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Stan Soocher

Amazon Didn't Exceed Scope of License to Stream Chinese Drama California Talent Agency's Lawsuit in Texas Won't Be Stayed Pending Proceeding Before California Labor Commissioner King Holmes Fires Back at Band's Legal Malpractice Complaint No Substantial Similarity Found Between TV Show Abbott Elementary and Plaintiff's Teacher-Focused Treatment for Proposed TV Series

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U.S. Supreme Court Hears Arguments on Whether Copyright Plaintiffs Can Reach Back More Than Three Years for Infringement Damages

Stan Soocher

In a case of first impression, the Eleventh Circuit decided that a copyright plaintiff may recover damages that occur more than three years before a copyright lawsuit is filed.

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Nugent Photo Copyright Dispute Offers Appellate Look at Post-Warhol Fair-Use Analysis Image

Nugent Photo Copyright Dispute Offers Appellate Look at Post-Warhol Fair-Use Analysis

Avalon Zoppo

The Fourth Circuit ruled that a copyright infringement claim against a news site, for using a photo of musician Ted Nugent without credit, could proceed, one of the first federal appellate decisions interpreting the U.S. Supreme Court's most recent iteration of the fair use test.

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Counsel Concerns

Entertainment Law & Finance Staff

Malpractice Claims Filed Against Loeb & Loeb and Of Counsel Over King Fury 2 Film Production King, Holmes, Paterno & Soriano Sued for Malpractice Over Representation of Sublime Band

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Fresh Filings

Entertainment Law & Finance Staff

Notable recent court filings in entertainment law.

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Players On the Move

Entertainment Law & Finance Staff

A look at moves among attorneys, law firms, companies and other players in entertainment law.

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Stan Soocher

Justin Timberlake Appeals After His Anti-SLAPP Motion Fails to Stick In Documentary Deal Litigation Texas Federal Magistrate Finds California Unfair Competition Claim Should Be Ejected from Litigation Between Talent Agencies and That Dispute Should First Be Heard by California Labor Commissioner TV/Film Development Software Can Be Trade Secret

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Can Anti-SLAPP Motion Denials Be Immediately Appealed?

Avalon Zoppo

In a move of keen interest to the entertainment industry, the full U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has agreed to review whether a judge's denial of a motion to strike a California Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation suit can be immediately appealed by the defendant who claims the case was brought solely to chill its speech.

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How New York Times' Lawsuit Over AI Software Copying Differs From Prior Copyright Complaints

Isha Marathe

The New York Times' copyright infringement lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft is said to be AI's "Napster Moment." But observers are torn about the case's legal merits, citing differing views around how exactly AI "Large Language Models" are trained.

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All the News That's Fit to Pinch: NYT v. OpenAI Could Be Most Troublesome of AI Copyright Cases

Jonathan Moskin & Rachel Pauley

The emerging cases by authors and copyright owners challenging various generative AI programs for using copyrighted materials are certain to create new troubles for the courts being asked to apply the fair use doctrine to this important new technology.

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