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The Cold War Between NCAA And States Over Athletes' NILs Image

The Cold War Between NCAA And States Over Athletes' NILs

Andrew Hope/Michael A. Mora

Over the past four years, the NCAA aggressively lobbied Congress to pass a uniform NIL standard. Roughly a dozen bills have been sponsored by Democrats and Republicans alike, though none has ever advanced to a vote. Consequently, it appears increasingly likely that the courts will be called upon once again to intervene.

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How D.C. Fed. Court Denied Copyright to AI-Created Artwork Image

How D.C. Fed. Court Denied Copyright to AI-Created Artwork

Robert W. Clarida & Thomas Kjellberg

The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia recently upheld a final refusal by the U.S. Copyright Office to register a visual work that was "autonomously created by a computer algorithm running on a machine," which the plaintiff called the Creativity Machine and identified as the "author" of the work.

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Fresh Filings

Entertainment Law & Finance Staff

Notable 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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Upcoming Events

Entertainment Law & Finance Staff

National Conference of Personal Managers Interchange 2023 33rd Annual Entertainment Law Institute

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Force Majeure Clauses Are Taking Center Stage In Uncertain Times

Michelle Davis

Force majeure is lurking in the shadows of the Hollywood strikes, offering struggling studios a potential lifeline out of debt. But the best attorneys and the strongest contracts are proactive, rather than reactive. Thus, consider the following drafting tips to strengthen your force majeure language now, in the calm before the next storm.

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Impact of New U.S. Guidance for O-1B Visa On TV and Movie Industries

George Ernst

This year's update from the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service for O-1B visa petitions has knock-on effects for the movie and TV industries. The update has clarified the correct standard of adjudication for an individual with both elements of an O-1B artist and O-1B motion-picture-and-television-industry (MPTV) classification, meaning situations where a foreign national will be working in the U.S. as an artist, but some of their work will be in MPTV.

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Termination Notices and Copyright Act Claims Accruals

Thomas Kjellberg & Robert W. Clarida

Termination is not automatic. It may be effected only through affirmative action on the part of the author or his or her statutory successors, who must serve an advance notice, signed by or on behalf of all of those entitled to terminate the grant, on the current copyright owner within specified time limits and under specified conditions.

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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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Fresh Filings

Entertainment Law & Finance Staff

Notable court filings in entertainment law.

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