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Entertainment Law Update episodes

April 08, 2011Boop Boop Be Doo!
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In this Episode:
Follow Ups
Penguin Group
Golan v. Holder
Documentary/Reality and privacy rights
Cariou v. Prince
Betty Boop
and more…
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1 hr 10 min
March 10, 2011 Special Edition: Jonathan Handel: Hollywood On Strike

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In this SPECIAL Episode:
Jonathan Handel talks about the 2007-2009 Hollywood labor strife and his new book on the subject.
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31 min
March 08, 2011Beauty queens and footlong sandwiches
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In this Episode:
Follow Ups
Gaga / Madonna
Tolkien estate vs. Book Author
Subway Footlong trademark claims
King’s Speech/No Animals Harmed
Superbowl Class Action
Medical Justice and DMCA for review sites
Miss San
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1 hr 13 min
January 27, 2011Can Kanye write songs 140 characters at a time?
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In this Episode:
Follow Ups
UMG v. Augusto
Brill v. Disney
New CRB Royalty Rates
Josh Groban sings Kanye’s tweets
Right of Publicity cases and the Constitution
Record Labels to pay $47.5 Million
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1 hr 6 min
December 14, 2010Entertainment Law Update, Episode 16:
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In this Episode:
follow ups
Recent Cases and Decisions
Some online resources we use to keep on top of the stories.
Our top stories for 2010
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Entertainment
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1 hr 1 min
November 04, 2010Tiny astronauts and child actresses
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In this Episode:
follow ups
Ageism in Hollywood is getting out of hand
Hitchcock Movies never go out of style
Oprah gets sued for publicizing author’s work
Photographer claims r TV movie photo
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1 hr 9 min
September 30, 2010Mockumentaries, Downloads, Licenses, and First Sales
In this Episode:
follow ups
Letterman v. Phoenix?
Naked Cowpersons
Eminem wins on downloads
ASCAP Loses on downloads
MADONNA not the only material girl
Ivi, Inc. says it doesn’t need a license for tv rebroadcasts
Righthaven: Troll or Defender?
Vernor
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1 hr 3 min
August 26, 2010Copyrights, trademarks, fair use and net profit suits
In this Episode:
Follow Ups: Justin Bieber; Tenenbaum, Kate Plus 8
Fleeting Expletives
JayZ wins
A few Fair Use cases
Copyrights, Trademark cases
Some BIG wins for plaintiffs in profit participation suits.
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4 min
June 30, 2010YouTube, Hurt Locker, Idea Theft & More
In this Episode:
Follow up on Hot News
Viacom loses suit against YouTube.
Hurt Locker Suit(s)
Idea Theft
Tribute Band Names
Celebrity Rights of publicity
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Follow ups:

Google and Twitter Weigh In on Hot
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1 hr 7 min
May 25, 2010Hot News.
In this Episode:
Ethics and the non-practicing attorney… a long tail
Zorro draws its sword against M&M candies
“Free Scooter!” cries Justin Bieber.
Dramatic vs. Non-Dramatic rights in musical works
Ride-along producer : Ride-along defendant?
Bryant v. Media Right, Orchard
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1 hr 24 min