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Bit Parts
October 28, 2010
Evidentiary Restrictions on Proving Copyright Substantial Similarity<br>Profits Accounting for Use of Band Name Is Nondischargeable Debt<br>Third Amended Complaint Allowed in Karaoke Case
<B><i>Practice Notes:</b></i> DMX General Counsel
October 28, 2010
When Christopher S. Harrison first joined DMX Inc. in 2005 as vice president of business affairs, he says the new-employee paperwork required by the company was a good omen. He says he signed a waiver that he would not complain about offensive lyrics in the music playing in the office. "I knew I had made the right decision," says Harrison, now general counsel of DMX, an Austin, TX-based music provider to retailers, restaurants, hotels and other businesses. "We have music, different kinds of music, playing in pretty much everybody's office all the time," says Harrison, a fan of hip-hop and classic rock.
Cameo Clips
October 28, 2010
CONCERT PROMOTION/TICKET SALES DISPUTE<br>COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT/INDEPENDENT CREATION
Publicity Claim Over Video Game Could Be Replead
October 28, 2010
Former Rutgers University star quarterback Ryan Hart got another shot at suing video game company Electronic Arts Inc., which allegedly earned billions by exploiting his persona and that of other college football stars. A federal judge in the District of New Jersey recently dismissed Hart's case but gave him 20 days to file an amended complaint to beef up one of his claims: that Electronic Art, based in Redwood City, CA, infringed on his right of publicity.
No RICO Violation Seen in Alleged Use of TV Show Idea
October 28, 2010
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York dismissed a federal RICO claim that alleged the defendants took the basis for their TV program The Great American Road Trip from a TV show idea created by the plaintiffs.
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October 28, 2010
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Drug & Device News
October 28, 2010
All the latest you need to know.
IP News
October 28, 2010
Highlights of the latest intellectual property news from around the country.
Movers & Shakers
October 28, 2010
Who's doing what; who's going where.
Verdicts
October 28, 2010
Recent rulings of key importance.

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