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May 02, 2015
Entertainment Law in Review, 2014-2015
Bit Parts
May 02, 2015
Film Production Company Loses Legal Malpractice Suit<br>"Iron Man Theme" Copyright "Owner" Settlement Doesn't Preclude Work-for-Hire Finding<br>No Federal Trademark Registration for "Slants" Band
Copyright Preemption Defeats Wrestler's State Claims over ESPN Re-Telecasts
May 02, 2015
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit affirmed that former Universal Wrestling Federation wrestler Steve "Wild Thing" Ray's state law claims, over ESPN's re-telecast of his 1990s matches, were preempted by federal copyright law.
SEC's Final Regulations for Implementing JOBS Act Crowd-Funding Capital Raising
May 02, 2015
The SEC issued draft regulations for implementing Title IV of the JOBS Act on March 25, 2015. The new regulations offer a way for an issuer to run an Internet-based, crowd-funding securities offering to both accredited and non-accredited investors.
How U.S. and China Film Industries Are Connecting
May 02, 2015
Lindsay Conner is your consummate Hollywood lawyer, but for one thing. Lately, the Manatt, Phelps &amp; Phillips partner has been working on deals between his domestic film industry clients and Chinese film studios and distributors. The following interview I conducted with Conner touched on everything from deal-making culture to censorship and how the United States and China, in spite of political differences, manage to work together in business pretty well.
No Defamation From Comments on Atlanta Reality TV Show
May 02, 2015
An Atlanta R&amp;B singer who said on a reality TV show that the CEO of her former record label mismanaged her career and beat her years ago in a hotel room has prevailed in a defamation lawsuit the CEO brought in Fulton County Superior Court.
Legal Issues in Fantasy Sports
May 02, 2015
Fantasy sports once represented a seasonal hobby among friends and coworkers. However, it has now undeniably blossomed into a force in both the American culture and, more important, the U.S. economy. The explosion of fantasy sports can be directly traced to the favored status bestowed upon fantasy sports contests by federal anti-gaming laws ' specifically the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIEGA).
Cybercrime
May 02, 2015
Just when you thought that it could not get worse for companies in the context of cybersecurity and privacy issues ' it does. Below, we review the sobering news about cyberattacks and provide some tips when considering insurance for cyber risk.
Different Faces of Follow Up
April 06, 2015
Though follow up can take many different approaches, the overall non-negotiable component involves any action step which provokes the other party (existing client, prospect, etc.) to want to continue contact with you.
Representing Athletes in Trouble
April 02, 2015
Speaking recently on a sports law panel at the annual Georgia Bar Media and Judiciary Conference, Atlanta lawyer David Cronwall, who represents sports stars in trouble, gave a first-hand account of an attorney's balancing act between helping a client avoid prison and salvaging the athlete's career.

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