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'Asserted Truths' Doctrine Used to Decide Jersey Boys Copyright Dispute Image

'Asserted Truths' Doctrine Used to Decide Jersey Boys Copyright Dispute

Robert J. Bernstein & Robert W. Clarida

In a recent decision, the Ninth Circuit held that materials taken from an autobiography of Tommy DeVito — an original member of The Four Seasons music group — and used in the Broadway musical Jersey Boys depicting the band's history and hits, comprised facts and other noncopyrightable expression.

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Update on How NDAs Can Impact Employee Sex, Harrassment Claims Image

Update on How NDAs Can Impact Employee Sex, Harrassment Claims

Steven Reardon

Recent news regarding complaints of sexual harassment by several former female employees of the now-called Washington Football Team has renewed discussions on the impact of nondisclosure agreements in the settlement of workplace discrimination and harassment claims, which have increased in the entertainment industry in recent years.

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Inside Prosecutors' 5Dimes Deal for Offshore Online Sports Betting Image

Inside Prosecutors' 5Dimes Deal for Offshore Online Sports Betting

Ross Todd

Laura Varela was unaware that her husband, William Sean Creighton, was under investigation by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and prosecutors in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania for his 5Dimes sports betting website until Creighton was kidnapped — and later found dead.

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Floor Area Bonuses Allowed for Mixed-Used Properties Under the Philadelphia Zoning Code Image

Floor Area Bonuses Allowed for Mixed-Used Properties Under the Philadelphia Zoning Code

Alan Nochumson & Clementa Amazan

Part Two In a Series In this part of the series on "zoning" bonuses in the city of Philadelphia, we explore Floor Area Bonuses provided under the Mixed Incoming Housing, Green Building, and Underground Accessory Parking & Loading Bonuses.

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Commercial Real Estate Lenders Face Remedy or Relief Decision In COVID-19 Image

Commercial Real Estate Lenders Face Remedy or Relief Decision In COVID-19

Peter E. Fisch & Salvatore Gogliormella

Lenders in default scenarios face a choice of whether to exercise remedies and take over their collateral, or offer relief measures to their borrowers, either in the form of short-term forbearance or a permanent loan modification.

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To Embed, or Not to Embed, that is the Question Image

To Embed, or Not to Embed, that is the Question

Shaleen J. Patel & Mike Hobbs

Would Shakespeare Post Hamlet on Instagram in 2020? Recent legal and procedural developments associated with the ubiquitous Instagram social media site have created significant practical and legal risks for both copyright owners and account holders.

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Judge's Ruling in Epic Games/Apple App Store Battle Image

Judge's Ruling in Epic Games/Apple App Store Battle

ssalkin

Entertainment consumer icon Fortnite's pathway back to the App Store is in the hands of the video game developer, a California federal judge decided in the closely watched legal battle over the distribution of app content.

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Time Is Running Out On Restructuring Under New Subchapter V Image

Time Is Running Out On Restructuring Under New Subchapter V

Jerrold L. Bregman

The clock is ticking for small businesses to take advantage of a new way to restructure under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code. New Subchapter V — part of the CARES Act — is set to expire early next year.

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Marking, Notice and Knowledge: What Patent Licensors Need to Know Image

Marking, Notice and Knowledge: What Patent Licensors Need to Know

Brenda Holmes

A patentee should consider patent marking issues when negotiating a patent license, as well as during the term of the license. Otherwise, the patentee may find that its damages for patent infringement are limited due to its licensee's failure to mark.

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ESports Streaming Deal Part of Law Firm Practice Aims Image

ESports Streaming Deal Part of Law Firm Practice Aims

Patrick Smith

It's a deal that provides a potential look into a future where esports, like traditional sports before them, provide a potentially lucrative practice area for firms that want to plant a flag in that plot.

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