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EntertainmentLawUpdateEpisode146 – (view transcript)

https://www.ccb.gov/?loclr=eanco

https://blog.ericgoldman.org/archives/2022/06/the-copyright-claims-board-is-opening-next-week-are-you-excited.htm

https://completemusicupdate.com/article/grease-parody-show-deemed-fair-use-by-us-court/

https://firemark.com/2022/05/18/grease-rights-holders-lose-lawsuit-after-demanding-shutdown-of-vape-musical-parody/

https://completemusicupdate.com/article/us-court-says-toni-basil-is-sole-owner-of-mickey-masters/

… Read the rest

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EntertainmentLawUpdateEpisode145 – (view transcript)

WARHOL PAINTING SOLD FOR 195 MILLION (AND WE’RE STILL WAITING ON THE SUPREME COURT)

https://www.npr.org/2022/05/09/1096617152/a-warhol-marilyn-brings-a-record-auction-price-195-million 

http://copyrightblog.kluweriplaw.com/2022/05/09/andy-warhol-foundation-v-goldsmith-the-supreme-court-revisits-transformative-fair-uses/  

https://www.natlawreview.com/article/fair-use-or-foul-play

STONE BREWING RECEIVES $56,000,000 IN TRADEMARK SUIT WITH MOLSON COORS (AND GETS SUED AGAIN)

https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/jury-awards-56-000-000-to-independent-6863242/

https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/stone-beer-squabbles-spotlight-craft-brew-trademark-landscape?utm_campaign=Newsletter&utm_medium=email&_hsmi=212546180&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_RjEZNe2qsx_3nlJUBRfOGA1Q_UgYVGwouSPFl2s1vtdeWtydeRqn-zjn1G7ggXWNNWpOKeKWHMEqVLjtqUMQ8hlNnrg&utm_content=212546180&utm_source=hs_automation… Read the rest

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EntertainmentLawUpdateEpisode144 – (view transcript)

CCB FINAL RULE IS OUT

https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2022-03-25/pdf/2022-06264.pdf

https://ccb.gov/?fbclid=IwAR3xBED4nXZxJdTzh0aD3TkkebNNUW2qJ9xiRDFvxxMAacS9WXG4Xf9-rpQ

WARHOL GRANTED CERT IN PRINCE PAINTING FAIR USE CASE.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/warhol-prince-series-headed-for-supreme-court-1235121152/

https://www.natlawreview.com/article/supreme-court-to-consider-fair-use-and-transformative-works-art

https://www.natlawreview.com/article/copyright-dispute-over-andy-warhol-s-portraits-prince-heading-to-us-supreme-court https://www.ipwatchdog.com/2022/03/28/high-court-grants-warhol-petition-asking-guidance-fair-use-doctrine/id=147934/

COURT REVERSED OVER DEFINITION OF “PHOTOPLAY” IN COLUMBO CASE

https://law.justia.com/cases/california/court-of-appeal/2022/b303161.html

US COPYRIGHT OFFICE REJECTS … Read the rest

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EntertainmentLawUpdateEpisode143 – (view transcript)

https://www.theverge.com/2022/2/21/22944335/us-copyright-office-reject-ai-generated-art-recent-entrance-to-paradise

Unicolors, Inc v. H&M Hennes & Mauritz, LP – SCOTUSblog 

Justices require actual knowledge … Read the rest

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EntertainmentLawUpdateEpisode142 – (view transcript)

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/lady-a-anita-white-lawsuit-dropped-1235085535/

https://completemusicupdate.com/article/lady-as-trademark-battle-is-over/

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/digital/instagram-defeats-embedding-suit-1235087411/

https://completemusicupdate.com/article/cardi-b-wins-defamation-case-against-youtuber/

https://www.billboard.com/business/legal/cardi-b-wins-3-million-more-defamation-case-youtuber-1235022792/

Cardi B Wins … Read the rest

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EntertainmentLawUpdateEpisode141 – (view transcript)

https://www.ksl.com/article/50320590/winnie-the-pooh-and-more-22-notable-creative-pieces-head-to-public-domain-in-2022

Public Domain Day 2022 | Duke University School of Law

Disney Can’t … Read the rest

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EntertainmentLawUpdateEpisode140 – (view transcript)

https://copyrightlately.com/spotify-removes-comedy-tracks/

https://www.msn.com/en-us/movies/news/miramax-wins-lawsuit-over-pulp-fiction-movie-poster/ar-AARgaxN

https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/21119224-zahedi-opinion

https://www.eonline.com/news/1266103/meghan-markle-wins-another-legal-victory-against-british-tabloid-over-letter-to-dad

https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/ninth-circuit-refuses-to-adopt-ordinary-4919728/

… Read the rest

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EntertainmentLawUpdateEpisode139 – (view transcript)

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/750-million-lawsuit-filed-travis-scott-drake-behalf-astroworld-victims-rcna5850https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/750-million-lawsuit-filed-travis-scott-drake-behalf-astroworld-victims-rcna5850 

Marnie Mitchell

https://variety.com/2021/film/news/alec-baldwin-sued-rust-shooting-script-supervisor-1235114467/ (Intentional Torts-MM)

https://deadline.com/2021/11/alec-baldwin-lawsuit-new-rust-fatal-shooting-mamie-mitchell-gloria-allred-1234876099/ (MM)

Serge Svetnoy

https://variety.com/2021/film/news/rust-alec-baldwin-serge-svetnoy-lawsuit-1235109520/  (HEY, THIS ONE IS FOR NEGLIGENCE-SS)

https://deadline.com/2021/11/alec-baldwin-rust-lawsuit-fatal-shooting-halyna-hutchins-serge-svetnoy-1234871615/ (SS) 

Claims of “Sabotage”

https://deadline.com/2021/11/rust-alec-baldwin-movie-sabotage-bullet-halyna-hutchins-attorneys-hannah-gutierrez-reed-1234867081/ (Intentional Torts-MM)

Completion Guarantee and … Read the rest

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EntertainmentLawUpdateEpisode138 – (view transcript)

https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/ca2/18-3123/18-3123-2021-09-30.html?utm_source=summary-newsletters&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2021-10-01-copyright-a87c322e29&utm_content=text-case-title-1

https://www.natlawreview.com/article/oh-horror-no-work-hire-friday-13th-screenplay

https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2021/10/14/cher-mary-bono-lawsuit/ (quick aside/reference)

https://www.comicsbeat.com/steve-ditko-estate-files-copyright-termination-notice-on-spider-man-and-dr-strange/?fbclid=IwAR1mjFHr8-t5Hku_i3PSDfxeMjVmpc3cCDGx3ZA2C5cCju4ZaDX62P2v-tw\u0026amp

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/marvel-suing-avengers-copyright-termination-1235020110/

https://entertainmentlawupdate.com/2012/11/episode-36-faulkner-einstein-superman-and-talent-managers/ (tie to superman) 

Disney Fights For Rights To … Read the rest

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EntertainmentLawUpdateEpisode137 – (view transcript)

https://www.natlawreview.com/article/california-fair-pay-to-play-act-to-become-effective-september-1-2021

https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220SB26

https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/north-carolina-film-maker-s-copyright-case-against-the-state-revived-after-supreme-court-denial 

… Read the rest

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