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A look at moves among attorneys, law firms, companies and other players in entertainment law.
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The Other Recent Infringement Lawsuit Judgment Over Ed Sheeran's 'Thinking Out Loud'
The lion's share of attention to copyright-infringement claims against Ed Sheeran over his 2016 Grammy-winning Song of the Year "Thinking Out Loud" recently focused on the trial in New York federal court. But in September 2022, a related infringement suit over the same songs' matching chord progression and harmonic rhythm was allowed to proceed.
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Current Landscape of NIL Contracts Under NCAA Policy
As we wait to see if Congress does indeed adopt a preemptive federal standard on NIL, the question becomes: What do business owners, interested investors and attorneys need to know prior to signing a college athlete to a NIL contract under the current landscape?
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IP Experts Discuss AI Art Copyright Litigation
IP experts weigh in on a case involving AI-created images based on an original work. The outcome of the case may have a significant impact on AI development and generative art.
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No Bad Faith Found In Tidal Streaming Service Investment
Block Inc.'s board may have made a bad deal when it acquired music-streaming company Tidal, but that's its right without evidence of bad faith.
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Players On the Move
A look at moves among attorneys, law firms, companies and other players in entertainment law.
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Ticket Resellers' State House Campaign Raises Resale Royalty, Securities Law and Money Laundering Issues
Should resale royalties be paid to artists and venues when tickets are resold? Such a resale royalty might encourage artists or sports teams to permit transferability for some or all their tickets. It would also help to value that property right. So how would that work?
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Licensing AI Content
The primary issue associated with securing a licensor's consent for Internet AI intellectual property is that normally the licensor is a computer program, hence not a legal person.
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