsored by the Copyright Society of the South, Nashville, TN, Dec. 12, 2024.

IP News

December 01, 2024

A look at the latest developments in intellectual property law.

Fifth Circuit Rejects Majority 'Independent Economic Value' Test for Infringement Damages

November 01, 2024

Most of the federal circuit courts that have addressed what qualifies either as a "compilation" or as a single creative work apply an "independent economic value" analysis that looks at the market worth of the single creation as of the time when an infringement occurs. But in a recent ruling of first impression, the Fifth Circuit rejected the "independent economic value" test in determining which individual sound recordings are eligible for their own statutory awards and which are part of compilation.

Issues in Reverse Morals Clauses In Talent Influencer Contracts With Product Brands

November 01, 2024

The next company general counsel to slide a morality clause across the desk for a celebrity or web influencer to sign shouldn't be surprised if that talent also whips out a morals clause, one to cancel the contract if the company's brand acts immorally.

Ninth Circuit, Texas Supreme Court Weigh in On Live Nation Litigations

November 01, 2024

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit called Live Nation Entertainment Inc.'s requirement of new procedures for mass arbitration claims unenforceable and rejected the company's bid to keep a proposed class action lawsuit alleging inflated ticket prices out of court.

Fresh Filings

November 01, 2024

Notable recent court filings in entertainment law.

Fifth Circuit Remands Recording Labels' Copyright Suit Against ISP

November 01, 2024

A federal appeals court departed from five sister circuits determining damages in a copyright infringement case, taking a position the Copyright Alliance called "a cruel joke."

Players On the Move

November 01, 2024

A look at moves among attorneys, law firms, companies and other players in entertainment law.

Upcoming Event

November 01, 2024

34th Annual Entertainment Law Institute Austin, TX, Nov. 21-22

MOST POPULAR STORIES

Bankruptcy Sales: Finding a Diamond In the Rough
There is no efficient market for the sale of bankruptcy assets. Inefficient markets yield a transactional drag, potentially dampening the ability of debtors and trustees to maximize value for creditors. This article identifies ways in which investors may more easily discover bankruptcy asset sales.
Read More ›
Why So Many Great Lawyers Stink at Business Development and What Law Firms Are Doing About It
Why is it that those who are best skilled at advocating for others are ill-equipped at advocating for their own skills and what to do about it?
Read More ›
The DOJ's Corporate Enforcement Policy: One Year Later
The DOJ's Criminal Division issued three declinations since the issuance of the revised CEP a year ago. Review of these cases gives insight into DOJ's implementation of the new policy in practice.
Read More ›
The Federal Circuit Clarifies Who Can Be an Expert In Patent Cases
In September 2024, the Federal Circuit clarified the necessary qualifications for a technical expert to testify in a patent lawsuit, holding that while an expert must possess ordinary skill in the art, they need not have possessed such skill "at the time of the alleged invention."
Read More ›
A Lawyer's System for Active Reading
Active reading comprises many daily tasks lawyers engage in, including highlighting, annotating, note taking, comparing and searching texts. It demands more than flipping or turning pages.
Read More ›

Site Search

Follow Us

Law.com Subscribers SAVE 30%

Search

MOST POPULAR STORIES