Entertainment Law Update

SHOW NOTES

https://www.regulations.gov/document?D=COLC_FRDOC_0001-0116

… Read the rest

The post 2019 Year in Review appeared first on Entertainment Law Update.

SHOW NOTES

https://www.wsj.com/articles/justice-department-to-terminate-longstanding-legal-rules-for-movie-distribution-11574110393?emailToken=5868d78de9dcb2316f82d922d3617ec4f+FTJRpIqb6MGq0Y4f59BtZsz0Sa6mGF4swrW3JKCx4eEKH66B5AYywk7u7aKxyCBJrmhTbHDpNTsY+Vrr4S+XXlWTxEZk1FPhY4UtN5OhYyZjdM8m/RFxLZ1EcqnmImXvZ/oo5OccbDyG2n1aA7qw%3D%3D&reflink=article_copyURL_share

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/justice-department-moves-terminate-paramount-consent-decrees-1255858

https://www.c-span.org/video/?c4824167/case-act-debate

https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/legal-and-management/8539998/case-act-passes-us-house-representatives

http://georgemasonlawreview.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/26-1_3-Aistars.pdf

And, Sen Wyden-s Secret Hold

https://www.entmedialaw.com/edition/daily-outsourcing-ipo-2019-10-29?open-article-id=11892739&article-title=a-sad-state-of-affairs–senator-wyden-s-secret-hold-on-case-act-comes-to-light&blog-domain=musictechpolicy.com&blog-title=music-technology-policy

… Read the rest

The post Shiver Me Timbers appeared first on Entertainment Law Update.

SHOW NOTES

https://www.npr.org/2019/09/30/765700141/california-governor-signs-bill-allowing-college-athletes-to-profit-from-endorsem

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/showtime-beats-billions-lawsuit-1245844

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/judges-unsure-stairway-heaven-copyright-dispute-needs-new-trial-1242823

… Read the rest

The post Oldies and Goodies appeared first on Entertainment Law Update.

SHOW NOTES

https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/ca2/17-1957/17-1957-2019-08-28.html

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/illegal-streaming-services-prompt-multiple-indictments-1235080

https://www.justice.gov/jm/criminal-resource-manual-1847-criminal-copyright-infringement-17-usc-506a-and-18-usc-2319

… Read the rest

The post It’s Criminal, I Tell Ya! appeared first on Entertainment Law Update.

SHOW NOTES

Shout out to Lawyers Greg Pang and Michelle Molineux with the podcast “Legal Cut Pro” podcast (Canada ) (inspired by ELU) 

They discuss relevant, interesting and sometimes strange legal issues … Read the rest

The post Dark Horses, Study Guides & Supertitles appeared first on Entertainment Law Update.

SHOW NOTES

https://www.deseretnews.com/article/900075780/vidangel-ordered-to-pay-dollar62-million-to-disney-others-for-copyright-infringement.html 

https://blog.vidangel.com/2019/06/21/open-letter-to-disney-ceo/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/legal-issues/president-trump-cannot-block-his-critics-on-twitter-federal-appeals-court-rules/2019/07/09/d07a5558-8230-11e9-95a9-e2c830afe24f_story.html?utm_term=.c665490441c8

https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/texas-appeals-court-says-university-s-96681/

http://ipjournal.law.wfu.edu/2019/04/nc-sets-sail-for-the-supreme-court-blackbeards-law-and-modern-day-piracy/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright_Remedy_Clarification_Act

… Read the rest

The post States’ Liability for copyright infringement appeared first on Entertainment Law Update.

SHOW NOTES

The mark, as the decision lays out, is supposed to be pronounced as four letters, one after the other, as in “F-U-C-T” (Phonetically “eff-eww-see-tee” and not as one … Read the rest

The post Special Episode: Iancu v. Brunetti (USSC deals with FUCT trademark) appeared first on Entertainment Law Update.

SHOW NOTES

https://www.jurist.org/news/2019/05/supreme-court-rules-trademark-rights-may-survive-bankruptcy-rejection/  

https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/supreme-court-resolves-circuit-split-on-25378/

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/infowars-headed-copyright-trial-use-pepe-frog-1211660?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=THR%27s%20Today%20in%20Entertainment_2019-05-18%2005:30:00_wrobinson&utm_term=hollywoodreporter_tie

https://www.theverge.com/2019/6/10/18660312/infowars-pepe-the-frog-settlement-copyright-meme-alex-jones

… Read the rest

The post Drug Kingpins and Cartoon Frogs. appeared first on Entertainment Law Update.

SHOW NOTES

https://www.copyright.gov/policy/moralrights/

https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/ca4/18-1763/18-1763-2019-04-26.html?utm_source=summary-newsletters&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2019-05-03-copyright-97381e6def&utm_content=text-case-read-more-1

(commentary – Fair Use threatens the Derivative Works right)

https://illusionofmore.com/when-fair-use-threatens-the-derivative-works-right/

… Read the rest

The post The Merry Month of May appeared first on Entertainment Law Update.

SHOW NOTES

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

https://kotaku.com/the-pinkertons-have-dropped-their-lawsuit-against-take-1833999337

https://www.pcgamesn.com/red-dead-redemption-2/pinkerton-lawsuit

https://www.theverge.com/2019/4/11/18306654/take-two-rockstar-red-dead-redemption-2-pinkerton-trademark-lawsuit-voluntarily-dismissed

*NOTE FOR RESEARCH: MENTION WHETHER UK WILL BE … Read the rest

The post Ten Years and Going Strong! appeared first on Entertainment Law Update.