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ELF Staff

Notable court filings in entertainment law.

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Stan Soocher

N.Y. Appellate Division Affirms Denial of Motion To Dismiss Personal Manager's Lawsuit Against Management Attorney Playboy Gets Preliminary Injunction Against Counterfeit NFTs Seller

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Johnny Cash Museum Case Includes Attorney Conflict of Interest Issue

Stan Soocher

How does "eye of the beholder" apply to law clients for determining whether an attorney is representing more than one party to a negotiation? And how would attorney/client privilege work in such a situation? These issues have been raised in litigation involving sponsorship agreements for the Johnny Cash Museum in Nashville.

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Recent Court Rulings on 'Embedding' Foreshadow Split In Circuits

Tamerlin Godley and Kiaura Clark

When and how can someone else's visual content be displayed on a website without the website operator running afoul of copyright law? When and how can someone else display the website operator's visual content? A recent ruling on a popular practice at the center of these issues for entertainment and media companies may upend the current paradigm.

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Consultants Lose Bid for Percentage of Record Label

Greg Land

A successful Atlanta-based hip-hop and R&B label beat back the efforts of a Los Angeles consulting firm to lay claim to hundreds of thousands of dollars and a large chunk of the company itself, when a jury declared that the record company owed the consultants less than $3,500.

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Notable court filings in entertainment law.

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Players on the Move

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

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Upcoming Event

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Copyright Year in Review, Nashville TN

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Right of Publicity Case Roundup

Stan Soocher

Several recent court rulings aptly demonstrate how the right of publicity continues to be a vital cutting-edge area of celebrity law.

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Legal Issues In Reopening Broadway

Mathew Windman

With the reopening of Broadway now in full swing, this is an ideal opportunity to address new legal developments.

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