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Actors reach deal with Studios on Contract, Compensation and AI Issues

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/sag-aftra-deal-reached-studios-union-contract-terms-1235607563/

https://www.engadget.com/sag-aftra-ends-strike-after-securing-a-deal-that-protects-members-from-the-threat-of-ai-035253314.html

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https://variety.com/2023/biz/news/writers-strike-ends-wga-amptp-deal-2-1235733452/

https://mashable.com/article/wga-writers-strike-deal-terms#:~:text=A%20big%20talking%20point%20going,bonus%20based%20on%20streamer%20viewership.

https://www.wgacontract2023.org/wgacontract/files/memorandum-of-agreement-for-the-2023-wga-theatrical-and-television-basic-agreement.pdf

https://www.wgacontract2023.org/the-campaign/summary-of-the-2023-wga-mba

https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/cadc/21-5203/21-5203-2023-08-29.html

https://www.copyright.gov/help/faq/mandatory_deposit.html

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https://completemusicupdate.com/article/final-ruling-in-flo-eddie-lawsuit-against-pandora-provides-overview-of-the-pre-1972-copyright-debate/

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/siriusxm-lawsuit-pre-1972-sound-recordings-1235546770/

https://www.copyright.gov/music-modernization/pre1972-soundrecordings/

https://news.bloomberglaw.com/ip-law/cocomelon-wins-bulk-of-copyright-claims-23-4-million-from-jury

https://kidscreen.com/2023/08/01/moonbug-awarded-us23-million-in-major-copyright-case/

In the U. S. District Court for the Northern District of California

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Transcript of this Episode

Calendar Notes:

Gordon and Tamera will each be presenting (and recording Episode 162 before a live audience) at the Texas Entertainment Law Institute on Nov. 9-10, 2023. More details and registration information at https://teslaw.org/eli/

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In this rare solo episode, Gordon Firemark is working without Tamera to get the June Entertainment Law Update out to you!

Transcript of this Episode

Table of Contents

PRICE V. GARLAND

LEBRON JAMES JOINS TACO BELL TO END ‘Taco Tuesday’

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WRITERS GUILD ON STRIKE:

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/writers-strike-2023-hollywood-screenwriters-ai-concerns-rcna82543

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/disney-demands-showrunners-work-during-writers-strike-wga-1235480879/

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/writers-strike-showrunners-unite-studio-demands-1235481502/

https://deadline.com/2023/05/writers-strike-wga-tells-members-they-cant-seek-work-1235353659/

https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-65421964

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https://apple.news/AsgC0iiY1SvKcGIC-cYPjAg

https://player.fm/series/2738868/359838081

https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/31/media/fox-news-dominion-lawsuit/index.html

https://www.npr.org/2023/03/31/1167526374/judge-rules-fox-hosts-claims-about-dominion-were-false-says-trial-can-proceed

https://news.bloomberglaw.com/esg/fox-murdochs-face-new-lawsuit-after-788-million-dominion-deal

FOX and Dominion have settled for $787.5 M. This settlement was reached two hours into the start of their trial, … Read the rest

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