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<i>BREAKING NEWS</i>Supreme Court Sides with Broadcasters in Fight over Online Streaming Service
June 25, 2014
Online streaming startup Aereo Inc. violated the copyrights of major television broadcast networks by retransmitting programs to users' Internet devices for a fee, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on June 25.
<i>BREAKING NEWS</i>Supreme Court Sides with Broadcasters in Fight over Online Streaming Service
June 25, 2014
Online streaming startup Aereo Inc. violated the copyrights of major television broadcast networks by retransmitting programs to users' Internet devices for a fee, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on June 25.
Issues in Valuing Celebrity Estate Publicity Rights
June 02, 2014
The IRS has recognized the right to publicity and the need to appraise this asset for estate tax purposes. But valuing the right of publicity of a deceased celebrity can be difficult, and wrought with assumptions and speculation.
Fatality on Set of Allman Film Bio Has Triggered Production Cautionary Tale
June 02, 2014
Gregg Allman's recent lawsuit to block production of the movie about his life ' filed after a film crew worker died in a train accident on the set ' helped cement his role as a defendant in the wrongful death case now brought by the worker's parents.
Does Proposed Resale Royalty for Visual Art Conflict With Copyright Act?
June 02, 2014
In the entertainment industry, there are many buyers and sellers of visual art works. This article considers proposed legislation in the U.S. Congress calling for a resale royalty for art creators.
Bit Parts
June 02, 2014
Harlequin Authors' e-Book Royalties Suit Continues on "Unrelated Licensees" Rate Claim<br>New York Federal Court Sees No Joint Venture in Agreement Between Slip-N-Slide Records and Island Def Jam Music
Intent to Use
June 02, 2014
Bona fide intent was given new meaning by the TTAB. <i>Lincoln National Corporation v. Anderson,</i> exemplifies an apparent trend of the TTAB requiring greater proof of an applicant's "intent" as a jurisdictional prerequisite for filing an application or face a finding that the application is void <i>ab initio.</i> This is the paradigm of the "ticking time bomb" trademark nightmare with a very long fuse.
NBC Universal Not Liable for Link To Attack Article
June 02, 2014
The Appellate Court of Connecticut ruled that NBC Universal, through its cnbc.com website, was not responsible for linking to the content of an alleged defamatory article by Teri Buhl, a self-described "smashmouth investigative journalist."
Petrella's Lawyers Are Unusual Duo
June 02, 2014
Winning a judgment against a movie studio for copyright infringement is one of the toughest litigation assignments out there. But it might have become a bit easier after the victory at the U.S. Supreme Court by the unusual duo of entertainment lawyer Glen Kulik of Kulik Gottesman &amp; Siegel in Sherman Oak, CA, and professor Stephanos Bibas of the University of Pennsylvania Law School.
Are Search Engine Results Protected Speech?
June 02, 2014
Search-engine results have become the lodestar of the Web for most users. Whether the user constructs a narrowly-tailored query designed to exclude inapplicable results, or a broad search designed as an introduction to a given topic, the algorithmic apparatus fueling search engines will usually produce pertinent information. As a matter of fact, this article on search results was in part fueled by using results acquired from a search engine.

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